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NovartisNVS

Pharmaceuticals
$160.79−0.19%After hours: $161.10 (+0.19%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 32.0% over 1 year
Novartis over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$120$140Nov2026MarMayJulSep$160.79$120$140NovMarJul$160.79
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$327B
Price to earnings30.8x
Forward P/E17.0x
Dividend yield2.95%
Year to date+16.6%
One year+32.0%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorHealth Care
52-week range (closes)
$122.61$168.62

Quality and valuation

How Novartis compares with other health care stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Novartis and 4 pharmaceuticals peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Valuation: in line with its sector

Next to other health care companies, it is, priced about in line with them.

Novartis trades at 17.0 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 19.1x for the 65 health care stocks we cover.

    NVS trades at 17.0x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Pharmaceuticals peers
    BMY10.5xPFE11.1xNVO12.2xNVS17.0xAZN17.5xMRK18.1xJNJ25.1xLLY36.3xSector median 19.1xBMY10.5xPFE11.1xNVO12.2xNVS17.0xAZN17.5xMRK18.1xJNJ25.1xLLY36.3xSector median 19.1x
    Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets

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    Pharmaceuticals, by market value.

    CompanyPriceTodayYTDValue
    LLYEli Lilly$1,417.54+3.19%+31.9%$1.33T
    JNJJohnson & Johnson$273.20−0.73%+32.0%$658B
    MRKMerck$149.52+2.18%+42.0%$369B
    AZNAstraZeneca$186.65+7.02%+6.4%$290B
    PFEPfizer$30.52+1.90%+22.6%$174B
    NVONovo Nordisk$40.00+2.20%−21.4%$136B
    BMYBristol Myers Squibb$62.48+1.78%+15.8%$128B
    ZTSZoetis$79.72+1.85%−36.6%$32.94B