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20 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 (4, at least 10 needed) for a ranking of its own. They are compared with the whole sector.

Morning class Large · 2026
#CompanyProfileScoreChangeFive years
1 DXC TECHNOLOGY NORGE AS Leader 68 +27
2 ARM NORWAY AS Leader 65 +9
3 INMARSAT SOLUTIONS AS Steward 43 −24
4 BANQSOFT AS Builder 23 −18
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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

  • DXC TECHNOLOGY NORGE AS

    From 2025 to 2026: went from a loss to a profit before tax and the operating margin rose from −2.4% to 9.9%.

    +27
  • INMARSAT SOLUTIONS AS

    From 2025 to 2026: revenue fell by 19%.

    −24
  • BANQSOFT AS

    From 2025 to 2026: the operating margin fell from 4.7% to 2.6%.

    −18
  • ARM NORWAY AS

    From 2025 to 2026: the equity ratio rose from 37.1% to 48.8%.

    +9

Top lists in the sector · 2026 · Morning class Large

Combined profit before tax for the 4 ranked companies: 150 MNOK.

Highest revenue

  1. INMARSAT SOLUTIONS AS 2,376 MNOK
  2. ARM NORWAY AS 783 MNOK
  3. BANQSOFT AS 638 MNOK
  4. DXC TECHNOLOGY NORGE AS 592 MNOK

Operating revenue.

Highest operating margin

  1. DXC TECHNOLOGY NORGE AS 9.9%
  2. ARM NORWAY AS 6.6%
  3. INMARSAT SOLUTIONS AS 3.3%
  4. BANQSOFT AS 2.6%

Operating result divided by operating revenue.

Largest profit

  1. DXC TECHNOLOGY NORGE AS 60 MNOK
  2. ARM NORWAY AS 57 MNOK
  3. INMARSAT SOLUTIONS AS 22 MNOK
  4. BANQSOFT AS 11 MNOK

Profit before tax.

Largest loss

No company meets the requirement this year.

Profit before tax, the largest negative.

Most solid

  1. INMARSAT SOLUTIONS AS 58.8%
  2. DXC TECHNOLOGY NORGE AS 57.2%
  3. ARM NORWAY AS 48.8%
  4. BANQSOFT AS 20.4%

Equity ratio: equity divided by total assets.

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

  1. INMARSAT SOLUTIONS AS −19.3%
  2. DXC TECHNOLOGY NORGE AS −8.6%
  3. BANQSOFT AS −2.2%
  4. ARM NORWAY AS −0.1%

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

Biggest climbers

  1. DXC TECHNOLOGY NORGE AS +26.3 points
  2. ARM NORWAY AS +8.7 points

Change in index points from the year before.

Biggest fallers

  1. INMARSAT SOLUTIONS AS −24.2 points
  2. BANQSOFT AS −17.3 points

Change in index points from the year before.

Most employees

  1. ARM NORWAY AS 270
  2. DXC TECHNOLOGY NORGE AS 129
  3. BANQSOFT AS 97
  4. INMARSAT SOLUTIONS AS 91

Employees according to the Central Coordinating Register.

Highest revenue per employee

  1. INMARSAT SOLUTIONS AS 26.1 MNOK
  2. BANQSOFT AS 6.6 MNOK
  3. DXC TECHNOLOGY NORGE AS 4.6 MNOK
  4. ARM NORWAY AS 2.9 MNOK

Only companies with at least 5 employees.

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.

INMARSAT SOLUTIONS AS: 26 / 100ARM NORWAY AS: 74 / 78BANQSOFT AS: 24 / 19DXC TECHNOLOGY NORGE AS: 76 / 9500252550507575100100Solidity, percentile against peers →↑ Profitability, percentile against peers
INMARSAT SOLUTIONS AS: 26 / 100ARM NORWAY AS: 74 / 78BANQSOFT AS: 24 / 19DXC TECHNOLOGY NORGE AS: 76 / 9500252550507575100100Solidity, percentile against peers →↑ Profitability, percentile against peers

Bubble size shows relative revenue, not exact figures. Dashed lines show where the 4 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
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CompanyProfileProfitabilitySolidityIn 2025 (profitability / solidity)
DXC TECHNOLOGY NORGE ASLion769511 / 78
ARM NORWAY ASLion747849 / 72
INMARSAT SOLUTIONS ASElephant2610026 / 90
BANQSOFT ASBeaver241933 / 30
The sector in numbers

Summary · fiscal year 2026 · Morning class Large

The sector's median operating margin is 4.9%. 0 of 4 companies have negative equity. The median equity ratio is 53.0%.

Companies with accounts4
Total revenue4,390 MNOK
Median operating margin4.9%
Median equity ratio53.0%
Share with a loss0%
Share with negative equity0%

All figures are for fiscal year 2026. Ranked: 4 operating companies. Holding companies, excluded companies and companies without enough data are shown but not ranked. How to read the index

  • 1 company reports in another currency. Its revenue is converted at the mean rate for the accounting period and makes up 54% of the total.

Climbers and fallers · Morning class Large

Change in rank from 2025 to 2026, for 4 companies ranked in both years.

Climbers

  1. 86DXC TECHNOLOGY NORGE ASfrom rank 87 to 168
  2. 85BANQSOFT ASfrom rank 89 to 423
  3. 37ARM NORWAY ASfrom rank 39 to 265
  4. 8INMARSAT SOLUTIONS ASfrom rank 11 to 343

Fallers

None.

Awards · 2026 · Morning class Large

Most profitableDXC TECHNOLOGY NORGE AS9.9%
Fastest growthARM NORWAY AS−0.1%
Strongest balance sheetINMARSAT SOLUTIONS AS58.8%
Largest revenueINMARSAT SOLUTIONS AS2,376 MNOK
Highest revenue per employeeINMARSAT SOLUTIONS AS26.1 MNOK

Needs attention · 2026 · Morning class Large

2 companies show at least one warning sign. Showing the 2 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.

0%1%2%3%4%5%6%0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Operating margin (profitability) →Equity ratio (solidity) →INMARSAT SOLUTIONS AS: operating margin 3.3%, equity ratio 58.8%, rank 3ARM NORWAY AS: operating margin 6.6%, equity ratio 48.8%, rank 2BANQSOFT AS: operating margin 2.6%, equity ratio 20.4%, rank 4DXC TECHNOLOGY NORGE AS: operating margin 9.9%, equity ratio 57.2%, rank 1
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CompanyOperating marginEquity ratioRevenue
DXC TECHNOLOGY NORGE AS9.9%57.2%592 MNOK
ARM NORWAY AS6.6%48.8%783 MNOK
INMARSAT SOLUTIONS AS3.3%58.8%2,376 MNOK
BANQSOFT AS2.6%20.4%638 MNOK

Scenario analysis: the sector's weakest year

The sector's weakest year was 2026, with a median operating margin of 4.4%.

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––
20227.7%30.5%
20235.0%35.9%
20245.2%35.0%
20255.8%34.3%
2026 · weakest year4.4%39.7%

In 2026, 10 ranked companies did better than the sector, 8 about the same and 2 weaker.

Held up best in 2026

  1. 1H5P GROUP ASequity ratio 39.9%29.5%
  2. 2ACCIGO ASequity ratio 7.6%29.0%
  3. 3NTT DATA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS ASequity ratio 30.4%11.5%
  4. 4DXC TECHNOLOGY NORGE ASequity ratio 57.2%9.9%
  5. 5NEATFRAME ASequity ratio 48.7%9.7%
  6. 6AUTODESK NORWAY OPERATIONS ASequity ratio 51.5%7.4%
  7. 7ARM NORWAY ASequity ratio 48.8%6.6%
  8. 8SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT NORWAY ASequity ratio 48.0%6.0%
  9. 9STRATSYS NORGE ASequity ratio 33.4%5.1%
  10. 10ALMANAKKFORLAGET ASequity ratio 24.1%4.8%

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

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.

432024K4462025K1512025K2412025K3402025K4412026K1522026K2232026K3

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”.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 12910, table 10790, table 08085. 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
58*Hele hovedgruppe 58
58.110Utgivelse av bøker
58.120Utgivelse av aviser
58.130Utgivelse av blader og tidsskrifter
58.190Utgivelsesvirksomhet ellers, unntatt utgivelse av programvare
58.210Utgivelse av programvare for dataspill
58.290Utgivelse av annen programvare
59*Hele hovedgruppe 59
59.110Produksjon av film, video og fjernsynsprogrammer
59.120Etterarbeid knyttet til produksjon av film, video og fjernsynsprogrammer
59.130Distribusjon av film og video
59.140Filmfremvisning
59.200Produksjon og utgivelse av musikk- og lydopptak
60*Hele hovedgruppe 60
60.100Radiokringkasting og distribuering av musikk og andre lydmedier
60.200Fjernsynsprogramvirksomhet, kringkasting og distribuering av audiovisuelle medier
60.310Nyhetsbyråvirksomhet
60.390Annen virksomhet for distribuering av innhold
61*Hele hovedgruppe 61
61.100Kabelbasert, satellittbasert og trådløs telekommunikasjon
61.200Videresalg av telekommunikasjon og formidlingstjenester tilknyttet telekommunikasjon
61.900Telekommunikasjon ellers
62*Hele hovedgruppe 62
62.100Dataprogrammeringstjenester
62.200Konsulentvirksomhet tilknyttet informasjonsteknologi og forvaltning og drift av it-systemer
62.900Andre tjenester tilknyttet informasjonsteknologi
63*Hele hovedgruppe 63
63.100Datainfrastruktur, -behandling, -lagring og tilknyttede tjenester
63.910Drift av søkemotorer
63.920Andre informasjonstjenester