Informasjon og kommunikasjon
FollowDownload sector report (PDF)0 companies ranked against comparable companies in four Morning company classes. Fiscal year 2021. Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre. Methodology
Ranking · 2021
No ranked companies in this class this year.
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
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 · 2021
The five largest companies account for 90% of the sector's revenue.
Size
The largest by revenue and employees, and who earns the most per employee.
Highest revenue
No company meets the requirement this year.
Operating revenue.
Most employees
No company meets the requirement this year.
Employees according to the Central Coordinating Register.
Highest revenue per employee
No company meets the requirement this year.
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
No company meets the requirement this year.
Operating result divided by operating revenue.
Largest profit
No company meets the requirement this year.
Profit before tax.
Largest loss
No company meets the requirement this year.
Profit before tax, the largest negative.
Most solid
No company meets the requirement this year.
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.
Positions in the sector · 2021
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.
Too few ranked companies to draw the map.
Summary · fiscal year 2021
6 of 18 companies have negative equity.
All figures are for fiscal year 2021. Ranked: 0 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.
- Consistency is not included in the index: it needs accounts for several years.
Climbers and fallers
Climbers need at least two fiscal years. They appear once next year's accounts are fetched or history is imported.
Needs attention · 2021
10 companies show at least one warning sign. Showing the 10 most important.
- criticalInspiro Group ASNegative equity · Current ratio below 1 (0.71) · Loss before tax
- criticalOrnio ASNegative equity · Current ratio below 1 (0.41) · Loss before tax
- criticalAtlantic Crossing Production ASNegative equity · Current ratio below 1 (0.05) · Loss before tax
- criticalOslo16 ASNegative equity · Loss before tax
- criticalQsheba ASNegative equity · Current ratio below 1 (0.01)
- criticalSP Bemanning ASNegative equity · Current ratio below 1 (0.47)
- watchFuturehome ASLoss before tax
- watchSpenn Technology ASLoss before tax
- watchSoloduo ASLoss before tax
- watchMondial ASLoss before tax
Sector map · 2021
Too few ranked companies to draw the map.
In our articles
- Finance earns 58.3% on operations; the typical Norwegian industry makes 5.7%No. 11 of 22 on median operating margin
Scenario analysis: the sector's weakest year
The sector's weakest year was 2026, with a median operating margin of 4.0%.
Based on the 8 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported.
| Fiscal year | Median operating margin | Median equity ratio |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2022 | 6.6% | 27.8% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | 35.0% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | 33.6% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | 33.2% |
| 2026 · weakest year | 4.0% | 39.9% |
In 2026, 13 ranked companies did better than the sector, 9 about the same and 3 weaker.
Held up best in 2026
- 1H5p Group ASequity ratio 39.9%29.5%
- 2Accigo ASequity ratio 7.6%29.0%
- 3Sanity ASequity ratio 39.9%22.5%
- 4Ntt Data Business Solutions ASequity ratio 30.4%11.5%
- 5Dxc Technology Norge ASequity ratio 57.2%9.9%
- 6Neatframe ASequity ratio 48.7%9.7%
- 7Autodesk Norway Operations ASequity ratio 51.5%7.4%
- 8Arm Norway ASequity ratio 48.8%6.6%
- 9Sony Music Entertainment Norway ASequity ratio 48.0%6.0%
- 10Stratsys Norge ASequity ratio 33.4%5.1%
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.
USD/NOK (kr)
USD/NOK fell 3.3% in 2025; the sector's median operating margin rose 0.4 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD/NOK, annual average | 8.59 | 9.61 | 10.56 | 10.75 | 10.39 | 9.54 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | −8.8% | +11.9% | +9.9% | +1.7% | −3.3% | −8.2% |
| Sector's median operating margin | – | 6.6% | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 4.0% |
Source: Norges Bank (EXR, NLOD 2.0). Source · fetched 3 November 2026
Policy rate (prosent)
Policy rate fell 0.20 percentage points in 2025; the sector's median operating margin rose 0.4 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Policy rate, annual average | 0.08 | 1.32 | 3.54 | 4.50 | 4.30 | 4.17 (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 | – | 6.6% | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 4.0% |
Source: Norges Bank (IR, NLOD 2.0). Source · fetched 3 November 2026
Consumer price index (indeks (2025 = 100))
Consumer price index rose 3.0% in 2025; the sector's median operating margin rose 0.4 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer price index, annual average | 84.3 | 89.2 | 94.1 | 97.0 | 100.0 | 102.9 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | +3.5% | +5.8% | +5.5% | +3.2% | +3.0% | +2.9% |
| Sector's median operating margin | – | 6.6% | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 4.0% |
Source: SSB (14710, CC BY 4.0). Source · fetched 3 November 2026
When USD/NOK fell in 2025, 1,171 of 2,233 ranked companies kept their operating margin at or above the year before. Among the largest: Telenor Norge AS (19.4% → 21.9%), Telia Norge AS (2.4% → 20.2%), Norsk Rikskringkasting AS (−3.3% → −1.6%), TV 2 AS (3.0% → 3.8%), Tiktok Norway AS (6.9% → 7.8%).
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
- 23,538
- +3.5% from 2023
- Persons employed
- 113,952
- +0.6% from 2023
- Turnover
- NOK 424.7 bn
- +10.2% from 2023
- Gross operating margin
- 14.6%
- Gross operating surplus divided by turnover
All enterprises, sole proprietorships included.
Bankruptcies in the industry
156 enterprise bankruptcies in the last four quarters (2025K4–2026K3). Change −13.8% against the four quarters before (181). That is about 6.6 per 1,000 enterprises.
Foreign-controlled enterprises · 2024
- Share of enterprises
- 5.7%
- Share of persons employed
- 40.1%
- Share of turnover
- 50.3%
SSB publishes this for groups of industries only. The figures are for the group “Informasjon og kommunikasjon”.
Turnover index · Informasjon og kommunikasjon
142.3 index, 2021 = 100, seasonally adjusted · 2026M08
+0.9% 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
- TO BE OR Not AS 972408654 Voluntary liquidation · 3 November 2026 · 0 MNOK (2025)
- Fmiopt AS 836010302 Voluntary liquidation · 2 November 2026 · 0 MNOK (2025)
- Scientio AS 928658678 Forced dissolution · 2 November 2026 · 0 MNOK (2023)
- Seko Data AS 984603509 Bankruptcy · 2 November 2026 · 0 MNOK (2025)
- TRUST IT. AS 988530956 Bankruptcy · 2 November 2026 · 0 MNOK (2024)
- Xybel AS 921902050 Voluntary liquidation · 2 November 2026 · 1 MNOK (2025)
- Cousin AS 935903386 Voluntary liquidation · 31 October 2026
- Fintech Solutions AS 923534881 Voluntary liquidation · 31 October 2026 · 1 MNOK (2025)
Industry codes (NACE)
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 58* | Hele hovedgruppe 58 |
| 58.110 | Utgivelse av bøker |
| 58.120 | Utgivelse av aviser |
| 58.130 | Utgivelse av blader og tidsskrifter |
| 58.190 | Utgivelsesvirksomhet ellers, unntatt utgivelse av programvare |
| 58.210 | Utgivelse av programvare for dataspill |
| 58.290 | Utgivelse av annen programvare |
| 59* | Hele hovedgruppe 59 |
| 59.110 | Produksjon av film, video og fjernsynsprogrammer |
| 59.120 | Etterarbeid knyttet til produksjon av film, video og fjernsynsprogrammer |
| 59.130 | Distribusjon av film og video |
| 59.140 | Filmfremvisning |
| 59.200 | Produksjon og utgivelse av musikk- og lydopptak |
| 60* | Hele hovedgruppe 60 |
| 60.100 | Radiokringkasting og distribuering av musikk og andre lydmedier |
| 60.200 | Fjernsynsprogramvirksomhet, kringkasting og distribuering av audiovisuelle medier |
| 60.310 | Nyhetsbyråvirksomhet |
| 60.390 | Annen virksomhet for distribuering av innhold |
| 61* | Hele hovedgruppe 61 |
| 61.100 | Kabelbasert, satellittbasert og trådløs telekommunikasjon |
| 61.200 | Videresalg av telekommunikasjon og formidlingstjenester tilknyttet telekommunikasjon |
| 61.900 | Telekommunikasjon ellers |
| 62* | Hele hovedgruppe 62 |
| 62.100 | Dataprogrammeringstjenester |
| 62.200 | Konsulentvirksomhet tilknyttet informasjonsteknologi og forvaltning og drift av it-systemer |
| 62.900 | Andre tjenester tilknyttet informasjonsteknologi |
| 63* | Hele hovedgruppe 63 |
| 63.100 | Datainfrastruktur, -behandling, -lagring og tilknyttede tjenester |
| 63.910 | Drift av søkemotorer |
| 63.920 | Andre informasjonstjenester |