If one counts AMGN and DNA as “Big Pharma,” the number of Big Pharma will soon shrink by 20% from 15 companies to 12 companies. The 12 survivors* in descending order of pro-forma market cap are:
Pro Forma Market Cap ($B) Roche/DNA 153 PFE/WYE 144 JNJ 132 MRK/SGP 87 NVS 77 GSK 71 ABT 69 SNY 66 AMGN 49 AZN 45 BMY 39 LLY 32
*GILD and TEVA have market caps large enough to be in this table, but I do not consider them “Big Pharma.”
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