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CSL

ASX:CSL · AU000000CSL8
BiotechnologyX-Large

360

40
EV / EBIT80
Price / Owner Earnings28
Owner Earnings Yield69
Dividend Yield87
Price/Sales53
EV / Gross Profit83
Price/Book61
Return on Capital70
Cash Return on Capital55
Return on Equity58
EBIT Margin66
Gross Profitability48
Cash Conversion92
Accruals54
Owner Earnings Margin58
Sales growth10
Profit Growth100
Long-Term EPS Growth28
Owner Earnings Growth20
Reinvestment56
Price momentum6
Debt load34
Refinancing65
Debt Payback13
Liquidity68
Analyst ratings24
Opinion Changes14
Price Target Upside48
Market mood82
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

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

Profile

CountryAustralia
IndustryBiotechnology
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeASX
Founded1991
Employees13,049
Websitecsl.com
ISINAU000000CSL8
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
NephrologyRespiratoryCardiovascularHematologyImmunologyVaccinesBiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsMedical

Description

CSL Limited (CSL), a biotechnology company, specializes in developing and delivering innovative medicines to save lives and improve the quality of life for individuals with serious health conditions. The company focuses primarily on the development a…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

CSL Limited sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 21.1×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 7% a year, against analyst forecasts of 2%. The gap between price and consensus is worth watching: demanding expectations.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
59
2026

All-time high

64

Mar 2026

All-time low

22

Feb 2026

Average rank

48

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
53
Price/Earnings
68
Price/Book
61
Dividend Yield
87
Value (overall)
79

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

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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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