Sector

8 companies ranked against comparable companies in four Morning company classes. Fiscal year 2022. Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre. Methodology

Ranking · 2022 · Morning class Small

Too few companies in this class (3, at least 10 needed) for a ranking of its own. They are compared with the whole sector.

Morning class Small · 2022
#CompanyProfileScoreChangeFive years
1 Eks Serv AS Leader 87 –
2 Kalbakkenklinikken AS Leader 58 –
3 Spesialistklinikken Union Brygge AS Sprinter 54 –

The rank is the rank in the class. A class with fewer than ten companies is compared with the whole sector. Full ranking · Press mode

Biggest moves · Morning class Small

Climbers and fallers need at least two fiscal years with a score. Coming when next year's figures are fetched.

Top lists in the sector · 2022 · Morning class Small

Combined profit before tax for the 3 ranked companies: 11 MNOK.

Size

The largest by revenue and employees, and who earns the most per employee.

Highest revenue

  1. Spesialistklinikken Union Brygge AS 23 MNOK
  2. Kalbakkenklinikken AS 20 MNOK
  3. Eks Serv AS 12 MNOK

Operating revenue.

Most employees

  1. Spesialistklinikken Union Brygge AS 17

Employees according to the Central Coordinating Register.

Highest revenue per employee

  1. Spesialistklinikken Union Brygge AS 1.4 MNOK

Only companies with at least 5 employees.

Profit and balance

Who earns the most, who loses the most, and who has the strongest balance sheet.

Highest operating margin

  1. Eks Serv AS 97.6%
  2. Kalbakkenklinikken AS 6.1%
  3. Spesialistklinikken Union Brygge AS 5.5%

Operating result divided by operating revenue.

Largest profit

  1. Eks Serv AS 9 MNOK
  2. Spesialistklinikken Union Brygge AS 1 MNOK
  3. Kalbakkenklinikken AS 1 MNOK

Profit before tax.

Largest loss

No company meets the requirement this year.

Profit before tax, the largest negative.

Most solid

  1. Eks Serv AS 88.2%
  2. Kalbakkenklinikken AS 59.5%
  3. Spesialistklinikken Union Brygge AS 30.1%

Equity ratio: equity divided by total assets.

Growth and movement

Who grows and falls the most in revenue, and who has climbed or fallen the most on the index since the year before.

Fastest growth

No company meets the requirement this year.

Revenue growth from the year before, only from at least NOK 10 million in revenue.

Largest revenue decline

No company meets the requirement this year.

Revenue decline from the year before, only from at least NOK 10 million in revenue.

Biggest climbers

Requires an index for two financial years.

Change in index points from the year before.

Biggest fallers

Requires an index for two financial years.

Change in index points from the year before.

The lists cover ranked companies in the class: operating companies with at least NOK 1m in revenue, without holding companies and excluded ones. Size lists (revenue, profit, employees) count each group once. Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre. Amounts in other currencies are converted at Norges Bank's rates.

Quadrant analysis

Positions in the sector · 2022 · Morning class Small

Each company is placed by profitability and solidity, measured as a place from 0 to 100 against the others in the same sector and Morning company class. The bubble shows revenue. Hover over or tap a bubble for the figures, filter by profile or search for a company.

Spesialistklinikken Union Brygge AS: 79 / 21Kalbakkenklinikken AS: 64 / 61Eks Serv AS: 93 / 8000252550507575100100Solidity, percentile against peers →↑ Profitability, percentile against peers
Spesialistklinikken Union Brygge AS: 79 / 21Kalbakkenklinikken AS: 64 / 61Eks Serv AS: 93 / 8000252550507575100100Solidity, percentile against peers →↑ Profitability, percentile against peers

Bubble size shows relative revenue, not exact figures.

  • Lion · LeaderHigh profitability, high solidity
  • Cheetah · SprinterHigh profitability, lower solidity
  • Elephant · StewardLower profitability, high solidity
  • Beaver · BuilderLower profitability, lower solidity
Show the positions as a list
CompanyProfileProfitabilitySolidityIn 2021 (profitability / solidity)
Eks Serv ASLion9380–
Spesialistklinikken Union Brygge ASCheetah7921–
Kalbakkenklinikken ASLion6461–
The sector in numbers

Summary · fiscal year 2022 · Morning class Small

The sector's median operating margin is 6.1%. 2 of 5 companies have negative equity. The median equity ratio is 59.5%.

Companies with accounts5
Total revenue111 MNOK
Median operating margin6.1%
Median equity ratio59.5%
Share with a loss40%
Share with negative equity40%

All figures are for fiscal year 2022. Ranked: 3 operating companies. Holding companies, excluded companies and companies without enough data are shown but not ranked. How to read the index

  • Growth is not included in the index: it needs the previous year's accounts.

Climbers and fallers · Morning class Small

Climbers need at least two fiscal years. They appear once next year's accounts are fetched or history is imported.

Awards · 2022 · Morning class Small

Most profitableEks Serv AS97.6%
Strongest balance sheetEks Serv AS88.2%
Highest revenue per employeeSpesialistklinikken Union Brygge AS1.4 MNOK

Needs attention · 2022 · Morning class Small

3 companies show at least one warning sign. Showing the 3 most important.

Sector map · 2022 · Morning class Small

Profitability against solidity for the ranked companies. Size shows revenue. Coral triangle: negative equity. Click to open the company. Outliers are placed on the edge.

Show the map's figures as a table
CompanyOperating marginEquity ratioRevenue
Eks Serv AS97.6%88.2%12 MNOK
Kalbakkenklinikken AS6.1%59.5%20 MNOK
Spesialistklinikken Union Brygge AS5.5%30.1%23 MNOK

Scenario analysis: the sector's weakest year

The sector's weakest year was 2026, with a median operating margin of −10.4%.

Based on the 6 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported.

Fiscal yearMedian operating marginMedian equity ratio
2021––
20224.7%34.5%
20237.7%41.8%
20247.2%43.2%
20256.5%43.4%
2026 · weakest year−10.4%10.8%

In 2026, 0 ranked companies did better than the sector, 1 about the same and 0 weaker.

Better than the sector: operating margin at or above the sector median and no loss or negative equity. Weaker: operating margin below the median and a loss or negative equity. Otherwise about the same as the sector. Methodology

Drivers in the sector

Interest rates, prices and exchange rates that shape the sector's year, next to the sector's median operating margin. The drivers are context and are not part of the index.

Consumer price index (indeks (2025 = 100))

Latest value: 104.0 (2026M09)

Consumer price index rose 3.0% in 2025; the sector's median operating margin fell 0.7 percentage points.

Consumer price index per year and the sector's median operating margin
Measure202120222023202420252026
Consumer price index, annual average84.389.294.197.0100.0102.9 (so far)
Change from the year before+3.5%+5.8%+5.5%+3.2%+3.0%+2.9%
Sector's median operating margin–4.7%7.7%7.2%6.5%−10.4%

Source: SSB (14710, CC BY 4.0). Source · fetched 2 November 2026

Policy rate (prosent)

Latest value: 4.50 (2026-10)

Policy rate fell 0.20 percentage points in 2025; the sector's median operating margin fell 0.7 percentage points.

Policy rate per year and the sector's median operating margin
Measure202120222023202420252026
Policy rate, annual average0.081.323.544.504.304.17 (so far)
Change from the year before−0.28 percentage points+1.24 percentage points+2.22 percentage points+0.96 percentage points−0.20 percentage points−0.12 percentage points
Sector's median operating margin–4.7%7.7%7.2%6.5%−10.4%

Source: Norges Bank (IR, NLOD 2.0). Source · fetched 2 November 2026

When policy rate fell in 2025, 888 of 1,863 ranked companies kept their operating margin at or above the year before. Among the largest: Lovisenberg Diakonale Sykehus AS (1.9% → 2.4%), Diakonhjemmet Sykehus AS (1.5% → 2.8%), Aleris Helse AS (11.9% → 13.7%), Ecura BO og Habilitering AS (4.6% → 6.2%), Lovisenberg Omsorg AS (−3.0% → 0.1%).

We show the drivers and the margin side by side and claim no cause. Sensitivity per company is not computed until we have at least 10 years of accounts per company: with three years such figures are false precision.

The sector in Norway (SSB)

The whole industry as Statistics Norway counts it: every enterprise, not only the limited companies we rank. Use these figures as background for the ranking above.

Enterprises, employment and turnover · 2024

Enterprises
39,697
+0.7% from 2023
Persons employed
127,429
+1.3% from 2023
Turnover
NOK 140.5 bn
+7.0% from 2023
Gross operating margin
22.7%
Gross operating surplus divided by turnover

All enterprises, sole proprietorships included. SSB withholds some figures for confidentiality. The figure then shows the latest year with every value, and the year is given beside it.

Bankruptcies in the industry

54 enterprise bankruptcies in the last four quarters (2025K4–2026K3). Change +20.0% against the four quarters before (45). That is about 1.4 per 1,000 enterprises.

122024K462025K1122025K2152025K3222025K4112026K1132026K282026K3

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 12910, table 10790. CC BY 4.0. Our industry codes (SN2025) are linked to SSB’s (SN2007) with SSB’s correspondence table in Klass.

Latest bankruptcies and liquidations

All bankruptcies and liquidations in the sector

Industry codes (NACE)

CodeDescription
86*Hele hovedgruppe 86
86.101Somatiske sykehustjenester
86.102Psykiatriske sykehustjenester for voksne
86.103Spesialisert rusbehandling
86.104Psykiatriske sykehustjenester for barn og ungdom
86.210Allmennlegetjenester
86.221Spesialiserte legetjenester, unntatt psykiatriske legetjenester
86.222Psykiatriske legetjenester
86.230Tannlegetjenester
86.910Medisinske laboratorietjenester og bildediagnostikk
86.921Ambulansetransport unntatt luftambulanse
86.922Luftambulansetransport med fly eller helikopter
86.930Psykolog- og psykoterapitjenester, unntatt legetjenester innenfor psykiatri
86.941Sykepleietjenester og andre helsetjenester i hjemmet
86.942Helsestasjons- og skolehelsetjenester
86.950Fysioterapi- og ergoterapitjenester
86.960Aktiviteter innenfor tradisjonell, komplementær og alternativ medisin
86.970Formidlingstjenester tilknyttet lege-, tannlegetjenester og andre helsetjenester
86.991Ortopedi- og fotterapitjenester
86.992Forebyggende helsearbeid
86.993Andre helsetjenester ellers
87*Hele hovedgruppe 87
87.101Tjenester i spesialinstitusjon innenfor helse- og omsorg
87.102Sykehjemstjenester
87.104Tjenester i avlastningsboliger/-institusjoner
87.106Helse- og omsorgstjenester i bofelleskap, samlokaliserte omsorgsboliger og lignende
87.201Omsorgstjenester i botilbud for personer med psykiske helseproblemer og/eller rusmiddelproblemer
87.202Omsorgstjenester i botilbud for personer med utviklingshemming eller med tilsvarende funksjonsnedsettelse
87.300Omsorgstjenester i botilbud for eldre eller personer med fysisk funksjonsnedsettelse
87.991Tjenester i barneverninstitusjoner
87.992Asylmottakstjenester
87.999Andre botilbud innenfor sosiale tjenester ikke nevnt annet sted
88*Hele hovedgruppe 88
88.101Praktisk bistand i hjemmet
88.102Dagaktivitetstilbud tilpasset målgrupper
88.103Tjenester i seniorsentre
88.104Brukerstyrt personlig assistanse (bpa)
88.105Avlastning utenfor institusjon
88.106Støttekontakt- og besøkstjeneste
88.910Dagaktivitetstilbud for barn
88.991Barneverntjenester
88.992Familieverntjenester
88.993Arbeidstrening og varig tilrettelagt arbeid
88.994Velferdstjenester til sårbare grupper
88.996Andre sosialtjenester uten botilbud ellers