# Novo Nordisk (NVO) — Overview

NVO · NYSE · Stock

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## Price

Last close $39.22 on Oct 15, 2026. 52-week range $35.29 – $63.98.

## Company profile

With roughly one-third of the global branded diabetes treatment market, Novo Nordisk is the world's leading provider of diabetes care products. Based in Denmark, the company manufactures and markets a variety of human and modern insulins for patients with diabetes, as well as injectable and oral GLP-1 therapies, across its obesity and diabetes care segment. Novo also has a rare disease segment (contributing less than 10% of revenue) that specializes in protein therapies for hemophilia and other disorders.

## Financials

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue (trailing twelve months) | $50.9B |
| Revenue (quarter) | $12.0B |
| Revenue growth (year over year) | -1.11% |
| Gross profit (trailing twelve months) | $41.0B |
| Gross margin | 80.62% |
| Net income (trailing twelve months) | $18.0B |
| Net income (quarter) | $3.2B |
| Net income growth (year over year) | -23.31% |
| Net margin | 35.28% |
| Return on equity | 59.55% |
| EPS (trailing twelve months) | $4.05 |
| Book value per share | $7.64 |
| P/E (trailing twelve months) | 9.6 |
| Price to book | 5.1 |
| Debt to assets | 62.81% |
| Payout ratio | 46.44% |
| Dividend yield | 3.39% |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is Novo Nordisk (NVO) profitable?

Yes. Novo Nordisk earned $18.0B in net income over the trailing twelve months, a net margin of 35.28%.

### How much revenue does Novo Nordisk (NVO) make?

Novo Nordisk generated $50.9B in revenue over the trailing twelve months, down 1.11% year over year.

### What is NVO's P/E ratio?

Novo Nordisk trades at 9.6 times trailing twelve-month earnings, on an EPS of $4.05.

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