AFTENPOSTEN AS
Score · fiscal year 2025
57of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 68 % of companies in the Morning class Large in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank in the Morning class Large: 37 of 115 · What are Morning company classes?
Place in the whole sector: 639 of 1,865 · Informasjon og kommunikasjon
Profile
Cheetah · Sprinter
High profitability, lower solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 73 and solidity 32 out of 100 among companies in the Morning class Large in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
AFTENPOSTEN AS is 6 points above the median for companies in the Morning class Large in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 51 among 115 companies.
Against companies in the Morning class Large in the same sector in 2025: operating margin 9.8% (median 7.3%) and equity ratio 18.9% (median 27.9%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 1,351 MNOK | 959 MNOK |
| Operating margin | 9.8% | 7.3% |
| Profit margin | 11.3% | 8.1% |
| Return on assets | 25.1% | 12.0% |
| Equity ratio | 18.9% | 27.9% |
| Debt-to-equity | 4.30 | 2.54 |
| Current ratio | 1.46 | 1.04 |
| Revenue growth | 0.4% | 6.2% |
| Revenue per employee | 5.82 MNOK | 4.63 MNOK |
The median and “ahead of” refer to companies in the Morning class Large in the same sector in 2025. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 57, AFTENPOSTEN AS does better than 68% of companies in the Morning class Large in the same sector (115 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- AFTENPOSTEN AS
- Median: companies in the Morning class Large in the same sector
AFTENPOSTEN AS has a score of 57 for 2025, rank 639 of 1,865 in the sector.
Strongest: Liquidity: percentile 83 against peers, current ratio 1.46 against a median of 1.04. Profitability: percentile 73 against peers, operating margin 9.8% against a median of 7.3%.
Weakest: Growth: percentile 26 against peers, revenue growth 0.4% against a median of 6.2%. Solidity: percentile 32 against peers, equity ratio 18.9% against a median of 27.9%.
Worth a closer look
- What lies behind weak growth, and will it last?
- What lies behind weak solidity, and will it last?
Written by fixed rules from the figures. Describes the figures, does not explain causes. Not investment or financial advice. How the summary is made
What the numbers say
AFTENPOSTEN AS had an operating margin of 9.8% and an equity ratio of 18.9% in 2025, and ranks 639 of 1,865 in Informasjon og kommunikasjon.
No large changes in the key figures from 2024 to 2025.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
The methods give between 118 MNOK and 1,190 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | 1,190 MNOK |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | 965 MNOK |
| P/B | 1.0 | 118 MNOK |
A mechanical estimate from public accounts, not advice. Mechanical estimate from public accounts with fixed multiples. Not a valuation and not advice to buy or sell. The multiples are provisional default values and must be adjusted per sector before the figures are used for anything. See the calculation
Worth a closer look
No rules were triggered for this year.
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 0.7% of the debt in 2025. The policy rate averaged 4.30 % the same year. This is a plain description of what the debt cost, not a model of interest sensitivity.
See interest rates, prices and exchange rates for the sector
Data quality
No anomalies found in the figures.
Scenario analysis: the sector's weakest year
We have no accounts for 2026, the sector's weakest year, for this company.
The sector's weakest year was 2026, with a median operating margin of 4.4%. Based on the 8 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported. Methodology
What the score is made of
| Profitability | 73 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 32 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 83 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 26 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 68 | weight 15% |
Durability: 56 (average over 3 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is AFTENPOSTEN AS?
The operating margin was 9.8% in 2025, against a median of 7.3% among companies in the Morning class Large in the same sector. Return on assets was 25.1%.
How solid is AFTENPOSTEN AS?
The equity ratio was 18.9% in 2025 (median 27.9%). Debt-to-equity was 4.30 (median 2.54).
What is the liquidity of AFTENPOSTEN AS like?
The current ratio was 1.46 in 2025 (median 1.04).
How does AFTENPOSTEN AS compare in Informasjon og kommunikasjon?
AFTENPOSTEN AS ranks 639 of 1,865 in Informasjon og kommunikasjon for 2025. Among companies in the Morning class Large it is number 37 of 115. Revenue changed by 0.4% from the year before.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 890412882
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Informasjon og kommunikasjon (58.120)
- Morning company class
- Large
- Employees
- 232 registered 10 October 2026
- Founded
- 12 October 2006 20 years in operation
- Share capital
- 30.00 MNOK
- Business address
- Akersgata 55, 0180 OSLO
- Municipality
- Oslo rank 63–220 of 357 in Norway
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
- Website
- www.aftenposten.no
Source: Central Coordinating Register, Brønnøysund Register Centre. The employee count is reported by the company and may be older than the accounts. See the company at the Brønnøysund Register Centre
Ownership and roles
- Chief executive
- Trine Eilertsen
- Chair of the board
- Siv Juvik Tveitnes
- Board member
- Anna Maria Helena Berg
- Board member
- Lars Braad Nielsen
- Board member
- Hanne Mellingsæter
- Board member
- Henning Carr Ekroll
- Board member
- Bo Fredric Karén
- Deputy member
- Torkjell Jonsson Trædal
- Deputy member
- Helene Skjeggestad
- Auditor
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS AS
Source: Central Coordinating Register, fetched 31 October 2026. Only names are shown.
Owners and shareholdings will appear here once the shareholder data extract is in place.
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Figures last fetched 30 October 2026.
Year by year · 2023–2025
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 56 | 55 | 57 | |
| Rank | 661 | 716 | 639 | |
| Operating margin | 8.9% | 10.4% | 9.8% | |
| Return on assets | 23.2% | 28.1% | 25.1% | |
| Equity ratio | 18.3% | 19.4% | 18.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.44 | 1.47 | 1.46 | |
| Revenue growth | – | −2.5% | 0.4% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 1,380.9 MNOK | 1,346.5 MNOK | 1,351.3 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 122.5 MNOK | 140.1 MNOK | 132.9 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | 148.6 MNOK | 174.6 MNOK | 152.7 MNOK |
| Net profit | 115.7 MNOK | 138.4 MNOK | 119.0 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 3.8 MNOK | 2.8 MNOK | 3.7 MNOK |
| Total assets | 657.6 MNOK | 631.5 MNOK | 623.3 MNOK |
| Current assets | 629.0 MNOK | 603.1 MNOK | 594.3 MNOK |
| Equity | 120.3 MNOK | 122.6 MNOK | 117.7 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 86.7 MNOK | 88.4 MNOK | 83.5 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 537.4 MNOK | 508.9 MNOK | 505.6 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 437.6 MNOK | 409.7 MNOK | 407.5 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 30 October 2026, accounts id 7032324.
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