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Bayer's competitors and similar companies include Astellas Pharma, Roche, Novartis and GSK.
 Astellas Pharma Astellas Pharma (アステラス製薬株式会社) is a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of drugs and medical solutions. |  Novartis Novartis is a company that researches, develops, manufactures, and markets healthcare products. |  GSK GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) is a science-led healthcare company that researches, develops, and manufactures pharmaceutical medicines, vaccines, and consumer healthcare products. | |||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1863 | Founding Date 1923 | Founding Date 1896 | Founding Date 1996 | Founding Date 2000 |
Type | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations Tokyo, JP HQ Macquarie Park, AU Wien, AT Vilvoorde, BE São Paulo, BR Markham, CA Beijing, CN see more | Locations Basel, CH HQ Tirana, AL Buenos Aires, AR Macquarie Park, AU Kundl, AT Unterlangkampfen, AT Wien, AT see more | Locations London, GB HQ Boumerdes, DZ Buenos Aires, AR Abbotsford, AU Wien, AT Wavre, BE Rio De Janeiro, BR see more | ||
Employees | Employees 88,5021% decrease | Employees 14,754 | Employees 103,249 | Employees 75,883 | Employees 68,629 |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 27.1 b | Valuation ($) 20.8 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 862.5 m |
Financial | |||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) €45.6b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) ¥2.1t (FY, 2026) | Revenue (est.) CHF61.5b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $56.7b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) £32.7b (FY, 2025) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods €14b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods ¥213.8b (FY, 2026) | Cost of goods CHF13.1b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods $8.4b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods £5.6b (FY, 2025) |
Gross profit | Gross profit €32.5b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit ¥2t (FY, 2026) | Gross profit CHF50.5b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $49.8b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit £28.5b (FY, 2025) |
Net income | Net income (€3.6b) (FY, 2025) | Net income ¥291.6b (FY, 2026) | Net income CHF13.8b (FY, 2025) | Net income $14b (FY, 2025) | Net income £6.3b (FY, 2025) |
Operating ⚠ | |||||
Countries | Countries 83 (FY, 2021) | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 92 (FY, 2021) |
Patients | Patients N/A | Patients N/A | Patients 22.8 m (FY, 2023) | Patients 10 m (FY, 2022) | Patients N/A |
Phase III Trials Products | Phase III Trials Products N/A | Phase III Trials Products N/A | Phase III Trials Products N/A | Phase III Trials Products 44 (FY, 2022) | Phase III Trials Products 11 (FY, 2021) |
Phase III Trials Products (Oncology) | Phase III Trials Products (Oncology) N/A | Phase III Trials Products (Oncology) 4 (Oct, 2020) | Phase III Trials Products (Oncology) N/A | Phase III Trials Products (Oncology) 27 (FY, 2021) | Phase III Trials Products (Oncology) N/A |
Suppliers | Suppliers 93.8 k (FY, 2021) | Suppliers N/A | Suppliers N/A | Suppliers N/A | Suppliers 37.5 k (FY, 2021) |
Funding | |||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised $ 3.5b | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 7.8b | Total funding raised $ 6.5m | Total funding raised N/A |
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