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Novartis AG NVS

$143.33
+$0.62 (+0.44%)
Market open · Sep 24, 2:00 pm ET
After hours $142.05 -0.46%
Open$143.06
Prev close$142.71
Day range$142.91 – $144.65
Volume1.30M
Market cap$272.44B
P/E (TTM)21.7
Dividend yield3.31%

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).

NVS at a glance

Novartis AG (NVS) is trading at $143.33, up 0.44% on the day. Its market value of $272.44B makes it the 50th largest of the 300 companies we follow.

The 52-week range is $118.00 to $165.46. Today's price is about 53% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are ahead 20.1% over twelve months, but down 6.4% across the last three months.

On the chart it has slipped under both the 50-day ($151.80) and 200-day ($148.93) moving averages; RSI is 43, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 52% annualized volatility.

In the quarter ended Jun 2026 the company brought in $14.95B of revenue, up 0.8% from a year earlier, with $3.26B of net profit (a 22.5% margin).

Buyers are paying 21.7 times trailing earnings, 21% above its five-year average of 17.9. The median for its industry group is 20.4.

3 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $177.84, sits 24.1% 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.

Novartis AG: the business

Novartis is a Swiss drugmaker focused on innovative medicines after spinning off Sandoz, with heart, immunology, cancer and neuroscience franchises.

What tends to move it. Sales of Entresto, which is losing patent protection, against newer drugs like Kisqali and Pluvicto, are the central question.

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 Spot something out of date?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
+3.3%
1 month
-9.3%
3 months
-6.4%
6 months
-3.6%
Year to date
+7.1%
1 year
+20.1%
Day range
$142.91$144.65
52-week range
$118.00$165.46

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong downtrend

1 bullish · 6 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-2.4%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-5.6%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average-3.8%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)43.5Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-3.82Bearish
Bollinger band position41%Bearish

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

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$143.29 / $143.32
Average price today$143.66
Volume1.30MAvg (90d) 1.95M
Turnover$186.55M
Turnover rate0.07%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.98vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.22%
Market cap$272.44B
Float market cap$266.08B
Shares outstanding1.86B
EPS (TTM)$7.15
P/E (TTM)21.65
P/B6.56
Book value / share$21.86
Earnings yield0.30%
Dividend (TTM)$4.74 / shareYield 3.31%
Net profit (TTM)$13.59B
Net assets$41.54B
30-day volatility51.6%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.78%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-16.2%-12.4% 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 NVS ranks on BeStock

Market value#50 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#89 of 283
Dividend yield#50 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#147 of 300
Dollar volume today#186 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

Revenue$14.95B+0.8% YoY
Operating profit$4.75B-2.3% YoY
Net profit$3.26B-19.1% YoY
Diluted EPS$1.71-17.0% YoY
Free cash flow$5.12B-16.1% YoY
Operating cash flow$5.88B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$13.2BSep '24$13.6BDec '24$13.6BMar '25$14.8BJun '25$14.4BSep '25$13.9BDec '25$13.5BMar '26$15.0BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$3.2BSep '24$2.8BDec '24$3.6BMar '25$4.0BJun '25$3.9BSep '25$2.4BDec '25$3.2BMar '26$3.3BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin74.7%
Operating margin30.2%
Net margin22.5%
Return on equity30.5%
Return on assets11.3%
Return on invested capital16.8%
Current ratio0.86
Liabilities / assets65.6%
Cash & investments$7.69B
Total debt$48.74B
Net cash (debt)-$41.05B
Free cash flow / sales26.4%
Average move on report day±2.4%last 15 reports
Closed higher10 of 1567% of the time
Best reaction+4.6%
Worst reaction-4.4%

Stock move on the day after each report

+2.3%2024/Q10.0%2024/Q4+0.7%2025/Q1-3.3%2025/Q2-4.4%2025/Q3+2.0%2025/Q4+0.9%2026/Q1+2.9%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 / earnings21.0x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 70th percentile, 5-year average 17.9x

#1604 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book6.4x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 89th percentile, 5-year average 4.7x

#4517 of 5303 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales4.7x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 81st percentile, 5-year average 4.1x

#3760 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

6x15x24x33xSep '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$130.00
Price vs. fair value+10.3%Trading above the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts3
Average target$177.84+24.1% vs. price
  • Buy 67%
  • Hold 33%
Low $170.00Now $143.33Avg $177.84High $183.53

Latest rating actions

  • 8 Sep 2026TD CowenHOLD · PT $180.00
  • 7 Sep 2026BofA SecuritiesBUY · PT $183.53
  • 1 Sep 2026BofA SecuritiesBUY · PT $172.75
  • 27 Jul 2026TD CowenHOLD · PT $180.00
  • 24 Jul 2026Argus ResearchBUY · PT $170.00

Ownership & positioning

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

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership39.8%+0.10 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,312-16 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)0 buys / 0 sellsBalanced
Short interest0.30% of floatDays to cover 4.2 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share20.5%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

11%19%28%37%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$79.82M (4 inflow days, 16 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)3.31%
Last dividend$4.74Ex-date 11 Mar 2026
Next-to-last$3.99
Payments on file31

Dividends paid per share, by year

2.4920181.8420192.0120203.2020213.3320223.5020233.7420243.992025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 7.0% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • TD Cowen Maintains Novartis AG(NVS.US) With Hold Rating, Maintains Target Price $180Market news · 9 Sep 2026
  • Setback for the second time in a week! Novartis (NVS.US) sees its blockbuster heart disease drug fail in Phase III trials, causing a sharp drop in share price; Amgen (AMGN.US) suffers collateral damage.Zhitong Finance · 7 Sep 2026
  • BofA Securities Maintains Novartis AG(NVS.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $185.56Market news · 7 Sep 2026
  • BofA Securities Maintains Novartis AG(NVS.US) With Buy Rating, Announces Target Price $172.96Market news · 1 Sep 2026
  • Novartis AG (NVS.US) secures approval in China for a new indication for its blockbuster radiopharmaceuticalZhitong Finance · 26 Aug 2026
  • TD Cowen Maintains Novartis AG(NVS.US) With Hold Rating, Maintains Target Price $180Market news · 27 Jul 2026

NVS stock: common questions

What is NVS's latest share price?

$143.33 is the latest print for NVS, a move of +0.44% against yesterday's close of $142.71. Today's low and high so far: $142.91 and $144.65.

What is NVS worth in total?

Equity value comes to $272.44B at the current price. By that measure it is number 50 of the 300 names in our coverage.

How is Novartis AG valued against its profits?

Buyers pay 21.7 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $7.15). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 17.9, and today's level ranks in the 70th percentile of its own history.

How far is NVS from its yearly high?

The year's floor is $118.00 and the ceiling $165.46. Shares are 13.4% away from that ceiling.

Are there dividends on Novartis AG shares?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 3.31% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was March 11, 2026.

Do Wall Street analysts like NVS?

Of 3 analysts, 67% say buy, 33% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $177.84, with the most cautious at $170.00 and the most optimistic at $183.53.

How does Novartis AG make money?

Novartis is a Swiss drugmaker focused on innovative medicines after spinning off Sandoz, with heart, immunology, cancer and neuroscience franchises.

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