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About the company
Novo Nordisk A/S is a global healthcare company engaged in diabetes care. The Company is also engaged in the discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical products. The Company operates through two business segments: diabetes and obesity care, and biopharmaceuticals. The Company's diabetes and obesity care segment covers insulin, GLP-1, other protein-related products, such as glucagon, protein-related delivery systems and needles, and oral anti-diabetic drugs. The Company's biopharmaceuticals segment covers the therapy areas of hemophilia care, growth hormone therapy and hormone replacement therapy. The Company also offers Saxenda product to treat obesity. It offers a range of products, including NovoLog/NovoRapid; NovoLog Mix/NovoMix; Prandin/NovoNorm; NovoSeven; Norditropin, and Vagifem. As of December 31, 2016, it marketed its products in over 180 countries. Its regional structure consists of two commercial units: North America and International Operations.
- Revenue in DKK (TTM)303.14bn
- Net income in DKK104.62bn
- Incorporated1931
- Employees77.41k
- LocationNovo Nordisk A/SNovo Alle 1BAGSVAERD 2880DenmarkDNK
- Phone+45 44448888
- Fax+45 44436633
- Websitehttps://www.novonordisk.com/
Mergers & acquisitions
| Acquired company | NOVO B:CPH since announced | Transaction value |
|---|---|---|
| Novavax Inc-Manufacturing Facility | -47.00% | 200.00m |
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | 71.28bn | -6.35bn | 763.97bn | 6.10k | -- | 7.22 | -- | 10.72 | -3.88 | -3.88 | 42.86 | 64.20 | 0.4744 | 1.43 | 6.17 | 1,819,623.00 | -4.23 | 14.06 | -5.04 | 16.67 | 86.03 | 87.35 | -8.91 | 26.28 | 2.29 | -- | 0.0067 | 0.00 | 11.66 | 21.50 | -114.80 | -- | 45.11 | -- |
| Sanofi SA | 337.20bn | 46.42bn | 765.75bn | 84.59k | 16.82 | 1.41 | 13.14 | 2.27 | 4.97 | 5.03 | 36.14 | 59.09 | -- | -- | -- | 533,959.10 | -- | 6.12 | -- | 7.54 | 70.94 | 69.23 | 13.59 | 17.97 | 0.688 | 26.88 | 0.2205 | 59.37 | 6.41 | 3.31 | 8.57 | 14.00 | 12.32 | 4.47 |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 184.53bn | 38.31bn | 869.11bn | 17.60k | 23.01 | 7.07 | 15.49 | 4.71 | 4.73 | 4.73 | 22.79 | 15.39 | 0.5098 | 3.45 | 6.35 | 1,632,671.00 | 10.58 | 5.26 | 13.63 | 6.38 | 78.29 | 78.47 | 20.76 | 12.54 | 1.23 | 7.80 | 0.5667 | 108.47 | 6.04 | 5.08 | -91.53 | -38.34 | -8.71 | 4.10 |
| Pfizer Inc | 401.12bn | 50.52bn | 897.41bn | 81.00k | 17.83 | 1.55 | 9.45 | 2.24 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 10.95 | 15.89 | 0.2911 | 1.46 | 5.47 | 771,148.10 | 3.68 | 7.45 | 4.49 | 9.43 | 74.57 | 69.10 | 12.64 | 20.37 | 0.9604 | 12.26 | 0.4066 | 64.22 | 6.84 | 9.10 | 275.82 | -5.27 | 2.32 | 3.13 |
| Amgen Inc | 219.15bn | 38.10bn | 1.03tn | 28.00k | 27.22 | 25.84 | 13.90 | 4.70 | 10.96 | 10.96 | 63.05 | 11.54 | 0.3743 | 1.59 | 4.58 | 1,218,786.00 | 6.51 | 8.43 | 8.50 | 10.66 | 64.07 | 72.81 | 17.39 | 21.90 | 0.878 | 7.06 | 0.9024 | 71.37 | 18.57 | 7.43 | -39.11 | -12.21 | 12.14 | 9.18 |
| Merck & Co Inc | 410.49bn | 111.96bn | 1.31tn | 75.00k | 11.87 | 4.24 | 9.26 | 3.20 | 6.87 | 6.87 | 25.19 | 19.21 | 0.5786 | 2.31 | 5.77 | 852,293.30 | 15.79 | 9.52 | 20.46 | 12.64 | 77.07 | 73.47 | 27.30 | 17.87 | 1.16 | 23.90 | 0.4186 | 72.96 | 6.74 | 10.40 | 4,589.59 | 24.64 | -0.5885 | 6.66 |
| AstraZeneca plc | 352.90bn | 49.88bn | 1.38tn | 94.30k | 27.81 | 5.23 | 16.67 | 3.90 | 3.71 | 3.71 | 26.23 | 19.73 | 0.5273 | 1.73 | 4.52 | 434,626.00 | 7.46 | 4.32 | 10.35 | 5.95 | 82.36 | 80.22 | 14.15 | 9.39 | 0.6954 | 10.42 | 0.4348 | 107.68 | 18.03 | 17.27 | 18.14 | 39.43 | 13.27 | 1.20 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S | 303.14bn | 104.62bn | 1.44tn | 77.41k | 18.06 | 13.59 | 12.09 | 4.74 | 23.48 | 23.48 | 68.03 | 31.21 | 0.7693 | 1.24 | 4.79 | 3,972,910.00 | 26.55 | 27.72 | 54.15 | 55.74 | 84.33 | 84.25 | 34.51 | 34.12 | 0.5571 | 47.34 | 0.4615 | 50.11 | 25.03 | 18.94 | 20.68 | 20.99 | 35.50 | 22.25 |
| Novartis AG | 342.81bn | 82.88bn | 1.59tn | 75.88k | 18.27 | 5.96 | 13.02 | 4.63 | 5.14 | 5.14 | 21.23 | 15.75 | 0.5475 | 2.24 | 6.47 | 563,810.40 | 13.24 | 9.80 | 19.31 | 13.08 | 75.66 | 73.76 | 24.18 | 24.42 | 0.6097 | 17.41 | 0.4478 | 66.42 | 10.85 | 1.24 | 39.37 | 10.83 | 11.06 | 4.83 |
| Roche Holding AG | 484.72bn | 66.32bn | 1.68tn | 103.25k | 24.90 | 6.43 | 16.63 | 3.47 | 10.32 | 10.32 | 75.43 | 39.94 | 0.6293 | 2.06 | 5.42 | 585,913.70 | 9.56 | 14.48 | 13.91 | 22.51 | 73.91 | 71.97 | 15.19 | 21.43 | 1.20 | 15.67 | 0.4894 | 64.02 | 3.03 | -0.318 | -28.01 | -9.32 | 0.4574 | 1.51 |
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 02 Jul 2025 | 119.16m | 3.52% |
| Norges Bank Investment Managementas of 31 Dec 2024 | 78.72m | 2.32% |
| BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 03 Jul 2025 | 60.56m | 1.79% |
| Capital International Ltd.as of 02 Jul 2025 | 56.31m | 1.66% |
| Capital Research & Management Co. (Global Investors)as of 02 Jul 2025 | 53.70m | 1.58% |
| Capital Research & Management Co. (World Investors)as of 02 Jul 2025 | 46.43m | 1.37% |
| Geode Capital Management LLCas of 10 Jul 2025 | 37.00m | 1.09% |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Ltd.as of 04 Jul 2025 | 30.82m | 0.91% |
| Fundsmith LLPas of 28 Feb 2025 | 28.17m | 0.83% |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.as of 10 Jul 2025 | 23.69m | 0.70% |
