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Galapagos | Sustainability Performance

https://www.glpg.com/
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Focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of medicines.

1999

Belgium

501 - 1,000 employees

Biotechnology

$1B - 10B in revenue

$500M - 1B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#173
Overall
#4
in Belgium
#2
in Biotechnology

Sustainability Maturity

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Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionNature and biodiversityNature riskClimate risk
Social
Diversity and inclusionPay gapsHealth and safetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

1.8K CO2e tonnes, 2024
Leading

Renewable energy

59% 2024
Aligned

Female engagement

53% 2024
Aligned

Externalities

129.4K $, 2024
Laggard

Market cap

972.1M $, 2026▲0% YoY

Revenue

1.3B $, 2025▲75.3% YoY

R&D intensity

41.28% 2025

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 4 out of 251


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 4 out of 251

Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
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Renewable energy

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59%2024

Industry rank: 9 out of 251


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 9 out of 251

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Industry Benchmark

39.6

B/M 129.3


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Female engagement

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Share of female employees (%)

25
50
75
100
Company
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • Galapagos's filgotinib drug failed to gain full FDA approval, wiping out billions in market value.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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55Moderate
$33.4Mestimated revenue at risk
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Nature risk

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Production loss

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Share of company output at risk (%)

Direct operations
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Revenue at risk

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Assets exposed to sensitive locations

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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

Total biodiversity loss (CO2e tonnes)
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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

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Biodiversity impact

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

972.1M $, 2026▲0% YoY

Revenue

1.3B $, FY2025▲75.3% YoY

EBITDA

612.9M $, FY2025▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

45% Industry: -370▲251.6% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$1.3BFY2025 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)

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EBITDA
3 year change
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

-306.2M 2025▼48.2% YoY

Capex

14.7M 2025▼530.8% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.0 Industry: 2▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

41.3%FY2025

R&D as % of revenue

R&D as % of revenue
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Return on invested capital

10.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

0.3

▼ 55.6%

2023

0.3

▼ 13.9%

2024

1.3

▲ 297.1%

2025

0.3

2030

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

Not available

Workplace health & safety policy

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59%
Independent Directors

10 out of 17 incl. management

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Overall score

92

Environment

99

Social

99

Governance

77

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

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Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

Not available

Gambling

Not available

Nuclear

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

4-6


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