Novo Nordisk A/S

NVO Healthcare Drug Manufacturers General

Novo Nordisk A/S’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $46.8 billion, up 11.1% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+4.47%
EPS
−18.7%
Free cash flow
+71.6%
Total debt
+44.4%

Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier

40.33 1.85 −4.39%
Market cap
$134.8B
P/E
9.9×
Fwd P/E
—
Dividend yield
4.45%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
4.32
Beneish M
−2.51
Dividend safety
46/100

Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) Net margin

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Novo Nordisk A/S's net margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 35.5%, up 2.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (33.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 31.4% (fiscal 2022) to 36.0% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Drug Manufacturers General industry median of 7.31% and above the Healthcare sector median of 0.00%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2025 33.1% (1.64)
FY2024 34.8% (1.25)
FY2023 36.0% 4.65
FY2022 31.4% (2.54)
FY2021 33.9% 0.73
FY2020 33.2% 1.27
FY2019 31.9% (2.62)
FY2018 34.5% 0.40
FY2017 34.1% 0.21
FY2016 33.9% 1.63

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 26.7% (23.41)
Mar 2026 50.2% 15.74
Dec 2025 34.4% 7.73
Sep 2025 26.7% (7.80)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 31.4% High 36.0%
Ten-year median 33.9%
Current reading's percentile 88

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
NVO Novo Nordisk A/S 35.5%
AMGN Amgen Inc. compare 24.1%
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Company compare 18.5%
AZN AstraZeneca PLC compare 17.7%
NVS Novartis AG compare 17.5%
GSK GSK PLC Sponsored ADR compare 13.0%
SNY Sanofi compare 8.27%
PFE Pfizer Inc. compare 6.34%
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. compare −12.5%
Drug Manufacturers General industry median 7.31%
Healthcare sector median 0.00%
Market median 1.06%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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