10 Largest Generic Drug Companies

Below you can find the list of 10 largest generic drug companies. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive list, please see the 21 largest generic drug companies

10. Endo (NASDAQ:ENDP)

Revenue – $2,914 million

Number Of Employees – 3,172

Market Cap – 1.238B

TTM  $- 2,907.60 million

Endo is an American generic and specialty medicine company that derives its major sales revenue from the US healthcare system. 

9. Stada

Revenue – $2,922 million

Number Of Employees – 10,416

Market Cap – 0.432B

TTM  $- 1,530.25 million

Germany based company, STADA, specializes in the production of generic and over-the-counter drugs. The company recently signed an exclusive supply agreement with cannabis company MediPharm Labs under which it will distribute  medical cannabis products in Germany, and also provide manufacturing, logistics, and regulatory support. 

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8. Aurobindo Pharma 

Revenue – $3,082.45 million

Number Of Employees – 18,469

Market Cap – 7.0552B

TTM  $- 3,263.84 million

The company is an Indian pharmaceutical involved in manufacturing of generics drugs and APIs. The company recently bagged the approval of the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride in 0.9% sodium chloride injections, a  generic version of Hospira’s Precedex.

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Revenue – $3,162.50 million

Number Of Employees – 3,400

Market Cap – 15.313M

TTM  $- 3,192.50 million

Mallinckrodt is  a American-Irish domiciled maker of specialty pharmaceuticals, generic drugs and imaging agents. The company ran into significant issues over the course of the past year, including a bankruptcy being filed against it. 

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6. Sun Pharmaceuticals 

Revenue – $4,451 million

Number Of Employees – 36,000

Market Cap – 18.53 B

TTM  $- 4,413 million

Indian companies are big on our list, and Sun pharmaceuticals in by far the largest generic drug company in the Indian market and appears in our list of the largest generic drug companies in the world. The company came into existence in the 80s and has gone through several acquisitions and joint ventures to solidify its position in the drugs market. 

5. Fresenius

Revenue – $8,380 million

Number Of Employees – 39,627

Market Cap – N/A

TTM  $-N/A

While  Fresenius  is a well-known German company in the pharma and life sciences domain, the company plans to keep strengthening its generic drugs portfolio and business segment through. It has two major acquisitions in plans, one being Akorn, a  developer and manufacturer of generic drugs, and secondly the biosimilars segment of Merck KGaA.

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4. Sandoz

Revenue – $9,700 million

Number Of Employees – 33,000

Market Cap – N/A

TTM  $-N/A

Sandoz is the generic segment of pharma giant Novartis. The segment especially ran into trouble in the past for concerns over pricing of generic drugs dating back to 2011. Novartis is in the process of evaluating these allegations against the division. Sandoz also plans to expand its operations in Japan by acquiring  Aspen Pharmacare’s generics business in Japan. 

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3. Mylan (NASDAQ: VTRS

Revenue – $11,500 million

Number Of Employees – 35,000

Market Cap – 21.447B

TTM  $- 11,514 million

Netherlands global generic giant Mylan has always been one of the strong players in the market. However, as pointed earlier, the company is now part of Pfizer and recently in November 2020, Mylan merged with Pfizer’s generic medicine division Upjohn as spin-off company Viatris was formed. 

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2. Teva (NYSE:TEVA)

Revenue – $16,887 million

Number Of Employees – 40,039

Market Cap – 11.231B

TTM  $- 16,673 million

Definitely one of the market leaders exclusively involved in the generics segment, Teva, produces and markets high quality generics and specialty drugs. The company acquired Allergan’s (NYSE: AGN) generic division in 2015 in a $40.5 billion deal to strengthen its market position. 

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1. Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)

Revenue – $51,750 million

Number Of Employees – 19,000

Market Cap – 213.957B

TTM  $- 48,649 million

While Teva has always been considered a leader of the market niche, Pfizer has slowly made its presence in the generics market to top the list of the 21 largest generic drug companies, mainly through strategic acquisitions. Major acquisitions include the buyout of Hospira and more recently the merger with Mylan. Pfizer has steadily built a strong segment of generics in its products, through expertise from the well established segments of these companies. 

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