List of largest biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies




The following is a list of the independent biotechnology companies listed on a stock exchange (as indicated) with current market capitalization of at least USD 10 billion, in decreasing order.


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




Contents






  • 1 Rankings


    • 1.1 Footnotes




  • 2 See also


  • 3 References





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Rank[N 1]
Company
Largest Market Cap (USD billions)
Market Cap in Q3 2018 (USD billions)
Market Cap in 2017 (USD billions)
Market Cap in 2016 (USD billions)[1][2]
Market Cap in 2015 (USD billions)[3]
Market Cap in 2014 (USD billions)[4]
Market Cap in 2013 (USD billions)
1 Steady

United States Johnson & Johnson[P]
NYSE: JNJ
397.4 (Jan 2018)
370.6 Increase
375.4
314.1
284.2
277.8
258.3
2 Steady

United States Pfizer[P]
NYSE: PFE
310.5 (Jul 2000)
262.2 Increase
215.9
196.3
199.3
205.4
196.0
3 Steady

Switzerland Roche[P]
SIX: ROG
263.6 (Feb 2014)
201.4 Increase
216.7
192.1
234.7
258.5
240.3
4 Steady

Switzerland Novartis[P]
NYSE: NVS
275.2 (Jul 2015)
200.8 Increase
196.7
170.5
206.1
229.8
195.0
5 Increase1
United States AbbVie[P]
NYSE: ABBV
196.2 (Jan 2018)
191.0 Increase
154.4
100.2
96.8
104.1
83.8
6 Decrease1
United States Merck & Co.[P]
NYSE: MRK
196.2 (Mar 2017)
163.4 Increase
153.3
164.3
147.6
166.9
146.5
7 Steady

United States Amgen[B]
NASDAQ: AMGN
143.0 (Jan 2018)
137.2 Increase
126.2
108.9
122.5
93.1
78.7
8 Increase1
United States Abbott Laboratories[P]
NYSE: ABT
129.9 (Oct 2018)
128.6 Increase
99.3
56.4
67.0
67.9
59.3
9 Decrease1
Denmark Novo Nordisk[P]
NYSE: NVO
159.6 (Aug 2015)
114.5 Increase
131.2
92.6
153.9
125.4
19.6
10 Steady

United States Eli Lilly & Co[P]
NYSE: LLY
125.3 (Oct 2018)
116.5 Increase
93.0
80.9
93.4
76.6
57.0
11 Increase1
France Sanofi[P]
NYSE: SNY
151.3 (Sep 2014)
111.5 Increase
108.2
101.8
111.8
138.1
142.0
12 Increase3
United States Bristol-Myers Squibb[P]
NASDAQ: BMY
128.3 (Jul 2016)
101.5 Decrease
100.3
98.2
114.8
97.6
87.2
13 Increase1
United States Gilead Sciences[B]
NASDAQ: GILD
179.6 (Jun 2013)
100.7 Increase
93.6
96.6
145.8
109.0
78.4
14 Increase2
United Kingdom AstraZeneca[P]
NYSE: AZN
102.9 (Oct 2006)
100.2 Increase
87.9
68.8
85.8
88.9
74.6
15 Decrease4
United Kingdom GlaxoSmithKline[P]
NYSE: GSK
174.9 (May 2006)
99.6 Decrease
87.9
93.3
97.6
128.9
129.6
16 Increase2
United States Biogen[P]
NASDAQ: BIIB
111.7 (Mar 2015)
74.6 Increase
67.4
61.6
68.3
79.7
66.1
17 Steady

United States Stryker Corporation[P]
NYSE: SYK
67.2 (June 2018)
66.4 Increase
58.0
45.1
34.7
35.7
28.4
18 Increase2
Republic of Ireland Allergan[P]
NYSE: AGN
133.5 (Jul 2015)
65.9 Increase
54.4
72.7
123.3
68.5
29.3
19 Steady

United States Celgene[B]
NASDAQ: CELG
115.3 (Oct 2017)
65.0 Increase
82.2
91.4
94.1
89.5
69.2
20 Decrease10
Germany Bayer[B]
FWB: BAYN
129.0 (Mar 2015)
61.5 Decrease
101.9
85.3
103.2
113.2
117.4
21 Steady

Republic of Ireland Shire Pharmaceuticals[P]
NASDAQ: SHPG
62.0 (Sep 2014)
55.2 Increase
47.0
50.1
41.0
42.4
28.1
22 Increase1
United States Illumina [B]
NASDAQ: ILMN
54.0 (Sept 2018)
54.0 Increase
40.2
39.4
35.4
28.6
25.7
23 Decrease1
United States Vertex Pharmaceuticals[P]
NASDAQ: VRTX
49.1 (Sept 2018)
49.1 Increase
37.9
18.3
31.0
28.7
17.4
24 Steady

United States Zoetis[P]
NASDAQ: ZTS
45.3 (Sept 2018)
44.3 Increase
35.1
26.4
23.8
21.6
16.3
25 Steady

United States Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc[P]
NASDAQ: REGN
61.4 (Aug 2015)
43.6 Increase
40.4
39.3
56.5
42.0
27.4
26 Increase1
Japan Astellas[P]
TYO: 4503
35.9 (Nov 2017)
34.5 Increase
29.3
25.7
40.6
35.8
27.6
27 Decrease1
Japan Takeda Pharmaceutical [P]
NASDAQ: TYO
59.6 (June 2007)
33.9 Decrease
40.2
45.6
47.8
37.5
34.3
28 Steady

United States Alexion Pharmaceuticals[P]
NASDAQ: ALXN
47.0 (Jul 2015)
30.9 Increase
26.7
27.4
43.1
36.7
26.0
29 Steady

Japan Daiichi Sankyo [P]
NASDAQ: DSNKY
27.9 (June 2018)
30.7 Increase
27.5
35.3
38.8
33.2
28.7
30 Steady

Japan Eisai Pharmaceutical [P]
TYO: 4523
24.7 (June 2018)
28.8 Increase
24.5
37.3
28.8
30.2
28.7
31 Steady

United States Mylan [P]
NASDAQ: MYL
37.2 (Apr 2015)
18.9 Increase
27.5
30.3
38.8
33.2
35.7
32 Steady

United States BioMarin [P]
NASDAQ: BMRN
24.0 (Jul 2015)
17.4 Increase
18.3
20.4
13.8
12.9
10.8
33 Steady

United States Incyte [P]
NASDAQ: INCY
31.2 (Mar 2017)
14.6 Increase
18.3
15.4
10.6
7.3
4.6
34 Steady

United States Perrigo [P]
NASDAQ: PRGO
29.0 (May 2017)
10.0 Decrease
9.9
9.5
8.3
14.7
12.2


Footnotes





  1. ^ The change is the companies' relative position in this list, compared to their relative position in the prior year; i.e, an increase would be moving closer to rank 1 and vice versa





  • B – Biotechnology company


  • P – Pharmaceutical company



See also


  • List of largest pharmaceutical companies by revenue


References





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  2. ^ "Healthcare – Google Finance".


  3. ^ "The World's Biggest Public Companies". Forbes.


  4. ^ "• Top biotech and pharmaceutical companies market value 2015 - Statistic". Statista.













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