Novo Nordisk A S NVO
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Novo Nordisk A S (NVO) Gross Margin (2012 - 2018)

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Novo Nordisk A S (NVO) reported Gross Margin of 84.08% for Q3 2018, up 0.09 percentage points from 83.99% a year earlier but down 0.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Novo Nordisk A S (NVO) Gross Margin (2012 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2018, Novo Nordisk A S's Gross Margin came in at 83.97%, down 0.27 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2016, it came in at 84.63%.

  • Gross Margin has a five-year change of +3.60 percentage points (FY2011 to FY2016).
  • By year, Gross Margin came in at 83.08% in FY2013 (+0.34 pp) and 82.74% in FY2012 (+1.72 pp).
  • Five-year quarterly Gross Margin spans a low of 3.30% in Q4 2015 and a high of 85.76% in Q2 2015.
  • Year over year, Gross Margin gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +9.67 percentage points.
  • The high point for year-over-year Gross Margin in five years was Q4 2016 (a gain of 80.03 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2014 (a drop of 80.40 percentage points).
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2018 came in at 84.12% (Q2 2018), 84.41% (Q1 2018) and 83.25% (Q4 2017).
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Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2018 84.08%
Jun 30, 2018 84.12%
Mar 31, 2018 84.41%
Dec 31, 2017 83.25%
Sep 30, 2017 83.99%
Jun 30, 2017 84.61%
Mar 31, 2017 85.07%
Dec 31, 2016 83.33%
Sep 30, 2016 85.52%
Jun 30, 2016 85.26%
Mar 31, 2016 84.44%
Dec 31, 2015 3.30%
Sep 30, 2015 85.64%
Jun 30, 2015 85.76%
Mar 31, 2015 84.61%
Dec 31, 2014 3.91%
Sep 30, 2014 84.63%
Jun 30, 2014 83.04%
Mar 31, 2014 82.94%
Dec 31, 2013 84.30%
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