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Australian (ASX) Biotech Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 11, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies33
  • 7D1.5%
  • 3M-15.5%
  • 1Y-37.1%
  • YTD1.5%

In the last week, the Biotech industry is up 1.5%, with CSL up 1.4%. However, the industry is down 37% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Biotech Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 11 Jan 2026AU$96.8bAU$24.6bAU$4.0b18.7x24.1x3.9x
Tue, 09 Dec 2025AU$102.5bAU$24.8bAU$4.1b19.8x25.3x4.1x
Thu, 06 Nov 2025AU$97.8bAU$25.4bAU$4.2b18.4x23.5x3.9x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025AU$113.7bAU$24.9bAU$4.1b22.1x27.9x4.6x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025AU$114.3bAU$25.1bAU$4.1b22.5x27.7x4.6x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025AU$145.5bAU$24.4bAU$3.9b48.5x37.7x6x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025AU$129.9bAU$24.3bAU$3.8b20.4x33.8x5.3x
Sun, 25 May 2025AU$133.4bAU$24.5bAU$3.9b21x34.5x5.4x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025AU$129.6bAU$24.8bAU$3.9b20.5x33.1x5.2x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025AU$136.1bAU$25.1bAU$4.0b21.7x34.3x5.4x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025AU$140.8bAU$24.9bAU$3.8b22.8x37.2x5.6x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025AU$153.0bAU$25.0bAU$3.7b24.1x40.8x6.1x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024AU$150.3bAU$24.0bAU$3.6b25.5x41.9x6.3x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024AU$150.0bAU$23.1bAU$3.4b26.9x43.9x6.5x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024AU$152.1bAU$22.7bAU$3.3b27.9x45.4x6.7x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024AU$159.1bAU$22.8bAU$3.4b30x47.4x7x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024AU$160.8bAU$22.7bAU$3.3b32.1x48.2x7.1x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024AU$153.7bAU$22.1bAU$3.2b32x47.3x6.9x
Mon, 27 May 2024AU$145.8bAU$22.2bAU$3.2b31.1x45x6.6x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024AU$144.0bAU$22.8bAU$3.3b30x43.1x6.3x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024AU$141.7bAU$22.3bAU$3.3b29.6x43.5x6.4x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024AU$144.5bAU$22.3bAU$3.3b31x44x6.5x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024AU$147.1bAU$20.6bAU$2.7b34.3x54x7.1x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023AU$138.5bAU$20.9bAU$2.8b32.9x49.8x6.6x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023AU$128.5bAU$21.6bAU$2.9b30.2x44.5x6x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023AU$128.1bAU$21.5bAU$2.8b29.7x45.4x6x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023AU$138.4bAU$21.6bAU$2.8b33.3x48.9x6.4x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023AU$137.7bAU$18.4bAU$2.4b36.2x57.6x7.5x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023AU$142.7bAU$18.1bAU$2.3b37.8x61.2x7.9x
Tue, 30 May 2023AU$157.4bAU$18.4bAU$2.4b40.4x66x8.6x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023AU$156.3bAU$18.2bAU$2.3b41.8x66.6x8.6x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023AU$146.9bAU$18.1bAU$2.3b39.3x62.7x8.1x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023AU$151.9bAU$17.3bAU$2.3b51.3x66.5x8.8x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023AU$148.4bAU$15.5bAU$2.5b52.2x60.5x9.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

60.5x


Total Market Cap: AU$148.4bTotal Earnings: AU$2.5bTotal Revenue: AU$15.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Biotech Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 44.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Biotechs industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 24.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 44.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 6.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Biotechs industry have grown 18% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 17% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Healthcare industry?

AU Market0.16%
Healthcare-0.13%
Biotech1.52%
Biotech1.52%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CSL CSLAU$174.291.4%
+AU$1.1b
-38.9%PE18.7x
MSB MesoblastAU$3.0710.8%
+AU$384.9m
9.3%PS153.2x
PYC PYC TherapeuticsAU$1.681.5%
+AU$14.6m
31.3%PS41.7x
ARX Aroa BiosurgeryAU$0.774.8%
+AU$12.1m
-1.9%PS3.4x
NXN NexsenAU$0.2030.0%
+AU$9.0m
n/aPS41.9x

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