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Rankings of Norwegian companies

Ranked on the most recently reported figures from the Brønnøysund registers. Pick a list — filter by county, municipality or industry.

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Most recently reported financial year · public sources

Largest companies by revenue

Ranked by the most recently reported operating revenue.

1 HYDRO ALUMINIUM AS NOK 70.0bn
2 TOTALENERGIES EP NORGE AS NOK 69.1bn
3 NORSK TIPPING AS NOK 54.5bn

Most profitable companies

Ranked by the most recently reported operating profit (EBIT).

1 TOTALENERGIES EP NORGE AS NOK 47.5bn
2 EQUINOR ENERGY AS NOK 27.4bn
3 CONOCOPHILLIPS SKANDINAVIA AS NOK 22.2bn

Highest operating margin

Operating profit as a percentage of revenue. Only companies with at least 5 employees and more than NOK 5m in revenue.

1 STENSHAGEN INVEST AS 98.8%
2 UNO-X MOBILITY AS 96.5%
3 WILHELMSEN MARITIME SERVICES AS 95.9%

Highest revenue per employee

Operating revenue divided by headcount. Only companies with at least 10 employees and more than NOK 5m in revenue.

1 TOTALENERGIES EP NORGE AS NOK 677.9m
2 CERMAQ NORWAY SALMON AS NOK 514.0m
3 FATLAND SALG AS NOK 435.3m

Highest operating profit per employee

Operating profit (EBIT) divided by headcount. Only companies with at least 10 employees and more than NOK 5m in revenue.

1 TOTALENERGIES EP NORGE AS NOK 465.5m
2 FJELLINJEN AS NOK 160.9m
3 VEGAMOT AS NOK 154.3m

Highest payroll cost per employee

Payroll costs divided by registered headcount. Only companies with at least 10 employees, a positive payroll cost and more than NOK 5m in revenue.

Companies with the largest equity

Ranked by the most recently reported equity.

1 BRØDRENE KARLSEN HOLDING AS NOK 1116.7bn
2 TELENOR ASA NOK 109.1bn
3 EQUINOR ENERGY INTERNATIONAL AS NOK 95.5bn

Largest corporate groups by combined revenue

Groups ranked by the sum of their companies' most recently reported operating revenue. Companies are grouped by ultimate owner via majority ownership (over 50%%) in the ownership graph. Only groups with at least two companies.

1 JOH JOHANNSON HANDEL AS NOK 217.3bn
2 NÆRINGS- OG FISKERIDEPARTEMENTET NOK 190.2bn
3 REITAN AS NOK 85.5bn

Largest employers by headcount

Ranked by registered headcount.

1 BERGEN KOMMUNE 33,083
2 OSLO KOMMUNE UTDANNINGSETATEN 30,447
3 OSLO UNIVERSITETSSYKEHUS HF 26,250

Newly registered companies

The most recently registered companies in the Register of Legal Entities.

1 MIKKELSEN RIVING 10 Jun 2026
2 SKARPNORD LANDBRUK 10 Jun 2026
3 ZACCARIA ALBERTO DELIVERY 10 Jun 2026

Oldest companies still trading

Active companies ranked by incorporation date — oldest first. The incorporation date is missing for some older companies in the register.

1 STIFTELSEN TRONDHJEMS HOSPITAL 13 Sep 1277
2 STIFTELSEN OSLO HOSPITAL 31 Dec 1538
3 TROMSDAL STATSALMENNING 31 Dec 1550

Largest employer in each municipality

The largest employer in each municipality, measured by registered headcount.

1 Bergen 33 083
2 Oslo 30 447
3 Trondheim 22 507

Personer med flest styreverv

The people holding active board and management positions in the most companies.

1 THOR WIIG 122
2 EDGAR HAUGEN 120
3 TRUDE MOEN SYDTANGEN 97

Konkursradaren

The largest registered bankruptcies, broken down by county and industry.

1 AGTUNNEL AS 272.6 mill. kr
2 VOLDA MASKIN AS 171.4 mill. kr
3 MERKUR GRAFISK AS 170.6 mill. kr

Eierkartet

Who controls Norwegian companies through unbroken majority ownership?

1 JOH JOHANNSON HANDEL AS 331
2 NÆRINGS- OG FISKERIDEPARTEMENTET 305
3 HJR HOLDING AS 271

These lists show actual registered figures from public sources (the Brønnøysund registers). They are not an assessment of creditworthiness, solidity or suitability as a customer, supplier or investment.

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