Pharmaceutical
World’s Most Productive Companies
Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical companies develop, manufacture, and market branded and generic medicines at global scale. Productivity rests on portfolio strength, manufacturing efficiency, and the ability to convert sustained research investment into durable, high-margin revenue. Deep pipelines, global manufacturing networks, and disciplined lifecycle management let the leaders compound output year after year.
The group had a strong 2025, finishing about 23% above its 2019 baseline. No company in the group reached the 2026 World’s Most Productive Companies list this year. Every company in the group improved on the year.
Productivity Snapshot
- Pharmaceutical ranks first of eight Life Sciences peer groups in 2025, at an Industrial Productivity Index of 1.23, about 23% above its 2019 baseline.
- 12 of 12 companies grew productivity in 2025.
- No company in the group earned a place on the 2026 World’s Most Productive Companies list this year.
- Every company in the group improved in 2025, the strongest result in Life Sciences and well above its 2019 baseline.
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