Fresenius
Hospitals and IV drips from Bad Homburg.
52-week range
As of 5 Oct 2026, 16:52What does Fresenius do?
Fresenius stands on two legs. Helios, with many hospitals in Germany and Spain, is Europe’s leading private hospital operator. Fresenius Kabi makes IV fluids, generic drugs, clinical nutrition and medical devices for hospitals. In dialysis specialist Fresenius Medical Care, Fresenius now only holds a stake.
You may have been treated at a Helios hospital, and the IV bag on a hospital drip is often from Fresenius Kabi.
How Fresenius makes money
- Hospitals (Helios)61 %
- Drugs & medical products (Kabi)39 %
Strengths
- Hospitals and IV fluids are needed no matter how the economy is doing.
- Europe’s leading private hospital operator, with more than 130,000 staff at Helios.
- Kabi is growing with copies of expensive biotech drugs (biosimilars).
Risks
- Germany’s hospital reform may change how Helios works and what it earns.
- Staff shortages and rising wages in nursing push up costs.
- Generic drugs face strong price pressure.
- Founded
- 1912
- Headquarters
- Bad Homburg, Germany
- Employees
- about 178,000
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