Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods: largest employers
632 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 4646) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Febelco leads with 948.1 FTE (financial year 2025).
Top 20
Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Febelco 9100 Sint-Niklaas | €381.9m | €1.79bn | €103.6m | 948.1 | 2025 |
| 2 | Becton Dickinson Distribution Center 9140 Temse | €102.8m | €201.7m | €44.3m | 475.0 | 2023 |
| 3 | Popelin Apotheken 1070 Anderlecht | €51.2m | €152.2m | €4.08m | 361.8 | 2025 |
| 4 | Terumo BCT Europe 1930 Zaventem | €590.3m | €369.5m | €515.9m | 271.0 | 2026 |
| 5 | Johnson & Johnson Medical 1831 Machelen (Brab.) | €225.6m | €330.0m | €80.2m | 267.5 | 2025 |
| 6 | Medtronic Belgium 1090 Jette | €110.4m | €196.3m | €46.9m | 255.7 | 2025 |
| 7 | Centre Europeen de Repartition Pharmaceutique 1070 Anderlecht | €127.7m | €580.7m | €11.6m | 243.9 | 2025 |
| 8 | Livlina 9100 Sint-Niklaas | €82.9m | €278.3m | €2.68m | 239.6 | 2025 |
| 9 | AstraZeneca 1702 Dilbeek | €105.4m | €351.2m | €46.9m | 234.4 | 2025 |
| 10 | Pfizer Service Company 1932 Zaventem | €14.2bn | €31.9bn | €135.6m | 221.3 | 2025 |
| 11 | Palex Belgium 2800 Mechelen | €281.5m | €107.0m | €90.1m | 217.7 | 2024 |
| 12 | Abbvie 1300 Wavre | €227.4m | €265.6m | €182.7m | 213.4 | 2025 |
| 13 | Novartis Pharma 1831 Machelen (Brab.) | €168.8m | €378.6m | €32.1m | 207.8 | 2025 |
| 14 | Janssen-Cilag 2340 Beerse | €188.0m | €675.3m | €101.3m | 207.6 | 2025 |
| 15 | Acros Organics 2440 Geel | €1.91bn | €114.8m | €1.60bn | 202.6 | 2025 |
| 16 | GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, en abrégé GlaxoSmithKline 1300 Wavre | €58.2m | €241.2m | €4.78m | 194.7 | 2025 |
| 17 | Amplifon Belgium 1702 Dilbeek | €31.6m | €47.6m | €7.69m | 191.9 | 2025 |
| 18 | Hologic 1930 Zaventem | €92.8m | €169.1m | €49.0m | 190.7 | 2025 |
| 19 | Roche Diagnostics Belgium 1070 Anderlecht | €64.0m | €131.2m | €36.2m | 187.3 | 2025 |
| 20 | Sanofi Belgium 1831 Machelen (Brab.) | €218.9m | €296.7m | €87.2m | 185.5 | 2025 |
Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the largest employer in Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods?
Febelco, with 948.1 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
How many Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods companies report employees?
632 out of 1,051, in accounts less than 3 years old.
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Open the full file →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 13 Nov 2026.