NACE division

NACE 80 Investigation and security activities

1,021 companies currently classified in this industry by CSP

This division includes security-related services: - investigation services in private, commercial, corporate, insurance and criminal law for the exercise of rights in court - guard and patrol services - picking up and delivering money, receipts or other valuable items, with personnel and equipment to protect such properties while in transit - security system services and the operation of electronic security alarm systems (e.g. burglar and fire alarms), as well as remote monitoring and video surveillance systems services, where the activity focuses on remote monitoring these systems, but often also involves sale, installation and repair services

Industry indicators

Median, 25th and 75th percentile across companies in the industry for the selected year.

Size

NACE 80 Investigation and security activities · 2025 · Size
Indicator25th percentileMedian75th percentileTotalCompanies
Net turnover Reported net turnover€6,412€72,614€269,029€194m429
Net profit or loss Reported net income-€271€1,499€13,979€8 593k429
Total assets Reported total assets€5,256€29,380€109,194€76m430
Employees Reported average employees13128,412430

Profitability

NACE 80 Investigation and security activities · 2025 · Profitability
Indicator25th percentileMedian75th percentileTotalCompanies
Revenue growth (Net turnover − previous year net turnover) ÷ previous year net turnover-14.9%1.8%24.2%—351
Gross profit margin Gross profit ÷ net turnover7.9%26.2%53.5%—341
Net profit margin Net profit ÷ net turnover-1.5%3.8%13.8%—363
Return on assets (ROA) Net profit ÷ total assets at year end-6.9%6.6%27.9%—417
Return on equity (ROE) Net profit ÷ equity at year end-2.1%21%53.1%—321

Liquidity

NACE 80 Investigation and security activities · 2025 · Liquidity
Indicator25th percentileMedian75th percentileTotalCompanies
Current ratio Current assets ÷ current liabilities0.68×1.63×4.55×—403
Quick ratio (Current assets − inventories) ÷ current liabilities0.52×1.42×4.28×—403
Cash ratio Cash ÷ current liabilities0.04×0.45×2.38×—403

Capital structure

NACE 80 Investigation and security activities · 2025 · Capital structure
Indicator25th percentileMedian75th percentileTotalCompanies
Equity ratio Equity ÷ total assets5.5%53.4%86.8%—418
Debt-to-assets Liabilities ÷ total assets (liabilities = total equity and liabilities − equity)13.2%46.6%94.5%—418
Debt-to-equity Liabilities ÷ equity0.11×0.39×1.35×—322

Activity and efficiency

NACE 80 Investigation and security activities · 2025 · Activity and efficiency
Indicator25th percentileMedian75th percentileTotalCompanies
Asset turnover Net turnover ÷ total assets0.76×2.27×4.73×—417
Receivables collection period Accounts receivable ÷ net turnover × 36513 days36 days69 days—363
Revenue per employee Net turnover ÷ average employees€9,123€16,804€37,513—368

Cash generation

NACE 80 Investigation and security activities · 2025 · Cash generation
Indicator25th percentileMedian75th percentileTotalCompanies
Operating cash-flow margin Net operating cash flow ÷ net turnover-2.2%0%3.5%—12

Taxes

NACE 80 Investigation and security activities · 2025 · Taxes
Indicator25th percentileMedian75th percentileTotalCompanies
Taxes paid VID published annual total€50€8,055€62,350€81m536
Taxes paid per employee Taxes paid ÷ VID average employees€2,173€6,270€9,397—390

Median Net turnover by year

Median Net turnover by year
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Median Net turnover by year
2019€38,995
2020€36,500
2021€38,203
2022€45,955
2023€50,593
2024€60,077
2025€72,614

Largest companies by net turnover

Active companies, by net turnover in their latest annual report.

Classes in this division

Sources and method

Methodology, sample and formulas
Population and report selection
Each company contributes at most one value per year and indicator. Current CSP NACE 2.1 classification is applied to all historical years. FTM selects a non-annulled, non-removed annual DUF report by latest period end, then registration date and record ID. Monetary comparisons use EUR reports with the filed rounding unit applied.
Median and quartiles
P25, median (P50) and P75 use continuous percentiles with linear interpolation between ordered observations. The shaded range spans P25–P75, the middle half of company values. Companies have equal weight; figures are not revenue-weighted.
Outliers
No trimming, winsorisation or outlier exclusion is applied. Extreme reported values remain in the distribution. The interquartile band reduces their visual influence but does not remove them.
Minimum sample
At least 5 valid company values are required separately for each year, indicator and group. The displayed company count is that indicator’s sample, not every company in the industry. Smaller samples are not published.
Periods and annualisation
The last seven completed calendar years are published. Ratios use closing balance-sheet values, not average balances. Results are not annualised or inflation-adjusted; short or long reporting periods can affect comparisons. Receivable days use a fixed 365-day convention.
Missing or invalid inputs
Missing inputs and zero or negative denominators produce no ratio, not zero. Quick ratio requires reported inventories. Growth requires the preceding calendar year. Liabilities use total equity and liabilities minus equity, otherwise current plus non-current liabilities and reported provisions.
Above, below or close
“Close” means within 10% of the P75–P25 range around the median (an exact match if the range is zero). Above and below describe position, not good or bad performance. No company percentile rank or credit score is inferred.
Derived annual taxes
For completed years with all four quarters, tax amounts are summed and average employees are the four-quarter average rounded down. Published quarterly values in thousands of EUR are converted to EUR. These derived years take precedence in comparisons. Missing quarters are not extrapolated.

How these indicators are calculated

Net turnover
Reported net turnover
Net profit or loss
Reported net income
Total assets
Reported total assets
Employees
Reported average employees
Revenue growth
(Net turnover − previous year net turnover) ÷ previous year net turnover
Gross profit margin
Gross profit ÷ net turnover
Net profit margin
Net profit ÷ net turnover
Return on assets (ROA)
Net profit ÷ total assets at year end
Return on equity (ROE)
Net profit ÷ equity at year end
Current ratio
Current assets ÷ current liabilities
Quick ratio
(Current assets − inventories) ÷ current liabilities
Cash ratio
Cash ÷ current liabilities
Equity ratio
Equity ÷ total assets
Debt-to-assets
Liabilities ÷ total assets (liabilities = total equity and liabilities − equity)
Debt-to-equity
Liabilities ÷ equity
Asset turnover
Net turnover ÷ total assets
Receivables collection period
Accounts receivable ÷ net turnover × 365
Revenue per employee
Net turnover ÷ average employees
Operating cash-flow margin
Net operating cash flow ÷ net turnover
Taxes paid
VID published annual total
Taxes paid per employee
Taxes paid ÷ VID average employees

Distributions are calculated by FTM from published annual reports and VID tax payments, grouped by each company’s current CSP NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Ratios use year-end balances. Groups with fewer than 5 companies are not shown. “Close to median” means within 10% of the interquartile range of the median.

Earlier years are grouped by the company’s current classification. VID publishes tax debts per company only, so there is no industry tax-debt statistic.

Benchmarks published 2026-10-19.

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