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NVS

Novartis AG

NVS

NYSE·Healthcare·Drug Manufacturers - General·Mkt cap $294.1B

$159.33

+3.37%

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52-Week Range

$112.34 - $170.46

P/E

22.73

Fwd P/E

16.39

Beta

0.49

Div Yield

2.96%

Avg Vol

1.7M

Shares Out

1.9B

Mkt Cap

$294.1B

Price action

Price chart

Up 24.5% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Robust R&D pipeline with focus on high-value therapeutic areas
  • Strong intellectual property portfolio and patent protections
  • Global manufacturing and distribution infrastructure
  • Diversified revenue streams across multiple disease categories

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Low volatility (beta 0.5).

Growth

Stable outlook

Increasing global demand for oncology and immunology treatments

Value

Attractively priced below sector peer average

Momentum

Stable

+0.1% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Solid

2.96% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Jul 21, 2026

LATEST RECAP

Earnings recap unavailable for this period.

EPS surprise · last 4Q

Q1 26

$1.65

Q4 25

$1.26

Q3 25

$2.04

Q2 25

$2.07

Next: Jul 21, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+15%

+9%

-2%

-1%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$12.9B

$13.2B

$13.6B

$13.6B

$14.8B

$14.4B

$13.3B

$13.5B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

74.4%

Operating

31.3%

Profit

23.3%

Wall Street consensus

1 analyst · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

Latest: Morgan Stanley · $170.00 · Mar 26, 2026

vs Industry

How NVS stacks vs Drug Manufacturers - General

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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