Novartis AG
NVS Healthcare Drug Manufacturers General
Novartis AG’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $56.7 billion, up 9.57% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +4.67%
- EPS
- −69.1%
- Free cash flow
- −17.8%
- Total debt
- +53.9%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Novartis AG (NVS) P/B ratio
As of 5 November 2026, Novartis AG (NVS) trades at a P/B ratio of 8.2×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.0× (February 2016) to 8.3× (November 2026); the current reading is higher than 100% of that period. That is above the Drug Manufacturers General industry median of 5.2× and above the Healthcare sector median of 2.3×.
P/B ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/B ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.7× | 29.05% |
| FY2024 | 4.5× | (0.82%) |
| FY2023 | 4.5× | 37.04% |
| FY2022 | 3.3× | 17.00% |
| FY2021 | 2.8× | (23.76%) |
| FY2020 | 3.7× | (2.84%) |
| FY2019 | 3.8× | 54.45% |
| FY2018 | 2.4× | (5.52%) |
| FY2017 | 2.6× | 15.92% |
| FY2016 | 2.2× | (7.01%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/B ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 7.2× | 1.10% |
| Jun 2026 | 7.1× | (4.98%) |
| Mar 2026 | 7.5× | 30.44% |
| Dec 2025 | 5.7× | 4.06% |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/B ratio against peers
| Company | P/B ratio |
|---|---|
| ABBV AbbVie Inc. compare | n/m |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. compare | 1.9× |
| NVO Novo Nordisk A/S compare | 5.2× |
| AZN AstraZeneca PLC compare | 5.6× |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson compare | 8.1× |
| NVS Novartis AG | 8.2× |
| MRK Merck & Co., Inc. compare | 8.6× |
| GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. compare | 16.1× |
| AMGN Amgen Inc. compare | 21.4× |
| Drug Manufacturers General industry median | 5.2× |
| Healthcare sector median | 2.3× |
| Market median | 1.7× |
What P/B ratio is
Price to Book Value tells an investor how much the market pays for a company’s shares relative to the accounting net worth that belongs to common shareholders.
Stock Price ÷ (Common Equity (Total) (latest quarter) ÷ Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter))
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