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Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

NVO •
HealthcareLarge PharmaSpecialty and biologics-focused pharma
AboutNovo Nordisk A/S, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development, manufacture, and distribution of pharmaceutical products in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, North America, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Diabetes and Obesity Care, and Rare Disease. The Diabetes and Obesity care segment provides products for diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular, and other emerging therapy areas. The Rare Disease segment offers products in the areas of rare blood disorders, rare endocrine disorders, and hormone replacement therapy. The company also provides insulin pens, growth hormone pens, and injection needles. In addition, it offers smart solutions for diabetes treatment, such as smart insulin pens and Dose Check, an insulin dose guidance application. The company has a collaboration agreement with UNICEF to tackle childhood obesity; and with Valo Health, Inc. to discover and develop novel drug programmes for cardiometabolic space. Novo Nordisk A/S was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Bagsvaerd, Denmark.Show more
  • Revenue $297.2B +2.3%
  • EBITDA $144.18B +5.3%
  • Net Income $98.5B -2.5%
  • EPS (Diluted) 23.03 +1.8%
  • Gross Margin 80.98% -4.4%
  • EBITDA Margin 48.51% +2.9%
  • Operating Margin 41.4% -6.3%
  • Net Margin 33.14% -4.7%
  • ROE 58.36% -27.7%
  • ROIC 34.88% -36.6%
  • Debt/Equity 0.67 -5.8%
  • Interest Coverage 18.88 -75.9%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 75.7%
  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 18.5%
  • ✓FCF machine: 19.1% free cash flow margin
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 18.5%
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 4.7%
  • ✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 33.8%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 13 (bottom 13%)
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y10.66%
5Y18.55%
3Y18.87%
TTM2.34%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y10.95%
5Y18.51%
3Y21.06%
TTM-2.46%

EPS CAGR

10Y13.04%
5Y20.65%
3Y23.52%
TTM1.81%

ROCE

10Y Avg128.1%
5Y Avg72.85%
3Y Avg61.81%
Latest42.76%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
GILDGilead Sciences, Inc.185.59B148.95391.976.04%28.9%37.62%5.55%1.39
ABBVAbbVie Inc.410.09B232.0397.083.71%4%62.18%4.35%20.17
AMGNAmgen Inc.209.22B388.1627.289.95%20.99%89.06%3.87%6.31
BIIBBiogen Inc.28.15B191.8221.721.39%13.18%7.08%7.28%0.38
NVONovo Nordisk A/S126.28B37.4510.302.34%33.14%50.76%7.09%0.67
SCLXScilex Holding Company1.5B8.21-0.4221.07%-9.31%1.29%

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Sales/Revenue+111.78B111.7B111.83B122.02B126.95B140.8B176.95B232.26B290.4B297.2B
Revenue Growth %3.57%-0.08%0.12%9.11%4.04%10.91%25.68%31.25%25.03%2.34%
Cost of Goods Sold+17.18B17.63B17.62B20.09B20.93B23.66B28.45B35.77B44.52B56.53B
COGS % of Revenue15.37%15.79%15.75%16.46%16.49%16.8%16.08%15.4%15.33%19.02%
Gross Profit+94.6B94.06B94.21B101.93B106.01B117.14B148.51B196.5B245.88B240.66B
Gross Margin %84.63%84.21%84.25%83.54%83.51%83.2%83.92%84.6%84.67%80.98%
Gross Profit Growth %3.12%-0.56%0.16%8.19%4%10.5%26.77%32.32%25.13%-2.12%
Operating Expenses+46.16B45.1B46.97B49.45B51.89B58.5B73.7B93.92B117.54B117.62B
OpEx % of Revenue41.3%40.37%42%40.53%40.87%41.55%41.65%40.44%40.48%39.58%
Selling, General & Admin32.34B32.12B33.31B35.83B36.89B41.06B50.68B61.6B67.38B67.87B
SG&A % of Revenue28.93%28.76%29.79%29.36%29.06%29.16%28.64%26.52%23.2%22.84%
Research & Development14.56B14.01B14.8B14.22B15.46B17.77B24.05B32.44B48.06B50.04B
R&D % of Revenue13.03%12.55%13.24%11.65%12.18%12.62%13.59%13.97%16.55%16.84%
Other Operating Expenses-737M-1.04B-1.15B-600M-460M-332M-1.03B-119M2.1B-289.88M
Operating Income+48.43B48.97B47.25B52.48B54.13B58.64B74.81B102.57B128.34B123.04B
Operating Margin %43.33%43.84%42.25%43.01%42.64%41.65%42.28%44.16%44.19%41.4%
Operating Income Growth %-2.05%1.1%-3.51%11.08%3.13%8.35%27.56%37.11%25.12%-4.13%
EBITDA+51.63B52.15B51.17B58.14B59.88B64.67B82.17B111.99B136.88B144.18B
EBITDA Margin %46.18%46.69%45.76%47.65%47.17%45.93%46.44%48.22%47.14%48.51%
EBITDA Growth %-1.48%1.01%-1.87%13.62%2.98%8%27.06%36.29%22.23%5.33%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)3.19B3.18B3.92B5.66B5.75B6.03B7.36B9.41B8.54B21.14B
EBIT47.86B48.77B47.7B48.77B53.52B59.37B69.44B105.22B128.83B132.04B
Net Interest Income+-98M-89M-106M-430.32M-188.28M-58M-139M527M198M2.77B
Interest Income52M69M51M64.15M312.56M231M239M1.07B1.84B9.29B
Interest Expense65M90M85M494.47M500.84M289M378M542M1.64B6.52B
Other Income/Expense-634M-287M367M-3.93B-996M436M-5.75B2.1B-1.15B2.48B
Pretax Income+47.8B48.68B47.62B48.55B53.13B59.08B69.06B104.67B127.19B125.53B
Pretax Margin %42.76%43.58%42.58%39.79%41.85%41.96%39.03%45.07%43.8%42.24%
Income Tax+9.87B10.55B8.99B9.6B10.99B11.32B13.54B20.99B26.2B27.03B
Effective Tax Rate %79.34%78.33%81.13%80.22%79.31%80.83%80.4%79.95%79.4%78.47%
Net Income+37.92B38.13B38.63B38.95B42.14B47.76B55.52B83.68B100.99B98.5B
Net Margin %33.93%34.14%34.54%31.92%33.19%33.92%31.38%36.03%34.78%33.14%
Net Income Growth %8.79%0.54%1.31%0.84%8.18%13.33%16.27%50.71%20.68%-2.46%
Net Income (Continuing)37.92B38.13B38.63B38.95B42.14B47.76B55.52B83.68B100.99B98.5B
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+7.487.707.978.199.0110.3712.2218.6222.6323.03
EPS Growth %10.65%2.94%3.51%2.76%10.01%15.09%17.84%52.37%21.54%1.77%
EPS (Basic)7.507.717.988.219.0310.4012.2618.6722.6723.06
Diluted Shares Outstanding5.07B4.96B4.85B4.76B4.68B4.61B4.54B4.49B4.46B4.45B
Basic Shares Outstanding5.07B4.96B4.84B4.75B4.67B4.59B4.53B4.48B4.45B4.45B
Dividend Payout Ratio62.83%49.42%49.31%49.83%47.75%45.06%45.57%37.96%43.71%50.53%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Current Assets+59.77B60.08B59.07B9.38B10.82B85.59B108.19B139.65B160.9B172.45B
Cash & Short-Term Investments20.7B18.85B15.64B2.32B2.1B17.48B23.57B30.23B26.31B26.96B
Cash Only18.69B18.85B15.64B2.32B2.1B10.72B12.65B14.39B15.65B26.46B
Short-Term Investments2.01B00006.76B10.92B15.84B10.65B498M
Accounts Receivable24.2B23.55B26.89B3.86B4.61B46.8B57.51B75.26B87.41B75.7B
Days Sales Outstanding79.0176.9687.7611.5613.24121.32118.61118.27109.8792.97
Inventory14.34B15.37B16.34B2.65B3.05B19.62B24.39B31.81B40.85B49.62B
Days Inventory Outstanding304.63318.24338.4648.1553.13302.72312.91324.65334.89320.4
Other Current Assets529M5.69B4.31B544.09M1.07B1.69B9.67B2.34B6.33B20.17B
Total Non-Current Assets+37.77B42.27B51.7B9.49B13B108.91B133.06B174.84B304.9B370.45B
Property, Plant & Equipment30.18B35.25B41.89B7.59B8.26B55.36B66.67B90.96B162.49B208.38B
Fixed Asset Turnover3.70x3.17x2.67x16.07x15.36x2.54x2.65x2.55x1.79x1.43x
Goodwill000004.35B5.09B4.46B20.06B19.84B
Intangible Assets2.71B3.33B5.14B876.52M3.4B38.83B46.32B55.94B91.03B110.21B
Long-Term Investments2.2B1.76B1.77B271.59M270.9M1.44B1.34B1.66B2.68B2.51B
Other Non-Current Assets000126.33M110.79M267M206M1.43B4.02B29.51B
Total Assets+97.54B102.36B110.77B18.87B23.82B194.51B241.26B314.49B465.8B542.9B
Asset Turnover1.15x1.09x1.01x6.47x5.33x0.72x0.73x0.74x0.62x0.55x
Asset Growth %6.25%4.94%8.22%-82.97%26.25%716.5%24.03%30.35%48.11%16.55%
Total Current Liabilities+47.44B47.06B54.16B8.86B11.55B99.52B120.94B169.66B217.53B215.66B
Accounts Payable6.01B5.61B6.76B955.08M939.76M8.87B15.59B25.61B28.85B19.76B
Days Payables Outstanding127.69116.13139.9717.3516.39136.85199.99261.32236.49127.57
Short-Term Debt229M1.69B515M221.42M1.23B12.86B480M5.3B11.78B12.02B
Deferred Revenue (Current)38.62B39.44B44.87B0000000
Other Current Liabilities32.15B29.89B40.31B7.05B8.74B73.3B103.89B38.14B165.85B183.89B
Current Ratio1.26x1.28x1.09x1.06x0.94x0.86x0.89x0.82x0.74x0.80x
Quick Ratio0.96x0.95x0.79x0.76x0.67x0.66x0.69x0.64x0.55x0.57x
Cash Conversion Cycle255.96279.06286.2542.3549.99287.19231.54181.6208.27285.8
Total Non-Current Liabilities+4.83B5.48B4.77B1.36B1.86B24.25B36.83B38.27B104.78B133.19B
Long-Term Debt000009.65B20.77B15.98B84.25B110.37B
Capital Lease Obligations000452.01M476.21M3.31B3.54B4.55B5.43B8.57B
Deferred Tax Liabilities13M846M118M12.02M411.28M5.27B7.06B10.16B5.43B6.61B
Other Non-Current Liabilities4.82B4.64B4.65B893.35M973.95M6.01B5.45B7.58B9.68B7.64B
Total Liabilities52.27B52.54B58.93B10.22B13.41B123.76B157.77B207.93B322.31B348.86B
Total Debt+229M1.69B515M673.43M1.7B26.64B25.78B27.01B102.79B130.96B
Net Debt-18.46B-17.16B-15.12B-1.65B-394.67M15.93B13.13B12.61B87.13B104.49B
Debt / Equity0.01x0.03x0.01x0.08x0.16x0.38x0.31x0.25x0.72x0.67x
Debt / EBITDA0.00x0.03x0.01x0.01x0.03x0.41x0.31x0.24x0.75x0.91x
Net Debt / EBITDA-0.36x-0.33x-0.30x-0.03x-0.01x0.25x0.16x0.11x0.64x0.72x
Interest Coverage745.11x544.08x555.86x106.14x108.07x202.92x197.91x189.25x78.26x18.88x
Total Equity+45.27B49.81B51.84B8.65B10.41B70.75B83.49B106.56B143.49B194.05B
Equity Growth %-3.62%10.04%4.06%-83.31%20.32%579.64%18.01%27.64%34.65%35.24%
Book Value per Share8.9310.0510.691.822.2215.3618.3723.7132.1543.63
Total Shareholders' Equity45.27B49.81B51.84B8.65B10.41B70.75B83.49B106.56B143.49B194.05B
Common Stock510M500M490M72.1M77.26M462M456M451M446M446M
Retained Earnings46.11B48.98B53.41B8.69B10.48B72B80.59B104.84B144.45B195.3B
Treasury Stock-9M-11M-11M-1.5M-1.32M-6M-6M-5M-2M-2M
Accumulated OCI-1.34B349M-2.05B-104.25M-149.75M-1.71B2.45B1.28B-1.41B-1.7B
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Cash from Operations+48.31B41.17B44.62B46.78B51.95B55B78.89B108.91B120.97B114.53B
Operating CF Margin %43.22%36.86%39.9%38.34%40.92%39.06%44.58%46.89%41.66%38.54%
Operating CF Growth %26.19%-14.79%8.38%4.85%11.05%5.87%43.43%38.06%11.07%-5.32%
Net Income37.92B38.13B38.63B38.95B42.14B47.76B55.52B83.68B100.99B102.43B
Depreciation & Amortization3.19B3.18B3.92B5.66B5.75B6.03B7.36B9.41B8.54B14.67B
Stock-Based Compensation368M292M414M363M823M1.04B1.54B2.15B2.29B0
Deferred Taxes9.87B10.55B8.99B9.6B10.99B11.32B13.54B20.99B26.2B0
Other Non-Cash Items663M-7.35B-3.97B-4.41B-3.4B-2.49B6.46B4.92B-5.06B-6.17B
Working Capital Changes-3.71B-3.63B-3.37B-3.39B-4.35B-8.66B-5.54B-12.24B-11.99B3.59B
Change in Receivables-4.75B69M-2.62B-2.13B-2.82B-12.91B-10.82B-14.21B-14.31B0
Change in Inventory-1.58B-1.03B-963M-1.3B-895M-1.08B-4.77B-7.42B-9.04B0
Change in Payables1.08B-401M1.15B-398M-641M3.15B6.72B10.02B3.24B0
Cash from Investing+-6.79B-6.57B-12.08B-11.51B-22.44B-31.61B-24.92B-43.89B-128.9B-76.12B
Capital Expenditures-8.27B-8.65B-12.41B-11.23B-22.08B-7.38B-12.15B-25.81B-47.16B-60.14B
CapEx % of Revenue7.4%7.74%11.1%9.2%17.39%5.24%6.86%11.11%16.24%20.24%
Acquisitions1.2B1.02B368M-100M-392M-18.28B-7.08B0-82.16B1B
Investments----------
Other Investing-1.17B-987M32M24M-16.23B4M-2.61B-13.09B-4.14B-16.98B
Cash from Financing+-38.89B-35.69B-34.52B-35.48B-32.24B-25.49B-51.8B-63.16B8.73B-27.32B
Debt Issued (Net)0094M-741M4.73B15.47B-2.41B-1.47B73.06B23.79B
Equity Issued (Net)-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K
Dividends Paid-23.83B-18.84B-19.05B-19.41B-20.12B-21.52B-25.3B-31.77B-44.14B-49.78B
Share Repurchases-15.06B-16.84B-15.57B-15.33B-16.86B-19.45B-24.09B-29.92B-20.18B-1.33B
Other Financing0000000000
Net Change in Cash2.61B-1.3B-1.53B-218M-3.19B-1.51B1.93B1.74B1.26B12.64B
Free Cash Flow+40.05B32.52B32.21B35.55B29.87B47.62B64.13B70.01B69.66B56.7B
FCF Margin %35.83%29.11%28.8%29.14%23.53%33.82%36.24%30.14%23.99%19.08%
FCF Growth %25.61%-18.8%-0.97%10.39%-15.98%59.41%34.69%9.17%-0.5%-18.61%
FCF per Share7.906.566.647.476.3810.3414.1115.5815.6112.75
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)1.27x1.08x1.16x1.20x1.23x1.15x1.42x1.30x1.20x1.16x
Interest Paid0000000003.42B
Taxes Paid0000000000

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)82.23%80.2%76%128.78%442.14%117.69%72%88.07%80.78%58.36%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)125.41%123.52%102.16%180.08%477.16%90.98%61.22%71.3%55.04%34.88%
Gross Margin84.63%84.21%84.25%83.54%83.51%83.2%83.92%84.6%84.67%80.98%
Net Margin33.93%34.14%34.54%31.92%33.19%33.92%31.38%36.03%34.78%33.14%
Debt / Equity0.01x0.03x0.01x0.08x0.16x0.38x0.31x0.25x0.72x0.67x
Interest Coverage745.11x544.08x555.86x106.14x108.07x202.92x197.91x189.25x78.26x18.88x
FCF Conversion1.27x1.08x1.16x1.20x1.23x1.15x1.42x1.30x1.20x1.16x
Revenue Growth3.57%-0.08%0.12%9.11%4.04%10.91%25.68%31.25%25.03%2.34%

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