List of largest biomedical companies by market capitalization

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   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  1 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  2 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  1 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  1 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   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  2 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   Novo Nordisk[P]   DEN NYSENVO 161.9 (Dec 2020) 161.99 137.1 111.9 131.2 92.6 153.9 125.4 -
10  2 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  3 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  4 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  2 AstraZeneca[P]   GBR
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LSEAZN 130.8 (Dec 2019) 129.44 130.8 96.2 87.9 68.8 85.8 88.9 74.6
14  4 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  2 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  1 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  2 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  3 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  6 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  1 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  4 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  2 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  1 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  2 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  3 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  2 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  3 Seagen[B]   USA NasdaqSGEN 38.2 (Oct 2020) 34.44 19.5 13.8
28  1 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  4 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  1 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   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   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   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  1 BioNTech[P]   GER NSEBNTX 44.07 62.52 19.62 7.68 -
36  1 Horizon Therapeutics[P]   USA NSEHZNP 18.06 (Dec 2020) 14.2 11.6 9.3 5.0 6.5 2.8 2.0 -
37  1 10x Genomics[7][P]   USA NSETXG 17.54 11.2 -
38  1 Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine[P]   CHN SSE: 600276 41.17 59.98 93.42 60.85 30.53 30.54 16.79 15.10 -
39  1 Elanco[P]   USA NYSEELAN 13.06 (Nov 2020) 11.2 -
40  1 Celltrion[P]   ROK KRX: 068270 23.03 (2021) 40.90 19.22 -
41  1 Viatris[P]   USA NSEVTRS 18.50 (Dec 2021) -
42  1 Sun Pharma[P]   IND NSESUNPHARMA 27.15 (2021) 19.01 -
43  1 Divi's Laboratories[P]   IND NSEDIVISLAB 15.29 (Nov 2021) -
44  1 Dr. Reddy's Laboratories[P]   IND NSEDRREDDY 10.94 (2021) 11.75 -
45  1 Cipla[P]   IND NSECIPLA 10.21 (Dec 2021) 10.19 -
  • B – Biotechnology company
  • P – Pharmaceutical company

See also

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References

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