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Industry category 21

Manufacture of pharmaceuticals

Industry overview based on 223 companies in 2 industries. Data updated 05/11/2026.

223 companies

in this industry category

2 detailed industries

with individual benchmarks

Revenue

5.2 m DKK

median

972 k DKK

25th percentile

74.9 m DKK

75th percentile

4 bn DKK

average

Profit margin

34%

median

13%

25th percentile

60%

75th percentile

335%

average

Number of employees

4

median

2

25th percentile

36

75th percentile

426

average

Equity ratio

63%

median

31%

25th percentile

85%

75th percentile

56%

average

CDS - Financial health

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

Average CDS

65.6

National average

68.5

-2.9 points
Excellent
6.4%
+0.9pp
Good
10.2%
-0.3pp
Normal
50.6%
-12.7pp
High risk
28.9%
+9.7pp
Critical
3.8%
+2.4pp

Based on 235 companies with calculated score

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Industries in this category

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Fremstilling af farmaceutiske præparater

21.20.00•127 companies

16 k DKK

Median revenue

Fremstilling af farmaceutiske råvarer

21.10.00•24 companies

1.6 m DKK

Median revenue

Geographic distribution

Top municipalities with companies in this industry category

1.

KØBENHAVN

40 companies

411.7 m DKK

avg. revenue

2.

GENTOFTE

16 companies

300.9 m DKK

avg. revenue

3.

RUDERSDAL

9 companies

439.8 m DKK

avg. revenue

4.

GLADSAXE

8 companies

32.1 bn DKK

avg. revenue

5.

HØRSHOLM

8 companies

18.4 m DKK

avg. revenue

6.

AARHUS

6 companies

7.5 m DKK

avg. revenue

7.

TÅRNBY

5 companies

25.3 m DKK

avg. revenue

8.

FREDERIKSBERG

4 companies

-

avg. revenue

9.

BALLERUP

4 companies

3.4 bn DKK

avg. revenue

10.

ODENSE

4 companies

-

avg. revenue

Company types

Distribution of company types in this industry category

223companies
Anpartsselskab (APS)100
66.2%
Aktieselskab (A/S)51
33.8%

Largest companies

Top 10 companies in the industry category by revenue

1.

NOVO NORDISK A/S

GLADSAXE · 27,151 employees

254.5 bn DKK

revenue

2.

H. LUNDBECK A/S

KØBENHAVN · 2,263 employees

13.6 bn DKK

revenue

3.

LEO PHARMA A/S

BALLERUP · 1,060 employees

13.5 bn DKK

revenue

4.

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Denmark ApS

HILLERØD · 2,351 employees

5.9 bn DKK

revenue

5.

ALK-ABELLÓ A/S

RUDERSDAL · 1,017 employees

3.6 bn DKK

revenue

6.

BAVARIAN NORDIC A/S

GENTOFTE · 1,081 employees

3.1 bn DKK

revenue

7.

PHARMACOSMOS A/S

HOLBÆK · 327 employees

2.2 bn DKK

revenue

8.

AGC Biologics A/S

GLADSAXE · 1,294 employees

2 bn DKK

revenue

9.

XELLIA PHARMACEUTICALS ApS

KØBENHAVN · 461 employees

1.5 bn DKK

revenue

10.

Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S

KØGE · 489 employees

1 bn DKK

revenue

Development over time

PeriodcompaniesMedian revenue
Aug 20261545.7 m DKK
Sept 20261535.9 m DKK
Oct 20261535.2 m DKK
Nov 20261515.2 m DKK
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