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Novo Nordisk A S (NVO) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: FY2025 · 20-F filed Feb 4, 2026 · Novo Nordisk A S (NVO) FY2025 earnings results →

FY2025 Revenue up 6% year over year to $309.1B · 33¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 41.3%

Novo Nordisk A S made $309.1B in FY2025 (+6% Y/Y). Operating margin 41.3%, net earnings $102.4B. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 20-F filed Feb 4, 2026.

Revenue$309.1B
Year over year+6%
Operating margin41.3%
Net earnings$102.4B
Operating cash flow$119.1B

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was DKK 309.1B in FY2025, up 6% year over year.

Gross margin was 81.0%, down 3.7 points from FY2024. Operating profit was DKK 127.7B, a 41.3% margin (down 2.9 points year over year). Operating profit fell DKK 0.68B even though revenue rose DKK 18.7B versus FY2024, so costs grew faster than sales. Operating expenses grew 4% against revenue growth of 6%. The fastest-growing cost line was General & admin (+13%). Net earnings were DKK 102.4B, up 1% year over year. The effective tax rate was 21.5%.

Operating cash flow was DKK 119.1B (down 2% year over year), 116% of net earnings. Non-cash charges added back DKK 14.7B of depreciation and amortization and DKK 1.4B of share-based compensation. Capital expenditures of DKK 60.1B left free cash flow of DKK 59.0B.

Quarterly history

Novo Nordisk A S revenue by quarterNovo Nordisk A S revenue by quarter$290.4BFY2024$309.1BFY2025
Novo Nordisk A S net earnings by quarterNovo Nordisk A S net earnings by quarter$101.0BFY2024$102.4BFY2025
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
FY202520-FFeb 4, 2026$309.1B+6%41.3%$102.4B$119.1B
FY202420-FFeb 5, 2025$290.4B+25%44.2%$101.0B$121.0B

Charts

Novo Nordisk A S: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), FY2025Novo Nordisk A S: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), FY2025Operating cash flow$119.1BCapital spending−$60.1BDividends−$51.8BNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$24.7BOther investing−$19.0BCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$10.8BBuybacks−$1.4BExchange rates−$727M
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Novo Nordisk A S in its industry: growth against margin (226 companies, SIC 2834)Novo Nordisk A S in its industry: growth against margin (226 companies, SIC 2834)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian +11%median -48%JNJLLYMRKABBVPFEBMYABTREGNTEVAVTRSVRTXBHCZTSONCOGNALNYELANJAZZBMRNPRGOAMRXUTHRRPRXNRIXINSMKeenova Therapeutics plcALKSMDGLPAHCSRPTPTCTINDVBBIOACADCORTPBHANIPKNSAPTGXHRMYIONSAXSMTGTXSUPNTVTXCOLLVREOFAMPHMIRMPCRXRARELQDAARQTIRWDARDXNATRXNCREBSZLABXERSINVACRMDMNKDRYTMURGNPHATAUPHSNDXRIGLLGNDEOLSARWRPGENHROWVNDAOPKSDGRGERNETONAGIOPBYITNGXCYRXCYTKMRVIORGONUVBLFVNSIGAKROSAMRNZVRASPRYHRTXAKBABCYCKPTIGYREMGNXELTPSEPNVRDNLFCRCrinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.VSTMKURATBPHLABADCTNAMSFBIOXLODERMARCTRMTIAYTUFHTXENTATNXPOCULASMBWVEAPMDBFRIABEOSTOKLXRXCAPRIDYANKTRZOMDFINBPJANXSBFMGOSSETSTRCUSCPIXLIFDCUEAQSTPRAXWHWKVERUEMMAGENBVRCACELUQUREZYMEEQABCLIMNMKYNBAKTSRNACVSICNTBTRAWISCOEVFMTVRDLPCNCAMPAtaiBeckley Inc.CTMXALMSPMHSACRSVTGNROIVKRROJAGXENSCKRSAABUSPRPHSTTKCPHITRDATXMDGOVXNWBOBIOEUPBIRDOVIDSPRBXBIOPRTAMCRBARVNMNOVSLNIGCBIOALGVNDNTHCPMDSPRORFLCOYASCYXBFRGSXTPBTAIQHCWBSERYARWRNACRGBPAVTXCLNNNTHIHINDAAGHALTONCOCRVOSKVIBOLTBDPTLYELIBOPULMNVO (+6%, 41%)
Pharmaceutical Preparations; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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Novo Nordisk A S against its Pharmaceutical Preparations peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +6% against the peers' median +7%. Operating margin: 41.3% against the peers' median 30.7%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
NVO Novo Nordisk A SFY2025$46.8B+6%41.3%
JNJ Johnson & JohnsonQ3 2026$25.4B+6%0.1%
LLY ELI LillyQ3 2026$24.4B+39%34.5%
MRK MerckQ3 2026$18.1B+5%30.7%
ABBV AbbVieQ3 2026$17.4B+10%36.0%
PFE PfizerQ3 2026$16.6B-0.4%20.4%
BMY Bristol Myers SquibbQ3 2026$13.1B+7%19.4%
ABT Abbott LaboratoriesQ3 2026$13.0B+14%10.4%
REGN Regeneron PharmaceuticalsQ3 2026$5.1B+36%40.0%

Source: Novo Nordisk A S 20-F on SEC EDGAR · CIK 353278 · Pharmaceutical Preparations

13F: who owns NVO and who is buying

Largest holders of NVO (13F)Largest holders of NVO (13F)Dodge & COX$978MLoomis Sayles & Co L P$891MFranklin Resources$625MPeakShares LLC$606MPrice T Rowe Associates$561MMorgan Stanley$559MBank of America$536MCapital International Investors$468MFolketrygdfondet$457MGoldman Sachs Group$440M
Funds' net buying of NVO by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of NVO by quarter (13F)−$118M2024-09−$363M2024-12−$733M2025-03−$558M2025-06−$972M2025-09$641M2025-12$540M2026-03−$75.0M2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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