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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue was flat, EPS fell 17.4%, free cash flow fell 15.5% and total debt rose 52.9%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years, revenue growth for three, operating cash flow growth for three.
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Novartis AG (NVS) P/E ratio
As of 16 October 2026, Novartis AG (NVS) trades at a P/E ratio of 22.6×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.3× (September 2022) to 115× (January 2018); the current reading is higher than 59% of that period. That is below the Drug Manufacturers General industry median of 24.5× and in line with the Healthcare sector median of 23.0×.
P/E ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 19.1× | 16.30% |
| FY2024 | 16.5× | 17.21% |
| FY2023 | 14.0× | (51.40%) |
| FY2022 | 28.9× | 254.26% |
| FY2021 | 8.2× | (69.33%) |
| FY2020 | 26.6× | 43.55% |
| FY2019 | 18.5× | 30.86% |
| FY2018 | 14.2× | (86.33%) |
| FY2017 | 104× | 158.66% |
| FY2016 | 40.0× | 283.87% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 23.5× | 8.14% |
| Mar 2026 | 21.8× | 13.63% |
| Dec 2025 | 19.1× | 9.90% |
| Sep 2025 | 17.4× | (0.65%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. compare | n/m |
| NVO Novo Nordisk A/S compare | 9.5× |
| NVS Novartis AG | 22.6× |
| AZN AstraZeneca PLC compare | 24.5× |
| AMGN Amgen Inc. compare | 26.7× |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson compare | 29.6× |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. compare | 38.9× |
| ABBV AbbVie Inc. compare | 80.6× |
| MRK Merck & Co., Inc. compare | 117× |
| Drug Manufacturers General industry median | 24.5× |
| Healthcare sector median | 23.0× |
| Market median | 18.1× |
What P/E ratio is
Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.
Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)