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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