List of largest biomedical companies by market capitalization

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The following is a list of independent pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical companies listed on a stock exchange (as indicated) with current market capitalization of at least US$10 billion, ranked by their market capitalization.

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

Ranking by market capitalization

The following table lists the largest biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies ranked by market capitalization in billion US dollars. The change column indicates the company's relative position in this list compared to their relative position in the preceding year; i.e., an increase would be moving closer to rank 1 and vice versa.

Largest biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies ranked by market capitalization in billion US dollars.
RankChgCompanyCountryTraded onLargest2020 [1] 2019201820172016 [2] [3] 2015 [4] 2014 [5] 2013
1Steady2.svg Johnson & Johnson [P] Flag of the United States.svg  USA NYSE :  JNJ 399.9 (Dec 2020)399.99385.0346.1375.4314.1284.2277.8258.3
2Increase2.svg1 Roche [P] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI SIX :  ROG 291.1 (Dec 2020)291.12281.1209.3216.7192.1234.7258.5240.3
3Increase2.svg2 Pfizer [P] Flag of the United States.svg  USA NYSE :  PFE 310.5 (Jul 2000)208.11216.7259.7215.9196.3199.3205.4196.0
4Decrease2.svg1 Novartis [P] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI NYSE :  NVS 275.2 (Jul 2015)202.09240.0200.0196.7170.5206.1229.8195.0
5Decrease2.svg1 Merck & Co. [P] Flag of the United States.svg  USA NYSE :  MRK 232.9 (Dec 2019)201.80232.9205.8153.3164.3147.6166.9146.5
6 Moderna [P] Flag of the United States.svg  USA NSE :  MRNA 201 (Sep 2021)68.545.0-
7Steady2.svg Abbott Laboratories [P] Flag of the United States.svg  USA NYSE :  ABT 190.4 (Dec 2020)190.44153.5126.899.356.467.067.959.3
8Increase2.svg2 AbbVie [B] Flag of the United States.svg  USA NYSE :  ABBV 196.2 (Jan 2018)182.27130.9146.3154.4100.296.8104.183.8
9Steady2.svg Novo Nordisk [P] Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN NYSE :  NVO 161.9 (Dec 2020)161.99137.1111.9131.292.6153.9125.4-
10Increase2.svg2 Eli Lilly & Co [P] Flag of the United States.svg  USA NYSE :  LLY 158.3 (Dec 2020)158.30126.9125.693.080.993.476.657.0
11Increase2.svg3 Bristol-Myers Squibb [P] Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nasdaq :  BMY 137.8 (Dec 2020)137.85105.085.0100.398.2114.897.687.2
12Decrease2.svg4 Amgen [B] Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nasdaq :  AMGN 145.8 (Dec 2019)129.79144.6128.8126.2108.9122.593.178.7
13Decrease2.svg2 AstraZeneca [P] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR
Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE 		LSE :  AZN 130.8 (Dec 2019)129.44130.896.287.968.885.888.974.6
14Increase2.svg4 Sanofi [P] Flag of France.svg  FRA NYSE :  SNY 151.3 (Sep 2014)120.6663.5108.4108.2101.8111.8138.1142.0
15Decrease2.svg2 GlaxoSmithKline [P] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR LSE :  GSK 174.9 (May 2006)90.15117.294.887.993.397.6128.9129.6
16Increase2.svg1 Stryker Corporation [P] Flag of the United States.svg  USA NYSE :  SYK 88.8 (Dec 2020)88.8178.558.658.045.134.735.728.4
17Increase2.svg2 Zoetis [P] Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nasdaq :  ZTS 76.6 (Aug 2020)75.9763.241.435.126.423.821.616.3
18Decrease2.svg3 Gilead Sciences [B] Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nasdaq :  GILD 179.6 (Jun 2013)71.9382.381.693.696.6145.8109.078.4
19Increase2.svg6 Daiichi Sankyo [P] Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Nasdaq :  DSNKY 45.3 (Dec 2019)63.9245.322.727.535.338.833.228.7
20Increase2.svg1 Vertex Pharmaceuticals [B] Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nasdaq :  VRTX 78.9 (Jul 2020)61.3356.342.237.918.331.028.717.4
21Decrease2.svg4 Bayer [P] Flag of Germany.svg  GER FWB :  BAYN 129.0 (Mar 2015)58.1280.163.1101.985.3103.2113.2117.4
22Decrease2.svg2 Takeda Pharmaceutical [P] Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Nasdaq :  TAK 61.5 (Dec 2019)56.7861.552.940.245.647.837.534.3
23Increase2.svg1 Illumina [B] Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nasdaq :  ILMN 56.0 (Jul 2019)53.5148.244.140.239.435.428.625.7
24Increase2.svg2 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals [B] Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nasdaq :  REGN 61.4 (Aug 2015)52.5241.240.340.439.356.542.027.4
25Decrease2.svg3 Biogen [B] Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nasdaq :  BIIB 111.7 (Mar 2015)38.6654.763.567.461.668.379.766.1
26Increase2.svg2 Alexion Pharmaceuticals [P] Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nasdaq :  ALXN 47.0 (Jul 2015)33.5224.321.726.727.443.136.726.0
27Increase2.svg3 Seagen [B] Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nasdaq :  SGEN 38.2 (Oct 2020)34.4419.513.8
28Decrease2.svg1 Astellas [P] Flag of Japan.svg  JPN TYO : 4503 40.6 (Dec 2015)27.5232.723.829.325.740.635.827.6
29Increase2.svg4 Genmab [B] Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Nasdaq :  GMAB 25.9 (Nov 2020)25.5314.510.610.810.88.83.82.6
30Decrease2.svg1 Eisai Pharmaceutical [P] Flag of Japan.svg  JPN TYO : 4523 37.3 (Dec 2016)19.9321.523.024.537.328.830.228.7
31 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals [P] Flag of the United States.svg  USA NSE :  ALNY [6] 23.3618.524.021.016.0-
32Steady2.svg Incyte [P] Flag of the United States.svg  USA NSE :  INCY 31.2 (Mar 2017)19.2518.813.518.315.410.67.34.6
33Steady2.svg BioMarin [P] Flag of the United States.svg  USA NSE :  BMRN 24.0 (Jul 2015)16.0315.215.118.320.413.812.910.8
34Increase2.svg BeiGene [P] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN SSE : 688235 33.14 (Nov 2021)34.2027.0026.0024.0310.288.334.451.20
35Decrease2.svg1 BioNTech [P] Flag of Germany.svg  GER NSE :  BNTX 44.0762.5219.627.68-
36Increase2.svg1 Horizon Therapeutics [P] Flag of the United States.svg  USA NSE :  HZNP 18.06 (Dec 2020)14.211.69.35.06.52.82.0-
37Increase2.svg1 10x Genomics [7] [P] Flag of the United States.svg  USA NSE :  TXG 17.5411.2-
38Decrease2.svg1 Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine [P] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN SSE : 600276 41.1759.9893.4260.8530.5330.5416.7915.10-
39Increase2.svg1 Elanco [P] Flag of the United States.svg  USA NYSE :  ELAN 13.06 (Nov 2020)11.2-
40Decrease2.svg1 Celltrion [P] Flag of South Korea.svg  ROK KRX : 068270 23.03 (2021)40.9019.22-
41Increase2.svg1 Viatris [P] Flag of the United States.svg  USA NSE :  VTRS 18.50 (Dec 2021)-
42Increase2.svg1 Sun Pharma [P] Flag of India.svg  IND NSE :  SUNPHARMA 27.15 (2021)19.01-
43Increase2.svg1 Divi's Laboratories [P] Flag of India.svg  IND NSE :  DIVISLAB 15.29 (Nov 2021)-
44Decrease2.svg1 Dr. Reddy's Laboratories [P] Flag of India.svg  IND NSE :  DRREDDY 10.94 (2021)11.75-
45Increase2.svg1 Cipla [P] Flag of India.svg  IND NSE :  CIPLA 10.21 (Dec 2021)10.19-

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