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Grifols

MCE:GRF · ES0171996087
BiotechnologyX-Large

360

61
EV / EBIT78
Price / Owner Earnings24
Owner Earnings Yield88
Dividend Yield99
Price/Sales97
EV / Gross Profit93
Price/Book63
Return on Capital78
Cash Return on Capital69
Return on Equity75
EBIT Margin78
Gross Profitability47
Cash Conversion86
Accruals63
Owner Earnings Margin63
Sales growth32
Profit Growth92
Long-Term EPS Growth77
Owner Earnings Growth79
Reinvestment31
Price momentum39
Debt load28
Refinancing98
Debt Payback7
Liquidity67
Analyst ratings9
Opinion Changes16
Price Target Upside75
Market mood19
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Grifols clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountrySpain
IndustryBiotechnology
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeBME
Founded1987
Employees8,589
ISINES0171996087
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Chronic DiseasesImmunologyHematologyHealth DiagnosticsInfectious DiseasesPulmonologyGeneticsBiotechnologyHealth Care

Description

Grifols, S.A. (Grifols) is a global specialty plasma therapeutics company. The company is developing, manufacturing, and distributing a broad range of biological medicines based on plasma derived proteins. Plasma derivatives are proteins found in hu…

Analysis

Hidden champion

Grifols, S.A. fits the profile of a hidden champion, yet the market has not awarded it the premium its quality earns.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 12.1×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around -0% a year, against analyst forecasts of 24%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is fragile. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Flags to be aware of: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
84
2026

All-time high

98

Feb 2026

All-time low

74

Mar 2026

Average rank

85

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
97
Price/Earnings
31
Price/Book
63
Dividend Yield
99
Value (overall)
99

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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