Industry category 21

Manufacture of pharmaceuticals

Industry overview based on 230 companies in 2 industries. Data updated 27/05/2026.

230 companies

in this industry category

2 detailed industries

with individual benchmarks

Revenue

6.4 m DKK

median

697 k DKK

25th percentile

77.3 m DKK

75th percentile

5.4 bn DKK

average

Profit margin

36%

median

25th percentile

64%

75th percentile

57%

average

Number of employees

median

25th percentile

75th percentile

478

average

Equity ratio

63%

median

34%

25th percentile

86%

75th percentile

58%

average

CDS - Financial health

Distribution of companies' financial health scores in this industry category compared to the national average.

Average CDS

55.4

National average

56.3

-0.9 points

Excellent

11.6%

+2.5pp

Good

13.8%

+6.0pp

Normal

63.4%

-16.4pp

High risk

8.3%

+5.8pp

Critical

2.9%

+2.2pp

Based on 587 companies with calculated score

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Glycom Manufacturing A/S

Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed inden for udvikling og fremstilling af samt handel med biomolekyler til den farmaceutiske industri og ernæringsindustrien.

Valeos Pharma A/S

Virksomhedens formål er at dyrke medicinsk cannabis og hermed beslægtede produkter og hermed beslægtet virksomhed

Inmedic Group ApS

Selskabets formål er at forske, udvikle og distribuere medicinske produkter og hermed forbundet virksomhed.

Hyaworth ApS

Selskabets formål er at eje aktier eller anparter i andre selskaber samt enhver hermed beslægtet virksomhed.

A/S ORTHANA KEMISK FABRIK

Selskabets formål er at drive fabrikation og handel med kemiske produkter

Vivida ApS

Selskabets formål er at eje aktier eller anparter i andre selskaber samt enhver hermed beslægtet virksomhed.

Industries in this category

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Fremstilling af farmaceutiske præparater

21.20.00•131 companies

Fremstilling af farmaceutiske råvarer

21.10.00•24 companies

106 k DKK

Median revenue

Geographic distribution

Top municipalities with companies in this industry category

KØBENHAVN

38 companies

761.1 m DKK

avg. revenue

GENTOFTE

17 companies

504.5 m DKK

avg. revenue

GLADSAXE

10 companies

31.1 bn DKK

avg. revenue

RUDERSDAL

9 companies

698.4 m DKK

avg. revenue

HØRSHOLM

8 companies

4.7 m DKK

avg. revenue

AARHUS

7 companies

4.7 m DKK

avg. revenue

TÅRNBY

5 companies

25 m DKK

avg. revenue

FREDERIKSBERG

4 companies

avg. revenue

FURESØ

4 companies

523 k DKK

avg. revenue

10.

VEJLE

3 companies

avg. revenue

Company types

Distribution of company types in this industry category

230companies

Anpartsselskab (APS)104

67.1%

Aktieselskab (A/S)51

32.9%

Largest companies

Top 10 companies in the industry category by revenue

NOVO NORDISK A/S

GLADSAXE · 16,125 employees

309.1 bn DKK

revenue

H. LUNDBECK A/S

KØBENHAVN · 1,722 employees

24.6 bn DKK

revenue

LEO PHARMA A/S

BALLERUP · 2,040 employees

13.5 bn DKK

revenue

ALK-ABELLÓ A/S

RUDERSDAL · 806 employees

6.3 bn DKK

revenue

BAVARIAN NORDIC A/S

GENTOFTE · 254 employees

6.2 bn DKK

revenue

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Denmark ApS

HILLERØD · 728 employees

4.8 bn DKK

revenue

PHARMACOSMOS A/S

HOLBÆK · 158 employees

2.6 bn DKK

revenue

AGC Biologics A/S

GLADSAXE · 346 employees

2 bn DKK

revenue

XELLIA PHARMACEUTICALS ApS

KØBENHAVN · 595 employees

1.6 bn DKK

revenue

10.

Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S

KØGE · 165 employees

1 bn DKK

revenue

Development over time

Period	companies	Median revenue
Mar 2026	152	9.1 m DKK
Apr 2026	153	7.6 m DKK
May 2026	155	6.4 m DKK

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