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Galapagos | Sustainability Performance

https://www.glpg.com/

Focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of medicines.

1999

Belgium

501 - 1,000 employees

Biotechnology

$1B - 10B in revenue

$100M - 500M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#177
Overall
#4
in Belgium
#2
in Biotechnology

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

210 out of 245

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionNature and biodiversityClimate 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 employees

53% 2024
Aligned

Externalities

129.4K $, 2024
Laggard

Market cap

1.1B $, 2026▲0% YoY

Revenue

1.1B $, 2025▼75.3% YoY

R&D intensity

37.5% 2025

Carbon emissions

Reveal data for 1 credit

Industry rank: 4 out of 245


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 4 out of 245

Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
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Renewable energy

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59%2024

Industry rank: 9 out of 245


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

Industry rank: 9 out of 245

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

Industry benchmark

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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 employees

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Share of female employees (%)

25
50
75
100
Company
Benchmark
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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
$330.3Bestimated revenue at risk
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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

1.1B $, 2026▲0% YoY

Revenue

1.1B $, FY2025▼75.3% YoY

EBITDA

565.0M $, FY2025▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

47% Industry: -8722▼218% YoY

P/E ratio

3.3 Industry: 6▲333.5% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$1.1BFY2025 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

-271.3M 2025▲48.2% YoY

Capex

13.0M 2025▲530.8% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.0 Industry: 2▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

37.5%FY2025

R&D as % of revenue

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


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

0.2

▼ 56.5%

2023

0.3

▼ 7.3%

2024

1.1

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2025

0.0

2031

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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

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Gambling

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Nuclear

Not available

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SDG impact

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2024

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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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