Novo Nordisk A S (NVO) reported $46.8B in revenue for fiscal 2025, +11.0% year on year. That ranks #113 by revenue among 2853 SEC filers and #18 in Healthcare. Net income was $15.5B, a net margin of 33.1%. Revenue has grown 11.3% a year on average since 2015 ($16.1B then). The fiscal 2025 balance sheet shows $85.4B in total assets, $4.2B in cash and $18.7B in long-term debt.

Key figures

$16.1B2015$16.6B2016$17.0B2017$17.7B2018$18.3B2019$19.5B2020$22.4B2021$25.0B2022$33.7B2023$42.1B2024$46.8B2025
Novo Nordisk A S — Key figures
Key figuresFY2025YoYSource
RevenueDKK 309B$46.8B+11.0%FY20252025-12-31
Gross profitDKK 250B$37.9B+6.2%FY20252025-12-31
Operating incomeDKK 128B$19.3B+3.8%FY20252025-12-31
Net incomeDKK 102B$15.5B+5.8%FY20252025-12-31
Operating cash flowDKK 119B$18.0B+2.7%FY20252025-12-31
Capital expenditureDKK 60.1B$9.1B+33.0%FY20252025-12-31
Total assetsDKK 543B$85.4B+31.7%FY20252025-12-31
Shareholders' equityDKK 194B$30.5B+52.7%FY20252025-12-31
CashDKK 26.5B$4.2B+90.9%FY20252025-12-31
Long-term debtDKK 119B$18.7B+49.8%FY20252025-12-31

Revenue is total net sales for the fiscal year, taken from each company's own annual filing.

Figures are reported under IFRS in DKK and converted to US dollars at ECB reference rates — fiscal 2025 average 6.605 DKK/$ for income items, year-end 6.357 DKK/$ for balance-sheet items.

Where this sits in its sector

Each bar is the spread of the whole sector: the box covers the middle half of companies, the line inside it the median, and the triangle this company. The axis is clipped at the 5th and 95th percentile so a single outlier does not flatten it.

Novo Nordisk A S — Where this sits in its sector
Where this sits in its sectorFY2025Position in sector
Net marginRank 6 of 161 companies compared33.1%
Operating marginRank 4 of 160 companies compared41.3%
R&D as share of revenueRank 33 of 102 companies compared16.8%
Cash as share of revenueRank 96 of 160 companies compared8.9%

All four are ratios derived from two reported lines, not single filing items. Peer group: companies in the same sector with revenue of $1bn or more; loss-making companies are included.

Profile

Legal name
Novo Nordisk A S
Ticker
NVO
Exchange
NYSE
SIC classification
Pharmaceutical Preparations (2834)
Fiscal year end
12-31
CIK
0000353278

Filings

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CompanyRevenueNet income
AbbVieABBV$61.2B$4.2B
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Bristol Myers SquibbBMY$48.2B$7.1B
Novo Nordisk A SNVO$46.8B$15.5B
Molina HealthcareMOH$45.4B$472M
Abbott LaboratoriesABT$44.3B$6.5B
GSKGSK$43.1B$7.5B

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