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Marel A/S

Public limited companyCVR 25013719Aarhus NActive

Marel A/S is a public limited company, based in Aarhus N, active in manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing, founded in 1969. After a loss in 2024, the company made a profit of DKK 5.5m in 2025. With 304 employees, the company is about 17 times larger than the industry median. Equity grew to DKK 16.3m in 2025.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 91.6m−24.2% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 5.5m+281.7% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 16.3m+50.6% vs. 2024
Employees304latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit rose 72% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 24.1m.
  • Revenue fell 24% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 91.6m.
  • Net profit went from a loss of DKK 3m to a profit of DKK 5.5m (2024 → 2025).
  • Equity rose 51% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 16.3m.

Employees

  • 9 fewer employees than a year earlier: 304 (07/2026) against 313 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Caspar Engmark (board member, 27/03/2025), Alexander Sebastiaan de Bruijn (ceo, 12/12/2025) and Janne Sigurdsson (board member, 13/01/2025) (+2).
  • Stepped down: Janne Sigurdsson (director, 04/04/2025), Søren Kristian Steinicke Flummer (board member, 13/01/2025) and Janne Sigurdsson (board member, 27/03/2025) (+2).

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 10m−DKK 5mDKK 0DKK 5mDKK 10mDKK 15mDKK 20mDKK 25mDKK 30m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Marel A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue105,195127,175135,377132,431120,82591,571−24.2%
Gross profit20,44818,59024,8747,20913,99824,090+72.1%
Operating profit (EBIT)7,9105,0487,236−10,635−4,99810,392+307.9%
Profit before tax11,0886,93310,062−12,955−4,6246,912+249.5%
Net profit10,0836,0568,450−9,845−3,0195,487+281.7%
Total assets100,505126,897129,366115,490107,310107,654+0.3%
Equity23,21925,28228,72813,86910,83516,322+50.6%
Liabilities73,07397,59096,34598,84995,36288,481−7.2%
Cash and cash equivalents1,3843,8033,1077,82810,97217,511+59.6%
Average number of employees294314373377349307−12%

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 5mDKK 10mDKK 15mDKK 20mDKK 25m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (100 companies)

Annual reports

6 financial years
Annual reports for Marel A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202530/06/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202409/07/2025The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202302/07/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202206/07/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202128/06/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202002/07/2021The 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

100 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 24.1mNo. 36 of 100
Better than 65% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 16.3mNo. 33 of 100
Better than 68% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees304No. 4 of 100
Better than 97% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 14.2m, net profit DKK 1.3m, equity DKK 8.2m, 18 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 867kDKK 7.5mDKK 65.1mDKK 274.7mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 98 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. 720of 763
Better than 6%
No. 654of 796
Better than 18%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 2,479of 10,152
Better than 76%
No. 3,785of 10,275
Better than 63%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 5,150of 17,786
Better than 71%
No. 6,905of 18,024
Better than 62%

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

Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing
Gross profit
  1. Marel A/SDKK 24.1m
  2. Gea Process Engineering A/SDKK 564.1m
  3. Gram Equipment A/SDKK 433.5m
Net profit
  1. Marel A/SDKK 5.5m
  2. Gea Process Engineering A/SDKK 306.7m
  3. Gram Equipment A/SDKK 26.7m
Equity
  1. Marel A/SDKK 16.3m
  2. Gea Process Engineering A/SDKK 535.1m
  3. Gram Equipment A/SDKK 269.3m
Employees
  1. Marel A/S304
  2. Gea Process Engineering A/S645
  3. Gram Equipment A/S349

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Marel hf100%
Marel A/S
Subsidiaries and ownership shares

Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.

Management

4 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Marel A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Alexander Sebastiaan de BruijnCEO12/12/2025

Board of directors

Board of directors at Marel A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Arni SigurjonssonChair of the board26/10/2020
Morten Munk RasmussenBoard member28/02/2023
Caspar EngmarkBoard member27/03/2025
Former management (31)
Former management at Marel A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Johan Blach PetersenBoard member19/05/196904/10/2006
Erik SteffensenBoard member19/05/196904/10/2006
Erik SteffensenDirector19/05/196913/03/2008
Henning Ditlev RasmussenBoard member19/05/196924/01/2003
Lars GrundtvigChair of the board19/05/196904/10/2006
Lars GrundtvigDirector19/05/196904/06/1991
Per GrundtvigBoard member19/05/196904/06/1991
Tommy Vestergaard ChristiansenBoard member18/03/199906/12/2005
Henrik GrundtvigBoard member26/03/200104/10/2006
Michael GrundtvigBoard member26/03/200104/10/2006
Kristian KoldingBoard member11/01/200504/10/2006
Lárus Sigurdur AsgeirssonDirector07/08/200624/03/2009
Árni Oddur ThordassonBoard member04/10/200629/03/2011
Kristjan TorsteinssonBoard member04/10/200626/10/2020
Hördur ArnasonChair of the board04/10/200624/03/2009
Sigsteinn Pall GretarssonDirector13/03/200810/08/2010
Sigurpáll JónssonDirector24/03/200926/10/2020
Erik Jan KamanChair of the board24/03/200914/11/2014
Henrik Skov LadefogedCEO22/11/200926/10/2020
Lars-Bo Nissen JøkerDirector06/05/201011/10/2022
Sigsteinn Pall GretarssonBoard member10/08/201002/03/2016
Linda JonsdottirChair of the board14/11/201426/10/2020
Arni Oddur ThordarsonBoard member02/03/201626/10/2020
Richard Vad KochBoard member26/10/202011/10/2022
Gudrun Ulrika LindbergBoard member26/10/202028/02/2023
Janne SigurdssonBoard member11/10/202228/02/2023
Janne SigurdssonDirector11/10/202204/04/2025
Søren Kristian Steinicke FlummerBoard member28/02/202313/01/2025
Janne SigurdssonBoard member13/01/202527/03/2025
Halla BjörgvinsdottirBoard member27/03/202511/08/2025
Jesper HjortshøjCEO04/04/202512/12/2025

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af den samlede bestyrelse eller af bestyrelsesformanden i forening med et bestyrelsesmedlem eller af en direktør i forening med et bestyrelsesmedlem, der ikke er direktør eller af to direktører i forening.

Address and production units

2 active production units

P.O. Pedersens Vej 18
8200 Aarhus N

Aarhus Municipality · Postcode 8200

Other companies at the address (1)

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Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
Marel A/SP.O. Pedersens Vej 18, Skejby, 8200 Aarhus N2811003018663
Marel Progress PointKirstinehøj 56B, 2770 Kastrup271019082187

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive handel og fabrikation samt at etablere og drive datterselskaber og afdelingskontorer i Danmark og i udlandet.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

85 registered events
20261 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
202511 changesmanagement 10 · accounts 1
  • Alexander Sebastiaan de Bruijn appointed ceo
  • Jesper Hjortshøj stepped down as ceo
  • Halla Björgvinsdottir stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Jesper Hjortshøj appointed ceo
  • Janne Sigurdsson stepped down as director
  • Halla Björgvinsdottir appointed board member
  • Caspar Engmark appointed board member
  • Janne Sigurdsson stepped down as board member
  • Janne Sigurdsson appointed board member
  • Søren Kristian Steinicke Flummer stepped down as board member
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20235 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Søren Kristian Steinicke Flummer appointed board member
  • Morten Munk Rasmussen appointed board member
  • Janne Sigurdsson stepped down as board member
  • Gudrun Ulrika Lindberg stepped down as board member
20225 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
  • Janne Sigurdsson appointed director
  • Janne Sigurdsson appointed board member
  • Richard Vad Koch stepped down as board member
  • Lars-Bo Nissen Jøker stepped down as director
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20208 changesmanagement 8
  • Arni Sigurjonsson appointed chair of the board
  • Gudrun Ulrika Lindberg appointed board member
  • Richard Vad Koch appointed board member
  • Arni Oddur Thordarson stepped down as board member
  • Linda Jonsdottir stepped down as chair of the board
  • Henrik Skov Ladefoged stepped down as ceo
  • Sigurpáll Jónsson stepped down as director
  • Kristjan Torsteinsson stepped down as board member
20171 changemerger 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
20162 changesmanagement 2
  • Arni Oddur Thordarson appointed board member
  • Sigsteinn Pall Gretarsson stepped down as board member
20151 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing (289300)
20142 changesmanagement 2
  • Linda Jonsdottir appointed chair of the board
  • Erik Jan Kaman stepped down as chair of the board
20112 changesmerger 1 · management 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Árni Oddur Thordasson stepped down as board member
20104 changesmanagement 3 · name 1
  • Sigsteinn Pall Gretarsson appointed board member
  • Sigsteinn Pall Gretarsson stepped down as director
  • Lars-Bo Nissen Jøker appointed director
  • Name changed from MAREL FOOD SYSTEMS A/S to MAREL A/S
20096 changesmanagement 5 · name 1
  • Henrik Skov Ladefoged appointed ceo
  • Erik Jan Kaman appointed chair of the board
  • Sigurpáll Jónsson appointed director
  • Hördur Arnason stepped down as chair of the board
  • Lárus Sigurdur Asgeirsson stepped down as director
  • Name changed from SCANVAEGT INTERNATIONAL A/S to MAREL FOOD SYSTEMS A/S
20083 changesmanagement 2 · industry 1
  • Sigsteinn Pall Gretarsson appointed director
  • Erik Steffensen stepped down as director
  • Industry changed to Engroshandel med andre maskiner og andet udstyr (466900)
200611 changesmanagement 10 · ownership 1
  • Hördur Arnason appointed chair of the board
  • Kristjan Torsteinsson appointed board member
  • Árni Oddur Thordasson appointed board member
  • Kristian Kolding stepped down as board member
  • Henrik Grundtvig stepped down as board member
  • Michael Grundtvig stepped down as board member
  • Erik Steffensen stepped down as board member
  • Lars Grundtvig stepped down as chair of the board
  • Johan Blach Petersen stepped down as board member
  • Lárus Sigurdur Asgeirsson appointed director
  • Marel hf registered as owner (100%)
20053 changesmanagement 2 · merger 1
  • Tommy Vestergaard Christiansen stepped down as board member
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Kristian Kolding appointed board member
20031 changemanagement 1
  • Henning Ditlev Rasmussen stepped down as board member
20012 changesmanagement 2
  • Henrik Grundtvig appointed board member
  • Michael Grundtvig appointed board member
19992 changesname 1 · management 1
  • Name changed from SCANVÆGT INTERNATIONAL A/S to SCANVAEGT INTERNATIONAL A/S
  • Tommy Vestergaard Christiansen appointed board member
19913 changesname 1 · management 2
  • Name changed from SCANVÆGT A/S to SCANVÆGT INTERNATIONAL A/S
  • Per Grundtvig stepped down as board member
  • Lars Grundtvig stepped down as director
19891 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 7,500,000 DKK to 10,000,000 DKK
19881 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 3,000,000 DKK to 7,500,000 DKK
19698 changesfounded 1 · management 7
  • Registered as SCANVÆGT A/S
  • Erik Steffensen appointed board member
  • Per Grundtvig appointed board member
  • Lars Grundtvig appointed director
  • Lars Grundtvig appointed chair of the board
  • Henning Ditlev Rasmussen appointed board member
  • Erik Steffensen appointed director
  • Johan Blach Petersen appointed board member

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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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