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Industry category 72

Scientific research and development

Industry overview based on 2,227 companies in 2 industries. Data updated 25/10/2026.

2,227 companies

in this industry category

2 detailed industries

with individual benchmarks

Revenue

1 m DKK

median

229 k DKK

25th percentile

5.3 m DKK

75th percentile

150.8 m DKK

average

Profit margin

34%

median

11%

25th percentile

77%

75th percentile

624%

average

Number of employees

3

median

1

25th percentile

9

75th percentile

20

average

Equity ratio

73%

median

44%

25th percentile

92%

75th percentile

66%

average

CDS - Financial health

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

Average CDS

64.4

National average

68.5

-4.1 points
Excellent
4.3%
-1.2pp
Good
7.0%
-3.5pp
Normal
54.0%
-9.4pp
High risk
32.6%
+13.4pp
Critical
2.1%
+0.7pp

Based on 2,292 companies with calculated score

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Industries in this category

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Forskning og eksperimentel udvikling inden for naturvidenskab og teknik

72.10.00•1,038 companies

22 k DKK

Median revenue

Forskning og eksperimentel udvikling inden for samfundsvidenskab og humanistiske videnskaber

72.20.00•34 companies

93 k DKK

Median revenue

Geographic distribution

Top municipalities with companies in this industry category

1.

KØBENHAVN

248 companies

225.6 m DKK

avg. revenue

2.

AARHUS

92 companies

111.9 m DKK

avg. revenue

3.

FREDERIKSBERG

49 companies

-

avg. revenue

4.

RUDERSDAL

48 companies

17.1 m DKK

avg. revenue

5.

ODENSE

46 companies

2.9 m DKK

avg. revenue

6.

LYNGBY-TAARBÆK

44 companies

1.7 m DKK

avg. revenue

7.

GENTOFTE

35 companies

3.4 m DKK

avg. revenue

8.

GLADSAXE

34 companies

152.6 m DKK

avg. revenue

9.

AALBORG

32 companies

11.1 m DKK

avg. revenue

10.

ROSKILDE

30 companies

1.1 m DKK

avg. revenue

Company types

Distribution of company types in this industry category

2,227companies
Anpartsselskab (APS)889
82.9%
Aktieselskab (A/S)154
14.4%
Erhvervsdrivende fond (EFO)13
1.2%
Kommanditselskab (K/S)6
0.6%
Fonde og andre selvejende institutioner (FON)3
0.3%
Forening med begrænset ansvar (FMA)3
0.3%
Øvrige4
0.4%

Largest companies

Top 10 companies in the industry category by revenue

1.

CARLSBERG A/S

KØBENHAVN · 107 employees

47.1 bn DKK

revenue

2.

VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S

AARHUS · 3,124 employees

8.7 bn DKK

revenue

3.

ZEALAND PHARMA A/S

GLADSAXE · 569 employees

4.5 bn DKK

revenue

4.

BANG & OLUFSEN A/S

STRUER · 527 employees

2.5 bn DKK

revenue

5.

Gubra Alpha ApS

HØRSHOLM · 1 employees

2.3 bn DKK

revenue

6.

GENMAB A/S

KØBENHAVN · 676 employees

2.1 bn DKK

revenue

7.

FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS A/S

TÅRNBY · 522 employees

1.7 bn DKK

revenue

8.

3SHAPE A/S

KØBENHAVN · 510 employees

1.7 bn DKK

revenue

9.

ORIGIO A/S

BALLERUP · 83 employees

760.8 m DKK

revenue

10.

SEGES Innovation P/S

AARHUS · 520 employees

749.4 m DKK

revenue

Development over time

PeriodcompaniesMedian revenue
Aug 20261,0781 m DKK
Sept 20261,0731 m DKK
Oct 20261,0721 m DKK
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