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Novo-Nordisk A/S NVO

US equityMarket cap rank #90
$38.33
+$0.16 (+0.41%)
Market open · Sep 24, 2:00 pm ET
After hours $38.21 +0.11%
Open$37.97
Prev close$38.17
Day range$37.92 – $38.72
Volume13.27M
Market cap$171.13B
P/E (TTM)9.6
Dividend yield4.65%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

NVO at a glance

Novo-Nordisk A/S (NVO) is trading at $38.33, up 0.41% on the day. Its market value of $171.13B makes it the 90th largest of the 300 companies we follow.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $34.20 and $61.21, so it sits 37.4% below the top of that range. Holders are behind 31.6% over twelve months, and down 18.1% across the last three months.

On the chart it has slipped under both the 50-day ($46.02) and 200-day ($44.90) moving averages; RSI is 29, which some call oversold, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 38% annualized volatility.

In the quarter ended Jun 2026 the company brought in DKK 78.49B of revenue, up 2.1% from a year earlier, with DKK 20.99B of net profit (a 35.3% margin).

The stock changes hands at 9.6 times trailing earnings, 69% below its five-year average of 31.2.

4 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "hold". The mean target, $43.67, sits 13.9% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Novo-Nordisk A/S: the business

Novo Nordisk is a Danish drugmaker best known for the diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy.

What tends to move it. Competition from Eli Lilly, pricing pressure on GLP-1 drugs and its next-generation candidates drive the stock.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
+0.4%
1 week
-8.1%
1 month
-18.3%
3 months
-18.1%
6 months
+8.9%
Year to date
-21.0%
1 year
-31.6%
Day range
$37.92$38.72
52-week range
$34.20$61.21

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong downtrend

1 bullish · 4 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-12.8%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-16.7%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average-14.6%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)28.9Neutral
MACD (12,26,9)-1.71Bearish
Bollinger band position-5%Neutral

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$38.32 / $38.33
Average price today$38.42
Volume13.27MAvg (90d) 12.35M
Turnover$509.88M
Turnover rate0.42%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.83vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude2.10%
Market cap$171.13B
Float market cap$122.26B
Shares outstanding3.19B
EPS (TTM)$3.51
P/E (TTM)9.61
P/B5.08
Book value / share$7.55
Earnings yield0.53%
Dividend (TTM)$1.78 / shareYield 4.65%
Net profit (TTM)$15.66B
Net assets$33.70B
30-day volatility37.8%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)3.36%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-43.7%-37.2% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 2:00 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How NVO ranks on BeStock

Market value#90 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#13 of 283
Dividend yield#18 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#287 of 300
Dollar volume today#85 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026 · reported in DKK

RevenueDKK 78.49B+2.1% YoY
Operating profitDKK 27.06B-19.1% YoY
Net profitDKK 20.99B-20.8% YoY
Diluted EPSDKK 4.74-20.5% YoY
Free cash flowDKK 12.05B+18.7% YoY
Operating cash flowDKK 24.08B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

DKK 71.3BSep '24DKK 85.7BDec '24DKK 78.1BMar '25DKK 76.9BJun '25DKK 75.0BSep '25DKK 79.1BDec '25DKK 96.8BMar '26DKK 78.5BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

DKK 27.3BSep '24DKK 28.2BDec '24DKK 29.0BMar '25DKK 26.5BJun '25DKK 20.0BSep '25DKK 26.9BDec '25DKK 48.6BMar '26DKK 21.0BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin80.6%
Operating margin43.1%
Net margin35.3%
Return on equity59.8%
Return on assets21.6%
Return on invested capital36.8%
Current ratio0.87
Liabilities / assets62.8%
Cash & investmentsDKK 44.98B
Total debtDKK 140.13B
Net cash (debt)-DKK 95.15B
Free cash flow / sales14.5%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Obesity and Diabetes careDKK 73.58B 93.7%
  • Rare DiseaseDKK 4.91B 6.3%
Average move on report day±4.6%last 16 reports
Closed higher10 of 1663% of the time
Best reaction+17.1%
Worst reaction-11.3%

Stock move on the day after each report

-4.3%2024/Q3+3.8%2024/Q4+1.9%2025/Q1-3.9%2025/Q2+0.4%2025/Q3-6.2%2025/Q4+2.0%2026/Q1+0.6%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings10.5x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 4th percentile, 5-year average 31.2x

#577 of 2978 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book5.6x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 2nd percentile, 5-year average 23.2x

#4398 of 5303 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales3.7x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 4th percentile, 5-year average 10.7x

#3429 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

7x22x37x53xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$44.00
Price vs. fair value-12.9%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyHigh

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusHold
Analysts4
Average target$43.67+13.9% vs. price
  • Hold 75%
  • Sell 25%
Low $40.00Now $38.33Avg $43.67High $47.00

Latest rating actions

  • 13 Sep 2026BMO CapitalHOLD · PT $47.00
  • 11 Sep 2026Morgan StanleySELL · PT $40.00
  • 17 Aug 2026BMO CapitalHOLD · PT $47.00
  • 12 Aug 2026BMO CapitalHOLD · PT $47.00
  • 7 Aug 2026Argus ResearchHOLD

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership56.4%-0.26 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,188-25 vs. prior quarter
Short interest0.71% of floatDays to cover 2.7 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share18.5%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

10%14%18%21%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$1.95M (9 inflow days, 11 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)4.65%
Last dividend$0.58Ex-date 17 Aug 2026
Next-to-last$1.22
Payments on file26

Dividends paid per share, by year

1.2720181.2220191.3020201.4720211.6020222.0620231.4520241.732025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 4.5% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Morgan Stanley Downgrades Novo-Nordisk A/S(NVO.US) to Sell Rating, Maintains Target Price $40Market news · 11 Sep 2026
  • Eli Lilly and Co (LLY.US) and Novo-Nordisk A/S (NVO.US) win GLP-1 antitrust lawsuit as U.S. court dismisses allegations by rival pharmacyZhitong Finance · 7 Aug 2026
  • BMO Capital Maintains Novo-Nordisk A/S(NVO.US) With Hold Rating, Raises Target Price to $47Market news · 6 Aug 2026
  • Novo-Nordisk A/S (NVO.US) Q2 earnings beat expectations and full-year guidance was raised, yet underlying concerns persist! Weak sales of oral Wegovy cast a shadow over its path back to growth.Zhitong Finance · 5 Aug 2026
  • Analysts' Opinions Are Mixed on These Healthcare Stocks: BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. (BTSG), AbbVie (ABBV) and Novo Nordisk (NVO)TipRanks · 3 Aug 2026
  • Novo-Nordisk A/S (NVO.US) has submitted a marketing application in China for Wegovy tablets for long-term weight management.Zhitong Finance · 27 Aug 2026

NVO stock: common questions

How is Novo-Nordisk A/S stock doing today?

$38.33 is the latest print for NVO, a move of +0.41% against yesterday's close of $38.17. Today's low and high so far: $37.92 and $38.72.

How large is Novo-Nordisk A/S by market value?

Equity value comes to $171.13B at the current price. By that measure it is number 90 of the 300 names in our coverage.

What multiple of earnings does NVO sell for?

Buyers pay 9.6 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $3.51). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 31.2, and today's level ranks in the 4th percentile of its own history.

How far is NVO from its yearly high?

The year's floor is $34.20 and the ceiling $61.21. Shares are 37.4% away from that ceiling.

Are there dividends on Novo-Nordisk A/S shares?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 4.65% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 17, 2026.

Do Wall Street analysts like NVO?

Of 4 analysts, 0% say buy, 75% hold and 25% sell. Price targets average $43.67, with the most cautious at $40.00 and the most optimistic at $47.00.

How does Novo-Nordisk A/S make money?

Novo Nordisk is a Danish drugmaker best known for the diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy.

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