Fresenius Medical Care

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA
Company typeKGaA with Aktiengesellschaft as partner with unlimited liability
FWB: FME
FWB: FMEA (ADR)
OTC Pink Current: FMCQF
NYSE: FMS (ADR)
DAX component (FME)
ISINDE0005785802
US3580291066
IndustryHealth care
Founded1996 (1996)
HeadquartersBad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany


Waltham, Massachusetts
Key people
Helen Giza (CEO, Chair of the management board and acting CFO)
Dieter Schenk (Chairman of the supervisory board)
ProductsDialysis products and services, Therapeutic Apheresis Products
Revenue19.40 billion (2022)
€1.51 billion (2022)
€0.67 billion (2022)
Total assets€34,367 million (2021)
Total equity€13,979 million (2021)
OwnerFresenius (32%)
Number of employees
128,000 (2022)
Websitewww.freseniusmedicalcare.com/en/home/
Footnotes / references

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA is an American-German healthcare company which provides kidney dialysis services through a network of 4,171 outpatient dialysis centers, serving 345,425 patients. The company primarily treats end-stage renal disease (ESRD), which requires patients to undergo dialysis 3 times per week for the rest of their lives.

With a global headquarters in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany, and a North American headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts, it has a 38% market share of the dialysis market in the United States. It also operates 42 production sites, the largest of which are in the U.S., Germany, and Japan.

The company is 32% owned by Fresenius and, as of 2020, generates around 50% of the group's revenue.

The company is on the Best Employers List published by Forbes.