novartis ag - NVS

NVS

Close Chg Chg %
154.25 -0.83 -0.54%

Closed Market

153.42

-0.83 (0.54%)

Volume: 1.98M

Last Updated:

Mar 13, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: novartis ag - NVS

NVS Key Data

Open

$154.89

Day Range

153.20 - 155.96

52 Week Range

97.72 - 170.46

Market Cap

$294.33B

Shares Outstanding

1.91B

Public Float

N/A

Beta

0.48

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

21.28

EPS

$7.24

Yield

212.45%

Dividend

$3.08

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Mar 11, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

2.95M

 

NVS Performance

1 Week
 
-4.17%
 
1 Month
 
-5.92%
 
3 Months
 
15.74%
 
1 Year
 
40.69%
 
5 Years
 
92.44%
 

NVS Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 27
Full Ratings ➔

About novartis ag - NVS

Novartis AG is a holding company, which engages in the business of developing, manufacturing, and marketing healthcare products. Its product portfolio is heavily focused on innovative prescription medicines, especially oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and cardiovascular diseases, supplemented by established older brands and a wide range of specialized therapies. The company was founded on February 29, 1996 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

NVS At a Glance

Novartis AG
Lichtstrasse 35
Basel, Basel-Stadt (Basle Town) 4056
Phone 41-61-324-11-11 Revenue 54.81B
Industry Pharmaceuticals: Major Net Income 14.06B
Sector Health Technology 2025 Sales Growth 8.994%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 75,267
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NVS Valuation

P/E Current 21.279
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 19.019
Price to Sales Ratio 4.918
Price to Book Ratio 5.703
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 14.01
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 13.098
Enterprise Value to Sales 5.359
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.12

NVS Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 728,224.218
Income Per Employee 186,743.334
Receivables Turnover 5.013
Total Asset Turnover 0.493

NVS Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.117
Quick Ratio 0.887
Cash Ratio 0.425

NVS Profitability

Gross Margin 75.024
Operating Margin 31.151
Pretax Margin 30.008
Net Margin 25.644
Return on Assets 12.644
Return on Equity 31.174
Return on Total Capital 17.245
Return on Invested Capital 19.699

NVS Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 76.688
Total Debt to Total Capital 43.403
Total Debt to Total Assets 30.61
Long-Term Debt to Equity 64.149
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 36.307
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Annual Financials for Novartis Ag - NVS

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
50.64B 45.60B 50.29B 54.81B
Sales Growth
-1.90% -9.95% +10.28% +8.99%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
15.34B 12.62B 12.81B 13.69B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
5.46B 8.31B 6.07B 5.35B
Depreciation
1.47B 1.27B 1.19B 1.26B
Amortization of Intangibles
3.99B 7.03B 4.88B 4.09B
COGS Growth
-3.35% -17.72% +1.50% +6.89%
Gross Income
35.31B 32.98B 37.48B 41.12B
Gross Income Growth
-1.26% -6.58% +13.63% +9.71%
Gross Profit Margin
+69.72% +72.33% +74.53% +75.02%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
23.18B 20.87B 22.06B 24.05B
Research & Development
8.90B 8.25B 9.51B 10.74B
Other SG&A
14.28B 12.61B 12.56B 13.31B
SGA Growth
-5.09% -9.99% +5.74% +9.00%
Other Operating Expense
- - (162.32M) 209.75M
-
Unusual Expense
4.51B 3.61B 1.92B 1.15B
EBIT after Unusual Expense
7.77B 8.29B 13.49B 15.93B
Non Operating Income/Expense
1.66B 1.75B 1.21B 1.71B
Non-Operating Interest Income
379.74M 629.24M 567.68M 374.91M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
1.03B 876.12M 1.04B 1.19B
Interest Expense Growth
+14.14% -15.19% +18.30% +14.53%
Gross Interest Expense
1.04B 879.13M 1.04B 1.20B
Interest Capitalized
5.01M 3.01M 5.00M 8.04M
Pretax Income
8.40B 9.17B 13.67B 16.45B
Pretax Income Growth
-22.24% +9.20% +49.10% +20.32%
Pretax Margin
+16.58% +20.11% +27.18% +30.01%
Income Tax
1.42B 552.97M 1.70B 2.40B
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
618.20M 1.14B 896.49M 1.40B
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
1.46B 1.29B 1.49B 1.35B
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
142.28M (356.27M) 244.86M 1.16B
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(798.55M) (1.53B) (926.48M) (1.52B)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
6.97B 8.60B 11.93B 14.04B
Minority Interest Expense
- 4.01M (2.00M) (17.09M)
Net Income
6.97B 8.60B 11.93B 14.06B
Net Income Growth
-70.99% +23.39% +38.79% +17.78%
Net Margin Growth
+13.76% +18.86% +23.73% +25.64%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - 6.30B
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - 6.30B
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
6.97B 14.90B 11.93B 14.06B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
6.97B 14.90B 11.93B 14.06B
EPS (Basic)
3.1949 7.176 5.9131 7.2491
EPS (Basic) Growth
-70.17% +124.61% -17.60% +22.59%
Basic Shares Outstanding
2.18B 2.08B 2.02B 1.94B
EPS (Diluted)
3.1719 7.1239 5.8645 7.1896
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-70.16% +124.59% -17.68% +22.60%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
2.20B 2.09B 2.04B 1.96B
EBITDA
17.74B 20.22B 21.48B 22.43B
EBITDA Growth
+4.18% +13.94% +6.27% +4.39%
EBITDA Margin
+35.04% +44.33% +42.72% +40.92%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 153.081
Number of Ratings 27 Current Quarters Estimate 2.106
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 8.802
Last Quarter’s Earnings 2.03 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 8.98 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 9.684
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 5 5 22 22
Mean Estimate 2.11 2.26 8.80 9.68
High Estimates 2.26 2.38 9.29 10.34
Low Estimate 1.99 2.20 8.04 8.51
Coefficient of Variance 4.61 3.34 3.46 5.15

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 9 8 7
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 2
HOLD 12 13 15
UNDERWEIGHT 2 2 1
SELL 3 3 4
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

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