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Danish (OMX) Healthcare Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D3.4%
  • 3M7.3%
  • 1Y-9.3%
  • YTD-5.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Healthcare industry has risen 2.2%, driven by gains from Novo Nordisk of 3.9%. During this same period, the ALK-Abelló underperformed, falling 6.2%. In contrast, the industry has lost 15% in the last 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 4.6% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Danish Healthcare Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 26 Aug 2026DKK 1.8tDKK 468.0bDKK 137.2b23.8x13.4x3.9x
Fri, 24 Jul 2026DKK 1.8tDKK 469.5bDKK 147.2b20.1x12.6x3.9x
Sun, 21 Jun 2026DKK 1.7tDKK 469.0bDKK 147.1b19.6x11.6x3.6x
Tue, 19 May 2026DKK 1.7tDKK 468.6bDKK 147.0b20.3x11.5x3.6x
Thu, 16 Apr 2026DKK 1.5tDKK 447.1bDKK 129.9b19x11.9x3.4x
Sat, 14 Mar 2026DKK 1.5tDKK 448.1bDKK 130.1b16.8x11.6x3.4x
Mon, 09 Feb 2026DKK 1.8tDKK 448.2bDKK 134.9b16.7x13.1x3.9x
Wed, 07 Jan 2026DKK 2.1tDKK 453.9bDKK 136.9b17.9x15.5x4.7x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025DKK 1.9tDKK 454.0bDKK 136.9b17x13.6x4.1x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025DKK 1.9tDKK 448.0bDKK 141.9b17.2x13.4x4.3x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025DKK 2.0tDKK 447.4bDKK 141.7b18x14.4x4.6x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025DKK 2.1tDKK 447.6bDKK 141.8b24.3x14.5x4.6x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025DKK 2.5tDKK 423.1bDKK 124.5b30.1x19.9x5.9x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025DKK 2.6tDKK 423.5bDKK 124.6b30.4x20.6x6.1x
Wed, 21 May 2025DKK 2.5tDKK 424.3bDKK 125.1b24.1x19.9x5.9x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025DKK 2.3tDKK 409.2bDKK 121.3b21.8x19.1x5.7x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025DKK 2.8tDKK 409.5bDKK 121.3b24.9x23.5x7x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025DKK 3.3tDKK 408.3bDKK 118.3b28.4x27.6x8x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025DKK 3.3tDKK 387.5bDKK 111.3b29.9x29.6x8.5x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024DKK 4.0tDKK 387.3bDKK 111.3b31.3x36.3x10.4x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024DKK 4.0tDKK 372.2bDKK 107.2b34.5x37.1x10.7x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024DKK 4.1tDKK 372.0bDKK 107.1b36.3x38.4x11.1x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024DKK 4.7tDKK 371.8bDKK 107.1b33.8x44.1x12.7x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024DKK 4.5tDKK 355.4bDKK 106.3b35.9x42.1x12.6x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024DKK 5.0tDKK 355.3bDKK 106.2b34.8x46.7x14x
Thu, 23 May 2024DKK 4.7tDKK 355.3bDKK 106.2b37.9x44.1x13.2x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024DKK 4.4tDKK 341.3bDKK 99.6b32.8x44.3x12.9x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024DKK 4.6tDKK 341.2bDKK 99.6b39.3x46.5x13.6x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024DKK 4.3tDKK 340.5bDKK 98.6b34.4x43.3x12.5x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024DKK 3.8tDKK 320.5bDKK 90.0b33.8x42.1x11.8x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023DKK 3.5tDKK 320.6bDKK 90.0b33.8x38.9x10.9x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023DKK 3.6tDKK 318.7bDKK 90.3b29.2x40x11.3x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023DKK 3.4tDKK 305.5bDKK 82.2b32.5x40.9x11x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023DKK 3.5tDKK 305.4bDKK 82.2b36.7x42x11.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

42x


Total Market Cap: DKK 3.5tTotal Earnings: DKK 82.2bTotal Revenue: DKK 305.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Danish Healthcare Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.9x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Danish Healthcare industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 13.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 27.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 8.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Healthcare industry have grown 19% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 15% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Danish Healthcare sector?

DK Market2.83%
Healthcare3.42%
Biotech5.41%
Life Sciences5.28%
Pharma3.30%
Medical Equipment2.50%
Healthtech2.22%
Healthcare Services1.35%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Medical Equipment industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 32.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 9.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Healthcare Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 113% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Pharma industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
NOVO B Novo NordiskDKK 307.803.9%
+DKK 50.6b		-12.3%PE11.7x
COLO B ColoplastDKK 463.506.4%
+DKK 6.3b		-24.1%PE37.8x
GMAB GenmabDKK 2.20k4.4%
+DKK 5.5b		39.2%PE26x
BAVA Bavarian NordicDKK 218.2015.4%
+DKK 2.1b		-8.7%PE10.7x
ZEAL Zealand PharmaDKK 326.904.9%
+DKK 1.0b		-21.8%PE8.1x

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