NOVO NORDISK A S

EDGAR

1,499 filing records in this dataset, filed from 2002-11-14 to 2026-10-06. Reported financial figures are available; chart coverage varies by period.

Watchlist

Latest fiscal year

Revenue

127 billion DKK

2020 · DKK

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Revenue: 126946000000 DKK Source

Operating margin

42.64%

2020 · %

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Income: 54126000000 DKK Source
  • Revenue: 126946000000 DKK Source

Operating cash flow

52 billion DKK

2020 · DKK

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 51951000000 DKK Source

Free cash flow

46.1 billion DKK

2020 · DKK

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 51951000000 DKK Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 5825000000 DKK Source
Cash and cash equivalents
12.2 billion DKK Source
Exact value

12226000000 DKK

Long-term debt including current maturities
Not available
Shares outstanding
Not available

Company performance

Up to ten complete financial years · consolidated figures

Includes later revisions to earlier periods. Annual charts exclude incomplete years.

Latest filing recorded: 2026-10-06.

Financial data available through: 2020-12-31.

Financial coverage is incomplete. Newer filings are recorded, but comparable financial figures for those periods are not available here yet.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2020-12-31
  • Operating income: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2020-12-31
  • net income: No compatible figures in this window
  • Operating cash flow: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2020-12-31
  • Capital expenditure: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2020-12-31
  • Total assets: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2020-12-31
  • Total liabilities: 5 of 11 periods available· newest 2020-12-31
  • Current assets: 5 of 11 periods available· newest 2020-12-31
  • Current liabilities: 5 of 11 periods available· newest 2020-12-31
  • Cash and cash equivalents: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2020-12-31
  • long term debt: No compatible figures in this window
  • shares outstanding: No compatible figures in this window

Coverage describes values retained in this snapshot. Missing values are not zero; loading limits are reported separately.

What changed year over year

Latest complete year compared with the corresponding period one year earlier. These are measured changes; they do not establish their business causes.

  • Revenue

    +4%

    Prior period

    DKK 122.02 billion

    –

    Current period

    DKK 126.95 billion

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    126946000000 − 122021000000 = 4925000000 DKK

    122021000000 DKK · 2019-01-01 – 2019-12-31

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    126946000000 DKK · 2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31

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  • Operating cash flow

    +11%

    Prior period

    DKK 46.78 billion

    –

    Current period

    DKK 51.95 billion

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    51951000000 − 46782000000 = 5169000000 DKK

    46782000000 DKK · 2019-01-01 – 2019-12-31

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    51951000000 DKK · 2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31

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  • Capital expenditure

    -34.8%

    Prior period

    DKK 8.93 billion

    –

    Current period

    DKK 5.83 billion

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    5825000000 − 8932000000 = -3107000000 DKK

    8932000000 DKK · 2019-01-01 – 2019-12-31

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    5825000000 DKK · 2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31

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Comparable inputs unavailable for: Net income.

Where revenue goes

How a period’s revenue divides into costs and what remains as profit. Items marked Derived are calculated by subtraction from reported figures.

2020 2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31

  • Revenue DKK 126.95 billion 100% of revenue
  • Operating costs Derived DKK 72.82 billion 57% of revenue
  • Operating income DKK 54.13 billion 43% of revenue
  • Tax, interest and other Derived Unavailable An input is unavailable.
  • Net income Unavailable An input is unavailable.

Cash

  • Operating cash flow DKK 51.95 billion 41% of revenue
  • Capital expenditure DKK 5.83 billion 4.6% of revenue
  • Free cash flow Derived DKK 46.13 billion 36% of revenue

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 2015 Not shown: operating income or net income is not reported.
  • 2016 Not shown: operating income or net income is not reported.
  • 2017 Not shown: operating income or net income is not reported.
  • 2018 Not shown: operating income or net income is not reported.
  • 2019 Not shown: operating income or net income is not reported.
  • 2020 Not shown: operating income or net income is not reported.
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
2015 2015-01-01 – 2015-12-31107927000000 58483000000 Derived 49444000000 UnavailableUnavailable33063000000 Derived
Source
2016 2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31111780000000 63348000000 Derived 48432000000 UnavailableUnavailable41246000000 Derived
Source
2017 2017-01-01 – 2017-12-31111696000000 62729000000 Derived 48967000000 UnavailableUnavailable33542000000 Derived
Source
2018 2018-01-01 – 2018-12-31111831000000 64583000000 Derived 47248000000 UnavailableUnavailable34980000000 Derived
Source
2019 2019-01-01 – 2019-12-31122021000000 69538000000 Derived 52483000000 UnavailableUnavailable37850000000 Derived
Source
2020 2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31126946000000 72820000000 Derived 54126000000 UnavailableUnavailable46126000000 Derived
Source

Amounts are exact, in DKK.

Growth

Sales over time and how quickly they are changing.

Revenue

Revenue reported for each complete financial period.

DKK 126.9B 2020
Revenue historyRevenue reported for each complete financial period. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.137.1B102.8B68.6B34.3B0.0201520182020
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(DKK)Source evidence
2015Revenue107927000000
2016Revenue111780000000
2017Revenue111696000000
2018Revenue111831000000
2019Revenue122021000000
2020Revenue126946000000

Revenue growth

Change in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier.

4% 2020
Revenue growth historyChange in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.9.8%7.2%4.5%1.9%-0.8%201520182020
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2015Year over yearNo prior comparable period
2016Year over year3.6%
2017Year over year-0.1%
2018Year over year0.1%
2019Year over year9.1%
2020Year over year4%

Profit and cash

How much revenue becomes profit, and how much cash operations generate.

Profit margins

Operating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue.

Operating margin 42.6% 2020
Free cash flow margin 36.3% 2020
Profit margins historyOperating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.49%37%25%12%0%201520182020
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2015Operating margin45.8%
2016Operating margin43.3%
2017Operating margin43.8%
2018Operating margin42.2%
2019Operating margin43%
2020Operating margin42.6%
2015-12-31Net marginNot reported
2016-12-31Net marginNot reported
2017-12-31Net marginNot reported
2018-12-31Net marginNot reported
2019-12-31Net marginNot reported
2020-12-31Net marginNot reported
2015Free cash flow margin30.6%
2016Free cash flow margin36.9%
2017Free cash flow margin30%
2018Free cash flow margin31.3%
2019Free cash flow margin31%
2020Free cash flow margin36.3%

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

DKK 52B 2020
Operating cash flow historyCash generated by the company’s normal business operations. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.56.1B42.1B28.1B14.0B0.0201520182020
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(DKK)Source evidence
2015Operating cash flow38287000000
2016Operating cash flow48314000000
2017Operating cash flow41168000000
2018Operating cash flow44616000000
2019Operating cash flow46782000000
2020Operating cash flow51951000000

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit.

DKK 46.1B 2020
Free cash flow historyOperating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.49.8B37.4B24.9B12.5B0.0201520182020
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(DKK)Source evidence
2015Free cash flow33063000000
2016Free cash flow41246000000
2017Free cash flow33542000000
2018Free cash flow34980000000
2019Free cash flow37850000000
2020Free cash flow46126000000

Balance sheet

Liabilities and short-term ability to meet obligations at each period end.

Liabilities to assets

Total liabilities as a share of total assets.

56.3% 2020
Liabilities to assets historyTotal liabilities as a share of total assets. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.61%46%30%15%0%2015-12-3120182020
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2015-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2016Liabilities / assets53.6%
2017Liabilities / assets51.3%
2018Liabilities / assets53.2%
2019Liabilities / assets54.2%
2020Liabilities / assets56.3%

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

0.94× 2020
Current assets to current liabilities historyCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.1.38×1.03×0.69×0.34×0.00×2015-12-3120182020
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2015-12-31Current assets / current liabilitiesNot reportedNo source recorded
2016Current assets / current liabilities1.26×
2017Current assets / current liabilities1.28×
2018Current assets / current liabilities1.09×
2019Current assets / current liabilities1.06×
2020Current assets / current liabilities0.94×

Cash generation

Compare reported profit with operating cash and capital spending. Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditure when both exact, consolidated amounts match the same period and unit.

Cash generation by annual reporting period
PeriodNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
2015 2015-01-01 – 2015-12-31
Unavailable Not reported for this period.
DKK 38.29 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 38287000000 DKK

2015-01-01 – 2015-12-31: 38287000000 DKK Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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DKK 5.22 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 5224000000 DKK

2015-01-01 – 2015-12-31: 5224000000 DKK Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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DKK 33.06 billion
Calculation and evidence

38287000000 − 5224000000 DKK

Exact free cash flow: 33063000000 DKK

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2016 2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31
Unavailable Not reported for this period.
DKK 48.31 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 48314000000 DKK

2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31: 48314000000 DKK Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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DKK 7.07 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 7068000000 DKK

2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31: 7068000000 DKK Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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DKK 41.25 billion
Calculation and evidence

48314000000 − 7068000000 DKK

Exact free cash flow: 41246000000 DKK

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2017 2017-01-01 – 2017-12-31
Unavailable Not reported for this period.
DKK 41.17 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 41168000000 DKK

2017-01-01 – 2017-12-31: 41168000000 DKK Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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DKK 7.63 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 7626000000 DKK

2017-01-01 – 2017-12-31: 7626000000 DKK Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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DKK 33.54 billion
Calculation and evidence

41168000000 − 7626000000 DKK

Exact free cash flow: 33542000000 DKK

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2018 2018-01-01 – 2018-12-31
Unavailable Not reported for this period.
DKK 44.62 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 44616000000 DKK

2018-01-01 – 2018-12-31: 44616000000 DKK Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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DKK 9.64 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 9636000000 DKK

2018-01-01 – 2018-12-31: 9636000000 DKK Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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DKK 34.98 billion
Calculation and evidence

44616000000 − 9636000000 DKK

Exact free cash flow: 34980000000 DKK

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2019 2019-01-01 – 2019-12-31
Unavailable Not reported for this period.
DKK 46.78 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 46782000000 DKK

2019-01-01 – 2019-12-31: 46782000000 DKK Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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DKK 8.93 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 8932000000 DKK

2019-01-01 – 2019-12-31: 8932000000 DKK Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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DKK 37.85 billion
Calculation and evidence

46782000000 − 8932000000 DKK

Exact free cash flow: 37850000000 DKK

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2020 2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31
Unavailable Not reported for this period.
DKK 51.95 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 51951000000 DKK

2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31: 51951000000 DKK Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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DKK 5.83 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 5825000000 DKK

2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31: 5825000000 DKK Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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DKK 46.13 billion
Calculation and evidence

51951000000 − 5825000000 DKK

Exact free cash flow: 46126000000 DKK

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Capital expenditure uses the canonical mapped positive-spending convention. A missing, ambiguous, incompatible, or negative-sign input is left blank. Values use the latest reported version.

Dataset coverage and company identifiers

Coverage reflects filings processed into this Fundies dataset; it does not imply every source filing is loaded.

1,499 filings · 435 latest values · 435 originally reported values

Dataset published . Source filing dates and reporting periods are shown separately.

Identifiers: 0000353278, 353278, NONOF, NVO, edgar:353278

Also known as NOVO NORDISK A S, NOVO NORDISK A/S