NVO's Growth Comparisons in I. Quarter 2026
With 37.57% year on year Revenue increase in the first quarter 2026, Novo Nordisk A outperformed the 11.97% rise in the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry, and 3.9% growth in the Healthcare sector. Comparing the first quarter sales growth, both Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry and Novo Nordisk A outperformed 5.68% overall market increase.
Top-line fell by -67.61% from the fourth quarter results. Comparing the annual growth, sales of 73.9% on average in last five years, to the S & P 500's, including only Businesses with the first quarter 2026 financial results, average yearly sales growth is 7.73%. Novo Nordisk A grew faster than the market.
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| Obesity and Diabetes care |
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| Rare disease |
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| Rare disease segments |
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| USA |
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| Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Rare disease total |
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| Total GLP-1 Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Ozempic Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Rybelsus Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Victoza Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Total insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Long-acting insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Awigli Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Tresiba Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Xultophy Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Levemir Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Premix insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Ryzodeg Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| NovoMix Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Fast-acting insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Fiasp Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| NovoRapid Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Human insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Other Diabetes care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Total Diabetes care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Total Obesity care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Wegovy Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Saxenda Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Rare blood disorders Rare disease total |
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| Haemophilia A Rare disease total |
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| Haemophilia B Rare disease total |
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| NovoSeven Rare disease total |
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| Rare endocrine disorders Rare disease total |
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| Other Rare disease Rare disease total |
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| International Operations |
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| International Operations Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Rare disease total |
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| International Operations Total GLP-1 Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Ozempic Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Rybelsus Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Victoza Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Total insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Long-acting insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Awigli Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Tresiba Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Xultophy Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Levemir Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Premix insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Ryzodeg Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations NovoMix Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Fast-acting insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Fiasp Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations NovoRapid Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Human insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Other Diabetes care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Total Diabetes care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Total Obesity care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Wegovy Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Saxenda Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| International Operations Rare blood disorders Rare disease total |
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| International Operations Haemophilia A Rare disease total |
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| International Operations Haemophilia B Rare disease total |
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| International Operations NovoSeven Rare disease total |
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| International Operations Rare endocrine disorders Rare disease total |
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| International Operations Other Rare disease Rare disease total |
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| EUCAN |
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| EUCAN Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Rare disease total |
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| EUCAN Total GLP-1 Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Ozempic Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Rybelsus Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Victoza Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Total insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Long-acting insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Awigli Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Tresiba Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Xultophy Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Levemir Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Premix insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Ryzodeg Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN NovoMix Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Fast-acting insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Fiasp Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN NovoRapid Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Human insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Other Diabetes care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Total Diabetes care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Total Obesity care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Wegovy Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Saxenda Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| EUCAN Rare blood disorders Rare disease total |
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| EUCAN Haemophilia A Rare disease total |
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| EUCAN Haemophilia B Rare disease total |
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| EUCAN NovoSeven Rare disease total |
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| EUCAN Rare endocrine disorders Rare disease total |
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| EUCAN Other Rare disease Rare disease total |
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| Emerging Markets |
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| Emerging Markets Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets Rare disease total |
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| Emerging Markets Total GLP-1 Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets Ozempic Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets Rybelsus Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets Victoza Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets Total insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets Long-acting insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets Tresiba Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets Xultophy Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets Levemir Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets Premix insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets Ryzodeg Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets NovoMix Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets Fast-acting insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets Fiasp Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets NovoRapid Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets Human insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets Other Diabetes care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets Total Diabetes care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets Total Obesity care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets Wegovy Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets Saxenda Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Emerging Markets Rare blood disorders Rare disease total |
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| Emerging Markets Haemophilia A Rare disease total |
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| Emerging Markets Haemophilia B Rare disease total |
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| Emerging Markets NovoSeven Rare disease total |
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| Emerging Markets Rare endocrine disorders Rare disease total |
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| Emerging Markets Other Rare disease Rare disease total |
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| APAC |
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| APAC Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Rare disease total |
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| APAC Total GLP-1 Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Ozempic Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Rybelsus Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Victoza Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Total insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Long-acting insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Awigli Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Tresiba Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Xultophy Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Levemir Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Premix insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Ryzodeg Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC NovoMix Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Fast-acting insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Fiasp Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC NovoRapid Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Human insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Other Diabetes care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Total Diabetes care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Total Obesity care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Wegovy Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Saxenda Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| APAC Rare blood disorders Rare disease total |
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| APAC Haemophilia A Rare disease total |
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| APAC Haemophilia B Rare disease total |
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| APAC NovoSeven Rare disease total |
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| APAC Rare endocrine disorders Rare disease total |
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| APAC Other Rare disease Rare disease total |
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| Region China |
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| Region China Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China Rare disease total |
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| Region China Total GLP-1 Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China Ozempic Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China Rybelsus Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China Victoza Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China Total insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China Long-acting insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China Awigli Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China Tresiba Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China Xultophy Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China Levemir Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China Premix insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China Ryzodeg Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China NovoMix Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China Fast-acting insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China NovoRapid Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China Human insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China Other Diabetes care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China Total Diabetes care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China Total Obesity care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China Wegovy Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China Saxenda Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| Region China Rare blood disorders Rare disease total |
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| Region China Haemophilia A Rare disease total |
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| Region China Haemophilia B Rare disease total |
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| Region China NovoSeven Rare disease total |
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| Region China Rare endocrine disorders Rare disease total |
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| Region China Other Rare disease Rare disease total |
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| USA Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA Rare disease total |
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| USA Total GLP-1 Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA Ozempic Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA Rybelsus Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA Victoza Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA Total insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA Long-acting insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA Tresiba Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA Xultophy Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA Levemir Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA Premix insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA NovoMix Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA Fast-acting insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA Fiasp Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA NovoRapid Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA Human insulin Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA Other Diabetes care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA Total Diabetes care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA Total Obesity care Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA Wegovy Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA Saxenda Obesity and Diabetes care total |
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| USA Rare blood disorders Rare disease total |
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| USA Haemophilia A Rare disease total |
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| USA Haemophilia B Rare disease total |
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| USA NovoSeven Rare disease total |
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| USA Rare endocrine disorders Rare disease total |
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| USA Other Rare disease Rare disease total |
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| Total |
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Novo Nordisk A showed respectable 85.87% year on year rise of EPS in the first quarter, but comparing unfavorably to the 113.67% surge in the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry, but beating the 34.43% increase in the Healthcare sector. Above average income per share gains in Healthcare and Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry, helped to elevate overall market growth to 25.85%.
Bottom-line fell by -67.61% from the fourth quarter results. Comparing the annual growth, income per share of 75.58% on average in last five years, to the S & P 500's, including only Businesses with the first quarter 2026 earnings, average yearly income per share growth is 9.47%. Novo Nordisk A grew faster than the market.