Ranking · Flanders · NACE 86
Human health activities: the largest companies in Flanders
As of 12 Nov 2026, 25,365 companies in Human health activities (NACE 86) in Flanders publish total assets in recent accounts (financial years 2023 to 2026). The top 10 account for €8.43bn, out of €32.4bn for all of them; median total assets are 301,893 €. Ziekenhuis aan de Stroom leads with €1.49bn (financial year 2025).
Top 50 · Human health activities · Flanders
Ranked by total assets in the latest filed accounts. This is a size criterion, not an assessment.
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ziekenhuis aan de Stroom 2030 Antwerp | €1.49bn | €1.37bn | €573.6m | 6,711.9 | 2025 |
| 2 | Evara 9000 Ghent | €1.30bn | €443.2m | €750.4m | 7,600.9 | 2025 |
| 3 | Emmaüs 2800 Mechelen | €1.04bn | €624.2m | €572.4m | 6,326.6 | 2025 |
| 4 | Algemeen Ziekenhuis Delta 8800 Roeselare | €1.02bn | €739.7m | €430.5m | 3,481.4 | 2025 |
| 5 | Azorg 9300 Aalst | €691.2m | €824.9m | €273.3m | 3,786.7 | 2025 |
| 6 | Algemeen Ziekenhuis Groeninge 8500 Kortrijk | €684.1m | — | €271.8m | — | 2025 |
| 7 | Maria Middelares 9000 Ghent | €620.6m | €499.5m | €332.2m | 2,012.8 | 2025 |
| 8 | Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen 2650 Edegem | €584.2m | €588.3m | €200.4m | — | 2025 |
| 9 | Jessa Ziekenhuis 3500 Hasselt | €501.1m | €598.1m | €64.3m | 2,390.7 | 2025 |
| 10 | AZ Sint-Lucas & Volkskliniek 9000 Ghent | €497.1m | €413.3m | €188.3m | — | 2025 |
| 11 | Algemeen Ziekenhuis Oostende 8400 Ostend | €440.4m | €308.7m | €165.9m | 1,674.0 | 2025 |
| 12 | Vitaz 9100 Sint-Niklaas | €380.4m | €474.7m | €181.9m | 2,227.4 | 2025 |
| 13 | PPD Global Central Labs 1932 Zaventem | €348.5m | €215.0m | €177.8m | 258.1 | 2024 |
| 14 | AZ Turnhout 2300 Turnhout | €298.9m | 353,062 € | €133.9m | — | 2025 |
| 15 | Algemeen Ziekenhuis Alma 9900 Eeklo | €287.6m | €191.4m | €105.3m | 1,125.4 | 2025 |
| 16 | AZ Zeno 8300 Knokke-Heist | €283.4m | €148.4m | €65.0m | — | 2025 |
| 17 | Imelda 2820 Bonheiden | €263.5m | €327.3m | €159.5m | 1,480.7 | 2025 |
| 18 | Patrimonium Evara 9000 Ghent | €259.4m | €2.88m | €224.3m | 4.1 | 2025 |
| 19 | Monica 2100 Antwerp | €257.6m | €236.4m | €53.9m | — | 2025 |
| 20 | Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Elisabeth, Zottegem 9620 Zottegem | €244.7m | €166.3m | €130.6m | — | 2025 |
| 21 | Algemeen Ziekenhuis Jan Palfijn Gent 9000 Ghent | €238.0m | €169.7m | €37.1m | 987.8 | 2025 |
| 22 | AZ Rivierenland 2840 Rumst | €234.2m | €208.3m | €86.8m | 1,089.6 | 2025 |
| 23 | Algemeen Ziekenhuis Klina 2930 Brasschaat | €224.2m | — | €108.1m | 1,325.8 | 2023 |
| 24 | Z.org KU Leuven 3000 Leuven | €221.8m | €111.2m | €109.4m | 940.6 | 2025 |
| 25 | BERM 8200 Bruges | €210.7m | €98.4m | €90.7m | 1,047.5 | 2025 |
| 26 | Klinisch Labo Rigo 3600 Genk | €194.9m | €11.6m | €128.2m | 51.5 | 2025 |
| 27 | Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Lucas 8310 Bruges | €192.5m | €218.5m | €184.1m | 1,226.6 | 2025 |
| 28 | Werken Glorieux 9600 Ronse | €189.4m | €164.4m | €72.8m | — | 2025 |
| 29 | Zorggroep Myna 3800 Sint-Truiden | €187.5m | €117.2m | €89.5m | 1,352.5 | 2025 |
| 30 | HeiligHartziekenhuis Lier v.z.w. 2500 Lier | €186.1m | €204.5m | €78.7m | 1,008.3 | 2025 |
| 31 | O.L.Vrouw van Troost 9200 Dendermonde | €179.6m | €235.9m | €82.6m | 1,120.0 | 2025 |
| 32 | Groep Philippus Neri Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg 9100 Sint-Niklaas | €159.1m | €79.0m | €88.0m | 906.9 | 2025 |
| 33 | Sint-Andriesziekenhuis 8700 Tielt | €155.7m | €132.3m | €64.0m | 583.4 | 2025 |
| 34 | AZ St.-Elisabeth Herentals VZW 2200 Herentals | €154.9m | €171.7m | €54.8m | — | 2025 |
| 35 | Sint-Trudo Ziekenhuis 3800 Sint-Truiden | €151.7m | €181.3m | €67.8m | 780.0 | 2025 |
| 36 | Karus 9090 Merelbeke-Melle | €147.1m | €70.1m | €92.8m | 639.3 | 2025 |
| 37 | Groep Zorg H. Familie 8500 Kortrijk | €147.0m | €62.1m | €77.1m | 748.5 | 2025 |
| 38 | Cerba Research 9052 Ghent | €138.3m | €47.6m | −€7.97m | 129.3 | 2025 |
| 39 | Het Wit-Gele Kruis van West-Vlaanderen 8000 Bruges | €128.5m | €74.3m | €104.9m | 987.0 | 2025 |
| 40 | Regionaal Ziekenhuis Heilig Hart Leuven 3000 Leuven | €127.6m | €118.7m | €46.8m | 626.7 | 2025 |
| 41 | Psychotherapeutisch en Psychiatrisch centrum Pittem 8740 Pittem | €121.6m | €42.4m | €82.9m | 291.6 | 2025 |
| 42 | Regionaal Ziekenhuis Heilig Hart Tienen 3300 Tienen | €120.5m | €138.5m | €72.2m | 710.4 | 2025 |
| 43 | IDEWE - Externe dienst voor Preventie en Bescherming op het werk 3001 Leuven | €105.6m | €129.6m | €70.5m | 806.9 | 2025 |
| 44 | A.M.L. 2020 Antwerp | €104.9m | €54.2m | €62.8m | 284.4 | 2025 |
| 45 | AZ West 8630 Veurne | €102.1m | €111.8m | €36.2m | 596.1 | 2024 |
| 46 | Zorggroep Annendael 3290 Diest | €97.6m | €36.1m | €42.4m | 398.9 | 2025 |
| 47 | Wit-Gele Kruis van Limburg 3600 Genk | €96.9m | €82.6m | €65.2m | 1,298.0 | 2025 |
| 48 | Algemeen Ziekenhuis Oudenaarde 9700 Oudenaarde | €91.7m | €84.4m | €36.9m | 380.8 | 2023 |
| 49 | MKL 2650 Edegem | €85.6m | €45.6m | €53.5m | 536.8 | 2025 |
| 50 | Sint-Jozefskliniek 8870 Izegem | €84.9m | €109.1m | €22.3m | 553.0 | 2025 |
Ranking based on each company's own annual accounts (statutory, not consolidated): a subsidiary and its parent appear separately, and the ranking differs from lists based on consolidated group accounts.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
Human health activities across Belgium → All sectors · Flanders →
Other sectors · Flanders
- 01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities5,114
- 02 Forestry and logging186
- 03 Fishing and aquaculture102
- 08 Other mining and quarrying88
- 09 Mining support service activities32
- 10 Manufacture of food products3,220
- 11 Manufacture of beverages386
- 12 Manufacture of tobacco products16
- 13 Manufacture of textiles704
- 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel299
- 15 Manufacture of leather and related products of other materials50
- 16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials1,102
- 17 Manufacture of paper and paper products196
- 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media1,328
- 19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products18
- 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products539
- 21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations281
- 22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products561
- 23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products952
- 24 Manufacture of basic metals244
- 25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment4,115
- 26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products460
- 27 Manufacture of electrical equipment489
- 28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.1,127
- 29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers307
- 30 Manufacture of other transport equipment132
- 31 Manufacture of furniture968
- 32 Other manufacturing960
- 33 Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment2,361
- 35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply623
- 36 Water collection, treatment and supply41
- 37 Sewerage127
- 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities664
- 39 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities112
- 41 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings12,390
- 42 Civil engineering2,400
- 43 Specialised construction activities35,294
- 46 Wholesale trade24,470
- 47 Retail trade26,224
- 49 Land transport and transport via pipelines7,319
- 50 Water transport339
- 51 Air transport173
- 52 Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation2,364
- 53 Postal and courier activities573
- 55 Accommodation2,106
- 56 Food and beverage service activities16,014
- 58 Publishing activities768
- 59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities1,456
- 60 Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities163
- 61 Telecommunication294
- 62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities18,472
- 63 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities2,623
- 64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding20,945
- 65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security152
- 66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities5,256
- 68 Real estate activities32,646
- 69 Legal and accounting activities12,868
- 70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy35,926
- 71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis9,882
- 72 Scientific research and development599
- 73 Activities of advertising, market research and public relations6,897
- 74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities3,244
- 75 Veterinary activities1,234
- 77 Rental and leasing activities2,338
- 78 Employment activities1,219
- 79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities644
- 80 Investigation and security activities301
- 81 Services to buildings and landscape activities5,098
- 82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities9,438
- 84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security98
- 85 Education2,506
- 87 Residential care activities583
- 88 Social work activities without accommodation1,024
- 90 Arts creation and performing arts activities2,109
- 91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities129
- 92 Gambling and betting activities119
- 93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities2,717
- 94 Activities of membership organisations457
- 95 Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles2,942
- 96 Personal service activities4,643
Municipalities with the most companies in the sector · Flanders
- 9000 Ghent592
- 3500 Hasselt (Sint-Lambrechts-Herk)408
- 2018 Antwerp364
- 3600 Genk325
- 8800 Roeselare (Beveren, Oekene, Rumbeke)270
- 2600 Antwerp (Berchem)260
- 8500 Kortrijk256
- 2930 Brasschaat249
- 8200 Bruges (Sint-Andries, Sint-Michiels)248
- 2800 Mechelen (Walem)234
- 2970 Schilde ('s Gravenwezel)225
- 2610 Antwerp (Wilrijk)209
Frequently asked questions
Which is the largest company in Human health activities in Flanders?
By total assets, it is Ziekenhuis aan de Stroom (€1.49bn, financial year 2025).
How many companies in Human health activities in Flanders are ranked?
25,365 out of 25,479 active companies in the sector with their registered office in the area: those whose latest accounts are less than 3 years old.
Why does this ranking differ from other lists?
It uses each company's annual accounts as filed with the National Bank, not consolidated group accounts. A holding, a subsidiary or a purchasing entity can therefore appear separately. Only companies whose latest accounts are less than 3 years old are ranked.
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Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 12 Nov 2026.