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) Price to free cash flow
As of 5 November 2026, Novartis AG (NVS) trades at a price to free cash flow of 21.7×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 11.9× (March 2020) to 22.4× (July 2015); the current reading is higher than 99% of that period. That is in line with the Drug Manufacturers General industry median of 21.3× and in line with the Healthcare sector median of 21.1×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 17.3× | 23.33% |
| FY2024 | 14.1× | (6.89%) |
| FY2023 | 15.1× | (4.38%) |
| FY2022 | 15.8× | 8.86% |
| FY2021 | 14.5× | (19.59%) |
| FY2020 | 18.0× | 13.41% |
| FY2019 | 15.9× | 3.67% |
| FY2018 | 15.3× | (15.34%) |
| FY2017 | 18.1× | 4.03% |
| FY2016 | 17.4× | (13.03%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 19.1× | (2.85%) |
| Jun 2026 | 19.7× | 8.80% |
| Mar 2026 | 18.1× | 4.30% |
| Dec 2025 | 17.3× | 20.77% |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. compare | 15.1× |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. compare | 15.5× |
| NVS Novartis AG | 21.7× |
| MRK Merck & Co., Inc. compare | 22.6× |
| NVO Novo Nordisk A/S compare | 23.5× |
| ABBV AbbVie Inc. compare | 27.1× |
| AMGN Amgen Inc. compare | 27.3× |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson compare | 31.3× |
| AZN AstraZeneca PLC compare | 45.8× |
| Drug Manufacturers General industry median | 21.3× |
| Healthcare sector median | 21.1× |
| Market median | 14.1× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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