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Kuehne + Nagel A/S

Public limited companyCVR 39604418TaastrupActive

Kuehne + Nagel A/S is a public limited company, based in Taastrup, active in other transportation support activities, founded in 1972. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 9 of 371 companies in the industry in the database. Operations are spread over 7 production units in 7 towns. With 289 employees, the company is about 41 times larger than the industry median.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 2.9bn+4.7% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 55.7m−3.2% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 64.9m−2.8% vs. 2024
Employees289latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 5% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 287.3m.
  • Revenue rose 5% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 2.9bn.
  • Net profit fell 3% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 55.7m.
  • Equity fell 3% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 64.9m.

Employees

  • 4 fewer employees than a year earlier: 289 (07/2026) against 293 (07/2025).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Other transportation support activities (522600)

Calculated from the latest two annual reports in sequence and from registrations in CVR. A figure that is missing in either year gives no line, and we derive no figures.

Financial statements

Financial years 2020–2025 · amounts in DKK thousand

Equity and net profit

DKK 0DKK 50mDKK 100mDKK 150mDKK 200m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Kuehne + Nagel A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue2,008,6902,992,7424,304,5743,016,0612,790,5012,922,037+4.7%
Gross profit207,009444,471493,376322,198300,889287,300−4.5%
Operating profit (EBIT)30,625230,509258,36789,87783,25378,501−5.7%
Profit before tax30,875229,529256,54586,56376,49871,693−6.3%
Net profit20,274177,002197,73365,29357,54355,687−3.2%
Total assets415,905765,943769,894783,810674,096659,641−2.1%
Equity67,908214,114218,99974,48466,73464,878−2.8%
Liabilities347,733551,078550,895709,326607,362594,668−2.1%
Cash and cash equivalents1,85081,3162,51266,7923,42514,069+310.8%
Average number of employees2702762973022862860%

Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Figures for the company (not the group); change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report.

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DKK 0DKK 100mDKK 200mDKK 300mDKK 400mDKK 500m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (372 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures

  • Low equity ratio

    Equity makes up 10% of total assets in 2025.

    How is this calculated?

    Equity ÷ total assets is below 10% in the latest annual report. Banks, insurers and some industries naturally have a low ratio.

  • Profit for five years in a row

    Net result has been positive in 2021–2025.

    How is this calculated?

    Net result is positive in the five latest annual reports in a row.

The signals are rules applied to the figures in the annual reports. They are not an assessment or credit rating of the company. See Data and method.

Annual reports

6 financial years
Annual reports for Kuehne + Nagel A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202526/06/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202401/07/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202328/06/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202230/06/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202105/07/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202006/07/2021The companyPDFXBRL

The figures from all the annual reports are shown on this page. The documents themselves (PDF and XBRL, the machine-readable edition) are downloaded with a Pro account: sign in or create a free account, and then choose Pro. XBRL is the edition the figures on the page are read from.

Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

372 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in other transportation support activities based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 287.3mNo. 9 of 371
Better than 98% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 64.9mNo. 30 of 372
Better than 92% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees289No. 16 of 372
Better than 96% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 6.2m, net profit DKK 653k, equity DKK 3.3m, 7 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 1mDKK 10.8mDKK 112.4mDKK 535.4mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 356 companies in the industry (latest financial year, logarithmic scale). Amber bar: where this company sits.

Compared with similar companies

size, age and company form
Rank among similar companies
GroupGross profitEquity
Companies with 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparison
No. 157of 763
Better than 80%
No. 480of 796
Better than 40%
Same industry and 200–499 employees16 companies in the comparison
No. 4of 15
Better than 79%
No. 10of 16
Better than 40%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 311of 10,152
Better than 97%
No. 1,699of 10,275
Better than 83%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 533of 17,786
Better than 97%
No. 3,025of 18,024
Better than 83%

The rank is calculated among companies in the database with a figure for the latest financial year, and is shown only for groups of at least ten companies.

Compare with the industry

Other transportation support activities
Gross profit
  1. Kuehne + Nagel A/SDKK 287.3m
  2. DSV Road A/SDKK 1.2bn
  3. Scan Global Logistics A/SDKK 829.9m
Net profit
  1. Kuehne + Nagel A/SDKK 55.7m
  2. DSV Road A/S−DKK 894k
  3. Scan Global Logistics A/SDKK 112m
Equity
  1. Kuehne + Nagel A/SDKK 64.9m
  2. DSV Road A/SDKK 403.4m
  3. Scan Global Logistics A/SDKK 2.4bn
Employees
  1. Kuehne + Nagel A/S289
  2. DSV Road A/S1,644
  3. Scan Global Logistics A/S551

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Kühne + Nagel International AG100%
Kuehne + Nagel A/S

Management

5 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Kuehne + Nagel A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Jesper ChristensenCEO05/07/2007

Board of directors

Board of directors at Kuehne + Nagel A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Jesper ChristensenBoard member09/12/1999
Jens DavidsenChair of the board10/03/2009
Gero SchulzeBoard member16/12/2011
Dr. Jan Hendrik ConradBoard member27/05/2024
Auditor
KPMG P/S
Former management (31)
Former management at Kuehne + Nagel A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Orla Kjeld HovgaardBoard member21/04/197220/12/1991
Orla Kjeld HovgaardDirector21/04/197220/12/1991
Kjeld Harley RegnarsenBoard member21/04/197220/12/1991
Torben IngemannBoard member21/04/197201/07/1996
Torben IngemannDirector21/04/197201/07/1996
Axel VilladsenBoard member21/04/197210/01/1989
Christian LauenborgDirector21/04/197218/08/1994
Jurgen PollahnBoard member21/04/197220/12/1991
Alfred Friedrich KuhneBoard member21/04/197209/12/1999
Axel HansenBoard member21/04/197210/09/1993
Gerardus Wenceslaus Ignatius Maria van KesterenBoard member21/04/197205/07/2007
Steen Hans DuholmDirector06/05/199402/06/1995
Finn Claudius von Linstow DalBoard member08/05/199605/07/2007
Finn Claudius von Linstow DalCEO08/05/199605/07/2007
Hans Peter KostanBoard member11/07/199609/12/1999
Klaus Hermann HermsBoard member09/12/199905/07/2007
Morten HenningsenBoard member12/02/200121/09/2006
Daniel Knudsen MiraBoard member05/07/200710/03/2009
Hanns-Peter Gerd UlberChair of the board05/07/200710/03/2009
Markus BlankaBoard member05/07/200710/03/2009
Tim ScharwathBoard member10/03/200916/12/2011
Thierry Patrick HeldBoard member10/03/200902/12/2013
Yngve RuudBoard member16/12/201121/11/2016
Bruno MangBoard member02/12/201321/11/2016
Carsten UsbeckAssistant director01/12/201401/12/2014
Peder WintherBoard member21/11/201623/01/2019
Brian CoxBoard member21/11/201623/01/2019
Thierry Patrick HeldBoard member23/01/201927/05/2024
Dr Hansjörg RodiBoard member23/01/201924/08/2022
Jens DrewesBoard member24/08/202207/02/2024
Pamela QuinnBoard member07/02/202427/05/2024

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af to direktører i forening eller af en direktør i forening med et bestyrelsesmedlem eller af to medlemmer af bestyrelsen i forening.

Address and production units

7 active production units

Bredebjergvej 1
2630 Taastrup

Høje-Taastrup Municipality · Postcode 2630

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Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
KUEHNE + NAGEL A/SBredebjergvej 1, Høje Taastrup, 2630 Taastrup1201003060380
KUEHNE + NAGEL A/SSkanderborgvej 234, 2. tv, 8260 Viby J961003060379
Kuehne + Nagel A/SKystvejen 16B, 2770 Kastrup361017611506
KUEHNE + NAGEL A/SHvidkærvej 31A, 1, Højme, 5250 Odense SV151009168342
Kuehne + Nagel A/SBødkervej 7B, 3, 7000 Fredericia111019958856
Kuehne + Nagel A/STorskekaj 1, 3, 6700 Esbjerg61021096187
Kuehne + Nagel A/S - Flyvestation KarupHerningvej 30, 7470 Karup J31025394220

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive transport- og speditionsvirksomhed

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

99 registered events
20261 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Industry changed to Other transportation support activities (522600)
20246 changesaccounts 1 · management 5
  • Annual report for 2023 published
  • Dr. Jan Hendrik Conrad appointed board member
  • Pamela Quinn stepped down as board member
  • Thierry Patrick Held stepped down as board member
  • Pamela Quinn appointed board member
  • Jens Drewes stepped down as board member
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20223 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
  • Jens Drewes appointed board member
  • Dr Hansjörg Rodi stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20194 changesmanagement 4
  • Thierry Patrick Held appointed board member
  • Dr Hansjörg Rodi appointed board member
  • Peder Winther stepped down as board member
  • Brian Cox stepped down as board member
20183 changesaddress 3
  • Moved to Bredebjergvej 1, Høje Taastrup, 2630 Taastrup
  • Moved to Bredebjergvej 1, Høje Taastrup, 2630 Taastrup
  • Moved to Bredebjergvej 1, Høje Taastrup, 2630 Taastrup
20173 changesmerger 1 · ownership 2
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • KUEHNE + NAGEL HOLDING DENMARK A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Kühne + Nagel International AG registered as owner (100%)
20164 changesmanagement 4
  • Peder Winther appointed board member
  • Brian Cox appointed board member
  • Bruno Mang stepped down as board member
  • Yngve Ruud stepped down as board member
20142 changesmanagement 2
  • Carsten Usbeck appointed assistant director
  • Carsten Usbeck stepped down as assistant director
20132 changesmanagement 2
  • Bruno Mang appointed board member
  • Thierry Patrick Held stepped down as board member
20113 changesmanagement 3
  • Gero Schulze appointed board member
  • Yngve Ruud appointed board member
  • Tim Scharwath stepped down as board member
20097 changesname 1 · management 6
  • Name changed from KÜHNE + NAGEL A/S to KUEHNE + NAGEL A/S
  • Thierry Patrick Held appointed board member
  • Jens Davidsen appointed chair of the board
  • Tim Scharwath appointed board member
  • Hanns-Peter Gerd Ulber stepped down as chair of the board
  • Daniel Knudsen Mira stepped down as board member
  • Markus Blanka stepped down as board member
20081 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Speditører (522920)
20078 changesmanagement 8
  • Hanns-Peter Gerd Ulber appointed chair of the board
  • Daniel Knudsen Mira appointed board member
  • Markus Blanka appointed board member
  • Jesper Christensen appointed ceo
  • Klaus Hermann Herms stepped down as board member
  • Finn Claudius von Linstow Dal stepped down as board member
  • Finn Claudius von Linstow Dal stepped down as ceo
  • Gerardus Wenceslaus Ignatius Maria van Kesteren stepped down as board member
20064 changesmanagement 1 · merger 2 · capital 1
  • Morten Henningsen stepped down as board member
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Share capital changed from 5,000,000 DKK to 5,001,000 DKK
  • Merger registered in CVR
20051 changename 1
  • Name changed from KÜHNE & NAGEL A/S to KÜHNE + NAGEL A/S
20041 changeownership 1
  • KUEHNE + NAGEL HOLDING DENMARK A/S registered as owner (100%)
20012 changesaddress 1 · management 1
  • Moved to Vallensbækvej 16, 2605 Brøndby
  • Morten Henningsen appointed board member
19996 changesname 1 · capital 1 · management 4
  • Name changed from KUHNE & NAGEL DAL LOGISTICS A/S to KÜHNE & NAGEL A/S
  • Share capital changed from 22,000,000 DKK to 5,000,000 DKK
  • Jesper Christensen appointed board member
  • Klaus Hermann Herms appointed board member
  • Hans Peter Kostan stepped down as board member
  • Alfred Friedrich Kuhne stepped down as board member
19971 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 2,000,000 DKK to 22,000,000 DKK
19965 changesmanagement 5
  • Hans Peter Kostan appointed board member
  • Torben Ingemann stepped down as director
  • Torben Ingemann stepped down as board member
  • Finn Claudius von Linstow Dal appointed board member
  • Finn Claudius von Linstow Dal appointed ceo
19951 changemanagement 1
  • Steen Hans Duholm stepped down as director
19942 changesmanagement 2
  • Christian Lauenborg stepped down as director
  • Steen Hans Duholm appointed director
19933 changescapital 1 · management 1 · merger 1
  • Share capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 2,000,000 DKK
  • Axel Hansen stepped down as board member
  • Merger registered in CVR
19917 changesname 1 · capital 1 · management 4 · merger 1
  • Name changed from KN VILLADSEN A/S to KUHNE & NAGEL DAL LOGISTICS A/S
  • Share capital changed from 1,000,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
  • Orla Kjeld Hovgaard stepped down as director
  • Orla Kjeld Hovgaard stepped down as board member
  • Kjeld Harley Regnarsen stepped down as board member
  • Jurgen Pollahn stepped down as board member
  • Merger registered in CVR
19901 changename 1
  • Name changed from AXEL VILLADSEN SPEDITION A/S to KN VILLADSEN A/S
19892 changescapital 1 · management 1
  • Share capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
  • Axel Villadsen stepped down as board member
197212 changesfounded 1 · management 11
  • Registered as AXEL VILLADSEN SPEDITION A/S
  • Axel Villadsen appointed board member
  • Torben Ingemann appointed director
  • Orla Kjeld Hovgaard appointed director
  • Orla Kjeld Hovgaard appointed board member
  • Torben Ingemann appointed board member
  • Kjeld Harley Regnarsen appointed board member
  • Gerardus Wenceslaus Ignatius Maria van Kesteren appointed board member
  • Axel Hansen appointed board member
  • Alfred Friedrich Kuhne appointed board member
  • Jurgen Pollahn appointed board member
  • Christian Lauenborg appointed director

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Source and updates

The information comes from the Danish Central Business Register (Danish Business Authority) and from annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority. Last synchronised 23/10/2026.

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