Sector

7 companies ranked against comparable companies in four Morning company classes. Fiscal year 2026. Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre. Methodology

Ranking · 2026 · Morning class Large

Too few companies in this class (5, at least 10 needed) for a ranking of its own. They are compared with the whole sector.

Morning class Large · 2026
#CompanyProfileScoreChangeFive years
1 Aimo Park Norway AS Sprinter 68 +1
2 Integra Leasing AS Steward 62 +20
3 FREJA TRANSPORT & Logistics AS Leader 59 +10
4 Chc Helikopter Service AS Builder 25 −29
5 Nobina AS Builder 12 −10

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 Large

Top lists in the sector · 2026 · Morning class Large

Combined profit before tax for the 5 ranked companies: −294 MNOK.

Size

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

Highest revenue

  1. Chc Helikopter Service AS 2,415 MNOK
  2. Nobina AS 1,620 MNOK
  3. Aimo Park Norway AS 978 MNOK
  4. FREJA TRANSPORT & Logistics AS 953 MNOK
  5. Integra Leasing AS 529 MNOK

Operating revenue.

Most employees

  1. Nobina AS 1,261
  2. Chc Helikopter Service AS 390
  3. FREJA TRANSPORT & Logistics AS 203
  4. Aimo Park Norway AS 141

Employees according to the Central Coordinating Register.

Highest revenue per employee

  1. Aimo Park Norway AS 6.9 MNOK
  2. Chc Helikopter Service AS 6.2 MNOK
  3. FREJA TRANSPORT & Logistics AS 4.7 MNOK
  4. Nobina AS 1.3 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. Aimo Park Norway AS 4.1%
  2. FREJA TRANSPORT & Logistics AS 4.1%
  3. Integra Leasing AS −3.6%
  4. Chc Helikopter Service AS −6.6%
  5. Nobina AS −7.6%

Operating result divided by operating revenue.

Largest profit

  1. Aimo Park Norway AS 43 MNOK
  2. FREJA TRANSPORT & Logistics AS 41 MNOK

Profit before tax.

Largest loss

  1. Chc Helikopter Service AS −215 MNOK
  2. Nobina AS −140 MNOK
  3. Integra Leasing AS −22 MNOK

Profit before tax, the largest negative.

Most solid

  1. Integra Leasing AS 66.8%
  2. FREJA TRANSPORT & Logistics AS 21.1%
  3. Aimo Park Norway AS 20.3%
  4. Chc Helikopter Service AS 9.6%
  5. Nobina AS −6.0%

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

  1. Aimo Park Norway AS +8.8%
  2. FREJA TRANSPORT & Logistics AS +2.3%

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

Largest revenue decline

  1. Chc Helikopter Service AS −4.1%
  2. Integra Leasing AS −3.1%
  3. Nobina AS −1.1%

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

Biggest climbers

  1. Integra Leasing AS +19.9 points
  2. FREJA TRANSPORT & Logistics AS +9.5 points
  3. Aimo Park Norway AS +0.8 points

Change in index points from the year before.

Biggest fallers

  1. Chc Helikopter Service AS −28.5 points
  2. Nobina AS −9.7 points

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 · 2026 · Morning class Large

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.

Chc Helikopter Service AS: 17 / 8Nobina AS: 0 / 0Aimo Park Norway AS: 83 / 45FREJA TRANSPORT & Logistics AS: 58 / 63Integra Leasing AS: 33 / 10000252550507575100100Solidity, percentile against peers →↑ Profitability, percentile against peers
Chc Helikopter Service AS: 17 / 8Nobina AS: 0 / 0Aimo Park Norway AS: 83 / 45FREJA TRANSPORT & Logistics AS: 58 / 63Integra Leasing AS: 33 / 10000252550507575100100Solidity, percentile against peers →↑ Profitability, percentile against peers

Bubble size shows relative revenue, not exact figures. Dashed lines show where the 5 companies that moved most stood in 2025 (small ring).

  • 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 2025 (profitability / solidity)
Aimo Park Norway ASCheetah834571 / 65
FREJA TRANSPORT & Logistics ASLion586369 / 36
Integra Leasing ASElephant3310010 / 83
Chc Helikopter Service ASBeaver17838 / 57
Nobina ASBeaver003 / 38
The sector in numbers

Summary · fiscal year 2026 · Morning class Large

The sector's median operating margin is −3.6%. 1 of 5 companies have negative equity. The median equity ratio is 20.3%.

Companies with accounts5
Total revenue6,495 MNOK
Median operating margin−3.6%
Median equity ratio20.3%
Share with a loss60%
Share with negative equity20%

All figures are for fiscal year 2026. Ranked: 5 operating companies. Holding companies, excluded companies and companies without enough data are shown but not ranked. How to read the index

Climbers and fallers · Morning class Large

Change in rank from 2025 to 2026, for 5 companies ranked in both years.

Climbers

  1. 79Nobina ASfrom rank 84 to 512
  2. 60Integra Leasing ASfrom rank 62 to 262
  3. 47FREJA TRANSPORT & Logistics ASfrom rank 50 to 359
  4. 37Chc Helikopter Service ASfrom rank 41 to 425
  5. 14Aimo Park Norway ASfrom rank 15 to 168

Fallers

None.

Awards · 2026 · Morning class Large

Most profitableAimo Park Norway AS4.1%
Fastest growthAimo Park Norway AS8.8%
Strongest balance sheetIntegra Leasing AS66.8%
Largest revenueChc Helikopter Service AS2,415 MNOK
Highest revenue per employeeAimo Park Norway AS6.9 MNOK

Needs attention · 2026 · Morning class Large

4 companies show at least one warning sign. Showing the 4 most important.

Sector map · 2026 · Morning class Large

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
Aimo Park Norway AS4.1%20.3%978 MNOK
Integra Leasing AS−3.6%66.8%529 MNOK
FREJA TRANSPORT & Logistics AS4.1%21.1%953 MNOK
Chc Helikopter Service AS−6.6%9.6%2,415 MNOK
Nobina AS−7.6%−6.0%1,620 MNOK

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Scenario analysis: the sector's weakest year

The sector's weakest year was 2022, with a median operating margin of 3.0%.

Based on the 8 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported.

Fiscal yearMedian operating marginMedian equity ratio
2019––
2020––
2021––
2022 · weakest year3.0%17.0%
20234.1%30.7%
20243.8%30.5%
20253.8%29.8%
20264.1%20.3%

In 2022, 20 ranked companies did better than the sector, 7 about the same and 12 weaker.

Held up best in 2022

  1. 1Mcs Oasen ASequity ratio 40.9%57.4%
  2. 2Friberg Bilberging ASequity ratio 90.8%44.0%
  3. 3H.J MAURITZEN & Sønn Lastebilutleie ASequity ratio 44.6%42.7%
  4. 4Ama Andersen ASequity ratio 43.4%39.4%
  5. 5Falkon Transport ASequity ratio 56.6%32.3%
  6. 6Kolsrud Services ASequity ratio 46.6%27.0%
  7. 7Grønn Leveranse ASequity ratio 46.2%25.6%
  8. 8Hts Mosjøen ASequity ratio 72.3%19.2%
  9. 9Busstransport ASequity ratio 16.4%18.4%
  10. 10Tromsø Budbil Sentral ASequity ratio 23.6%17.6%

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.

Turnover index: transport and storage (49–53, incl. shipping) (indeks (2021 = 100))

Turnover index: transport and storage (49–53, incl. shipping) per year and the sector's median operating margin
Measure20222023202420252026
Turnover index: transport and storage (49–53, incl. shipping), annual average–––––
Change from the year before–––––
Sector's median operating margin3.0%4.1%3.8%3.8%4.1%

Source: SSB (13863, CC BY 4.0). Source

Export price of crude oil (kr per fat)

Latest value: 1,069 (2026M09)

Export price of crude oil fell 17.6% in 2025; the sector's median operating margin fell 0.0 percentage points.

Export price of crude oil per year and the sector's median operating margin
Measure202120222023202420252026
Export price of crude oil, annual average609979877859708881 (so far)
Change from the year before+61.1%+60.8%−10.5%−2.0%−17.6%+24.5%
Sector's median operating margin–3.0%4.1%3.8%3.8%4.1%

Source: SSB (08799, CC BY 4.0). Source · fetched 4 November 2026

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 0.0 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–3.0%4.1%3.8%3.8%4.1%

Source: SSB (14710, CC BY 4.0). Source · fetched 4 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 0.0 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–3.0%4.1%3.8%3.8%4.1%

Source: Norges Bank (IR, NLOD 2.0). Source · fetched 4 November 2026

When export price of crude oil fell in 2025, 783 of 1,609 ranked companies kept their operating margin at or above the year before. Among the largest: Norwegian Air Shuttle Aoc AS (0.8% → 2.0%), Posten Bring AS (−0.1% → 4.8%), Avinor AS (9.1% → 18.7%), VY Buss AS (2.2% → 3.2%), Norwegian Air AS (−34.2% → 19.2%).

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
20,701
−0.1% from 2023
Persons employed
128,218
+0.2% from 2023
Turnover
NOK 335.7 bn
+7.9% from 2023
Gross operating margin
7.7%
Gross operating surplus divided by turnover

All enterprises, sole proprietorships included.

Bankruptcies in the industry

175 enterprise bankruptcies in the last four quarters (2025K4–2026K3). Change −3.3% against the four quarters before (181). That is about 8.5 per 1,000 enterprises.

482024K4402025K1512025K2422025K3332025K4442026K1692026K2292026K3

Foreign-controlled enterprises · 2024

Share of enterprises
2.3%
Share of persons employed
19.9%
Share of turnover
24.5%

SSB publishes this for groups of industries only. The figures are for the group “Transport og lagring”.

Turnover index · Transport og lagring

139.7 index, 2021 = 100, seasonally adjusted · 2026M08
+4.3% against 2025M08.

Monthly, 2023M08 to 2026M08.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 12910, table 10790, table 08085, table 13863. 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
49*Hele hovedgruppe 49
49.110Passasjertransport med jernbane
49.120Passasjertransport med sporvei
49.200Godstransport med jernbane
49.310Passasjertransport med rutebil
49.320Passasjertransport utenom rutetabell
49.330Passasjertransport på forespørsel utført av fører med kjøretøy
49.340Passasjertransport med kabelbaner og skiheiser
49.390Annen landtransport med passasjerer ikke nevnt annet sted
49.410Godstransport på vei
49.420Flyttetransport
51*Hele hovedgruppe 51
51.100Lufttransport med passasjerer
51.210Lufttransport med gods
51.220Romfart
52*Hele hovedgruppe 52
52.100Lagring
52.211Drift av gods- og transportsentraler
52.212Drift av parkeringsplasser og parkeringshus
52.219Tjenester tilknyttet landtransport ikke nevnt annet sted
52.220Andre tjenester tilknyttet sjøtransport
52.230Andre tjenester tilknyttet lufttransport
52.240Lasting og lossing
52.250Logistikktjenester
52.260Andre støttetjenester for transport
52.311Formidlingstjenester tilknyttet godstransport via skip
52.312Formidlingstjenester tilknyttet godstransport via jernbane, luftfartøy eller på vei
52.320Formidlingstjenester tilknyttet passasjertransport
53*Hele hovedgruppe 53
53.100Landsdekkende posttjenester
53.200Andre post- og budtjenester
53.300Formidlingstjenester tilknyttet post- og budtjenester