Industry category 21

Manufacture of pharmaceuticals

Industry overview based on 223 companies in 2 industries. Data updated 15/07/2026.

223 companies

in this industry category

2 detailed industries

with individual benchmarks

Revenue

5.7 m DKK

median

972 k DKK

25th percentile

74.9 m DKK

75th percentile

4.9 bn DKK

average

Profit margin

33%

median

10%

25th percentile

60%

75th percentile

334%

average

Number of employees

median

25th percentile

108

75th percentile

497

average

Equity ratio

62%

median

32%

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

45.0

National average

47.6

-2.6 points

Excellent

2.7%

+0.6pp

Good

3.9%

-0.2pp

Normal

19.9%

-5.4pp

High risk

58.5%

+0.1pp

Critical

15.0%

+4.9pp

Based on 588 companies with calculated score

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BioCARE

A/S ORTHANA KEMISK FABRIK

Selskabets formål er at drive fabrikation og handel med kemiske produkter

Aptuit (Oxford) Ltd

THÉA NORDIC AB FILIAL AF THEA NORDIC AB, SVERIGE

Biomarin Europe Limited

OLIGOMAKER ApS

Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed med handel, forskning og produktion og udføre andre i forbindelse hermed stående erhvervsmæssige opgaver.

Industries in this category

See all 2 industries in this category with individual benchmarks

Fremstilling af farmaceutiske præparater

21.20.00•129 companies

3 k DKK

Median revenue

Fremstilling af farmaceutiske råvarer

21.10.00•26 companies

1.4 m DKK

Median revenue

Geographic distribution

Top municipalities with companies in this industry category

KØBENHAVN

38 companies

751.4 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

783.1 m DKK

avg. revenue

HØRSHOLM

8 companies

18.4 m DKK

avg. revenue

AARHUS

7 companies

7.7 m DKK

avg. revenue

TÅRNBY

5 companies

25.3 m DKK

avg. revenue

FREDERIKSBERG

5 companies

avg. revenue

FURESØ

4 companies

611 k DKK

avg. revenue

10.

VEJLE

3 companies

avg. revenue

Company types

Distribution of company types in this industry category

223companies

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

2.2 bn DKK

revenue

AGC Biologics A/S

GLADSAXE · 346 employees

2 bn DKK

revenue

XELLIA PHARMACEUTICALS ApS

KØBENHAVN · 595 employees

1.5 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	8.2 m DKK
Apr 2026	153	7.6 m DKK
May 2026	154	7 m DKK
Jun 2026	154	7 m DKK
Jul 2026	155	5.7 m DKK

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