Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) financials
NYSE · Healthcare · Drug Manufacturers - General · 68,794 employees · CEO Maziar Mike Doustdar
- Price
- $40.00 +2.20%
- Market cap
- $176B
- Enterprise value
- DKK 1.27T
- Last report
- Q2 '26 filed 2026-08-04
- Next report
- 2026-11-04
Valuation & key figures
- Market cap
- $176B EV DKK 1.27T
- Revenue
- DKK 329B Trailing 12 months
- Revenue growth
- -2% FY2026 consensus
- Profit margin
- 35.3% Net income / revenue, TTM
- P/E
- 10.1×
- P/S
- 3.6× Price / sales, TTM
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.1× TTM
- Free cash flow
- DKK 48.9B Trailing 12 months
- Net income
- DKK 116B Trailing 12 months
- Revenue estimate
- DKK 304B FY2026 consensus
- Earnings
- 2026-11-04
- Dividend
- $1.16 Per share, last 12 months
Key takeaways
Computed from the reported numbers - every statement carries the figure it rests on.
- Revenue growth slowing: 2.1% year on yearQ2 '26 revenue DKK 78.5B, against an average of 8.6% over the four quarters before.
- Operating margin 43.1% (TTM), -2.6 pp on a year agoOperating income grew -0.5% while revenue grew 5.6%.
- Capex 25.5% of revenue (a year ago 19.2%)DKK 84.1B invested in the last 4 quarters (+40.3% on a year earlier). Free cash flow DKK 48.9B = 42.0% of net income.
- Returned DKK 57.9B to shareholders = 118.3% of free cash flowBuybacks DKK 5.9B (a year earlier DKK 11.3B), dividends DKK 52B, stock-based pay DKK 0 (TTM). More than the free cash flow: paid from cash or debt.
- Diluted share count down 0.2% in a year4.44B diluted shares in Q2 '26, 4.45B a year earlier.
- Net debt DKK 95.1BCash + short-term investments DKK 45B, debt incl. leases DKK 140B; a year ago net debt DKK 80.3B.
Last quarter: Q2 '26
Quarter ended 2026-06-30. Compared with the same quarter a year earlier and with the analyst consensus before the report.
Quarter vs a year ago
| Q2 '26 | Year ago | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | DKK 78.5B | DKK 76.9B | +2.1% |
| Gross margin | 78.2% | 83.3% | -5.1 pp |
| Operating income | DKK 27.1B | DKK 33.4B | -19.1% |
| Operating margin | 34.5% | 43.5% | -9.0 pp |
| Net income | DKK 21B | DKK 26.5B | -20.8% |
| Diluted EPS | DKK 4.74 | DKK 5.96 | -20.5% |
| Operating cash flow | DKK 55.2B | DKK 40.8B | +35.3% |
| Capex | DKK 12.8B | DKK 16.3B | -21.3% |
| Free cash flow | DKK 42.4B | DKK 24.5B | +73.0% |
| R&D | DKK 17.8B | DKK 11.7B | +52.2% |
| Stock-based compensation | DKK 0 | DKK 0 | – |
Revenue
Where the money comes from - by business line and by region, quarter by quarter.
Revenue, operating income and growth
quarterlyMargins & cost structure
How much of each unit of revenue is left at each level - and where the costs go.
Margins
quarterlyCosts as % of revenue
quarterlyCash flow & capital allocation
Cash generated, what it is spent on, and what reaches shareholders.
Operating cash flow, capex, free cash flow
quarterlyUses of cash vs operating cash flow
fiscal yearsLast 4 quarters
cash flow statement- Operating cash flow
- DKK 133B
- Capex
- -DKK 84.1B
- Buybacks
- -DKK 5.9B
- Dividends
- -DKK 52B
- Acquisitions
- DKK 1.05B
- Net debt issued
- DKK 36.4B
- Stock-based compensation
- DKK 0
- Free cash flow
- DKK 48.9B
- Returned to shareholders / FCF
- 118.3%
Share count and EPS
quarterly, dilutedBalance sheet
Liquidity, investments and debt at each quarter end.
Cash, investments and debt
quarter endsValuation & returns
Today's multiples against the company's own last five fiscal years; analyst targets and ratings.
Multiples and returns
TTM vs 5 fiscal years| Now | 5y average | Where today sits in the 5-year range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 10.1× | 30.4× | 14.0× – 38.3× |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.1× | 22.0× | 9.8× – 27.9× |
| EV / Sales | 3.9× | 10.5× | 5.0× – 13.4× |
| Price / FCF | 24.0× | 40.4× | 33.2× – 49.6× |
| Price / Book | 5.3× | 21.0× | 7.4× – 29.0× |
| FCF yield | 4.2% | 2.5% | 2.0% – 3.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 29.7% | 43.1% | 29.5% – 54.2% |
| Return on equity | 59.1% | 67.1% | 52.8% – 78.5% |
Analysts
Consensus target $42.33 (+5.8%)
range $40.00 – $47.00 · rating Buy
Outlook
Analyst consensus for the coming fiscal years and what it implies at today's price.
Consensus estimates
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Growth | EPS | Growth | P/E at today's price | Analysts (EPS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | DKK 304B | -1.5% | DKK 22.25 | -3.4% | – | 7 |
| FY2027 | DKK 310B | +1.7% | DKK 22.10 | -0.7% | – | 7 |
| FY2028 | DKK 329B | +6.2% | DKK 23.88 | +8.0% | – | 4 |
| FY2029 | DKK 355B | +8.0% | DKK 26.77 | +12.1% | – | 2 |
| FY2030 | DKK 372B | +4.8% | DKK 29.00 | +8.3% | – | 4 |
Financial statements
Every line of the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement - 12 quarters and 10 fiscal years, as values, as % of revenue or as growth.
Sources
Statements, segment revenue, metrics and estimates: Financial Modeling Prep.
Data as of 2026-11-01 · Amounts in DKK as reported; price and market cap in USD.