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List of largest biomedical companies by market capitalization

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The following is a list of independent pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical companies listed on a stock exchange (as indicated) with current market capitalization of at least US$10 billion, ranked by their market capitalization.

It does not include biotechnology companies that are currently owned by, or form a part of, larger pharmaceutical groups.

Ranking by market capitalization

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The following table lists the largest biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies ranked by market capitalization in billion US dollars. The change column indicates the company's relative position in this list compared to their relative position in the preceding year; i.e., an increase would be moving closer to rank 1 and vice versa.

Largest biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies ranked by market capitalization in billion US dollars.
Rank Chg Company Country Traded on Largest 2020[1] 2019 2018 2017 2016[2][3] 2015[4] 2014[5] 2013
1 Steady Johnson & Johnson[P]  USA NYSEJNJ 399.9 (Dec 2020) 399.99 385.0 346.1 375.4 314.1 284.2 277.8 258.3
2 Increase1 Roche[P]  SUI SIXROG 291.1 (Dec 2020) 291.12 281.1 209.3 216.7 192.1 234.7 258.5 240.3
3 Increase2 Pfizer[P]  USA NYSEPFE 310.5 (Jul 2000) 208.11 216.7 259.7 215.9 196.3 199.3 205.4 196.0
4 Decrease1 Novartis[P]  SUI NYSENVS 275.2 (Jul 2015) 202.09 240.0 200.0 196.7 170.5 206.1 229.8 195.0
5 Decrease1 Merck & Co.[P]  USA NYSEMRK 232.9 (Dec 2019) 201.80 232.9 205.8 153.3 164.3 147.6 166.9 146.5
6 Moderna[P]  USA NSEMRNA[1] 201 (Sep 2021) 68.5 45.0 -
7 Steady Abbott Laboratories[P]  USA NYSEABT 190.4 (Dec 2020) 190.44 153.5 126.8 99.3 56.4 67.0 67.9 59.3
8 Increase2 AbbVie[B]  USA NYSEABBV 196.2 (Jan 2018) 182.27 130.9 146.3 154.4 100.2 96.8 104.1 83.8
9 Steady Novo Nordisk[P]  DEN NYSENVO 161.9 (Dec 2020) 161.99 137.1 111.9 131.2 92.6 153.9 125.4 -
10 Increase2 Eli Lilly & Co[P]  USA NYSELLY 158.3 (Dec 2020) 158.30 126.9 125.6 93.0 80.9 93.4 76.6 57.0
11 Increase3 Bristol-Myers Squibb[P]  USA NasdaqBMY 137.8 (Dec 2020) 137.85 105.0 85.0 100.3 98.2 114.8 97.6 87.2
12 Decrease4 Amgen[B]  USA NasdaqAMGN 145.8 (Dec 2019) 129.79 144.6 128.8 126.2 108.9 122.5 93.1 78.7
13 Decrease2 AstraZeneca[P]  GBR
 SWE
LSEAZN 130.8 (Dec 2019) 129.44 130.8 96.2 87.9 68.8 85.8 88.9 74.6
14 Increase4 Sanofi[P]  FRA NYSESNY 151.3 (Sep 2014) 120.66 63.5 108.4 108.2 101.8 111.8 138.1 142.0
15 Decrease2 GlaxoSmithKline[P]  GBR LSEGSK 174.9 (May 2006) 90.15 117.2 94.8 87.9 93.3 97.6 128.9 129.6
16 Increase1 Stryker Corporation[P]  USA NYSESYK 88.8 (Dec 2020) 88.81 78.5 58.6 58.0 45.1 34.7 35.7 28.4
17 Increase2 Zoetis[P]  USA NasdaqZTS 76.6 (Aug 2020) 75.97 63.2 41.4 35.1 26.4 23.8 21.6 16.3
18 Decrease3 Gilead Sciences[B]  USA NasdaqGILD 179.6 (Jun 2013) 71.93 82.3 81.6 93.6 96.6 145.8 109.0 78.4
19 Increase6 Daiichi Sankyo[P]  JPN NasdaqDSNKY 45.3 (Dec 2019) 63.92 45.3 22.7 27.5 35.3 38.8 33.2 28.7
20 Increase1 Vertex Pharmaceuticals[B]  USA NasdaqVRTX 78.9 (Jul 2020) 61.33 56.3 42.2 37.9 18.3 31.0 28.7 17.4
21 Decrease4 Bayer[P]  GER FWBBAYN 129.0 (Mar 2015) 58.12 80.1 63.1 101.9 85.3 103.2 113.2 117.4
22 Decrease2 Takeda Pharmaceutical[P]  JPN NasdaqTAK 61.5 (Dec 2019) 56.78 61.5 52.9 40.2 45.6 47.8 37.5 34.3
23 Increase1 Illumina[B]  USA NasdaqILMN 56.0 (Jul 2019) 53.51 48.2 44.1 40.2 39.4 35.4 28.6 25.7
24 Increase2 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals[B]  USA NasdaqREGN 61.4 (Aug 2015) 52.52 41.2 40.3 40.4 39.3 56.5 42.0 27.4
25 Decrease3 Biogen[B]  USA NasdaqBIIB 111.7 (Mar 2015) 38.66 54.7 63.5 67.4 61.6 68.3 79.7 66.1
26 Increase2 Alexion Pharmaceuticals[P]  USA NasdaqALXN 47.0 (Jul 2015) 33.52 24.3 21.7 26.7 27.4 43.1 36.7 26.0
27 Increase3 Seagen[B]  USA NasdaqSGEN 38.2 (Oct 2020) 34.44 19.5 13.8
28 Decrease1 Astellas[P]  JPN TYO: 4503 40.6 (Dec 2015) 27.52 32.7 23.8 29.3 25.7 40.6 35.8 27.6
29 Increase4 Genmab[B]  DEN NasdaqGMAB 25.9 (Nov 2020) 25.53 14.5 10.6 10.8 10.8 8.8 3.8 2.6
30 Decrease1 Eisai Pharmaceutical[P]  JPN TYO: 4523 37.3 (Dec 2016) 19.93 21.5 23.0 24.5 37.3 28.8 30.2 28.7
31 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals [P]  USA NSEALNY[6] 23.36 18.5 24.0 21.0 16.0 -
32 Steady Incyte[P]  USA NSEINCY 31.2 (Mar 2017) 19.25 18.8 13.5 18.3 15.4 10.6 7.3 4.6
33 Steady BioMarin[P]  USA NSEBMRN 24.0 (Jul 2015) 16.03 15.2 15.1 18.3 20.4 13.8 12.9 10.8
34 Increase BeiGene [P]  CHN SSE: 688235 33.14 (Nov 2021) 34.20 27.00 26.00 24.03 10.28 8.33 4.45 1.20
35 Decrease1 BioNTech[P]  GER NSEBNTX 44.07 62.52 19.62 7.68 -
36 Increase1 Horizon Therapeutics[P]  USA NSEHZNP 18.06 (Dec 2020) 14.2 11.6 9.3 5.0 6.5 2.8 2.0 -
37 Increase1 10x Genomics[7][P]  USA NSETXG 17.54 11.2 -
38 Decrease1 Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine[P]  CHN SSE: 600276 41.17 59.98 93.42 60.85 30.53 30.54 16.79 15.10 -
39 Increase1 Elanco[P]  USA NYSEELAN 13.06 (Nov 2020) 11.2 -
40 Decrease1 Celltrion[P]  ROK KRX: 068270 23.03 (2021) 40.90 19.22 -
41 Increase1 Viatris[P]  USA NSEVTRS 18.50 (Dec 2021) -
42 Increase1 Sun Pharma[P]  IND NSESUNPHARMA 27.15 (2021) 19.01 -
43 Increase1 Divi's Laboratories[P]  IND NSEDIVISLAB 15.29 (Nov 2021) -
44 Decrease1 Dr. Reddy's Laboratories[P]  IND NSEDRREDDY 10.94 (2021) 11.75 -
45 Increase1 Cipla[P]  IND NSECIPLA 10.21 (Dec 2021) 10.19 -
  • B – Biotechnology company
  • P – Pharmaceutical company

See also

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