Novartis

NVS · NYSE · USD

$142.41Change from previous close: −0.11%Absolute change: −$0.16

Close · October 1, 2026

Valuation

Data as of October 2, 2026

Valuation multiples

Market cap
$270.51B
Enterprise value
$312.78B
P/E (trailing 12 months)
21.5
Forward P/E
14.5
PEG
3.41
Price/book
6.51
Price/sales
4.77
EV/EBITDA
13.5
EV/revenue
5.52

Profitability and growth

Gross margin
75.0%
Operating margin
34.6%
Net margin
22.5%
ROE
30.4%
ROA
10.3%
Revenue growth (year over year)
0.8%
Earnings growth (year over year)
-17.0%

Financial health

Total cash
$7.62B
Total debt
$49.01B
Debt/equity
1.17
Current ratio
0.86
Quick ratio
0.55

Dividends

Annual dividend per share
$4.74
Dividend yield
3.3%
Payout ratio
71.6%
Ex-dividend date
March 11, 2026

Analysts and estimates

Average price target
$156.29
Median price target
$160.15
High price target
$185.00
Low price target
$130.00
Number of analysts
11
Consensus
Hold
Forward EPS
$9.84
EPS estimate, current year
$8.85

Shares and trading

Beta
0.49
Average volume
1.95M
Shares outstanding
1.9B
Float
1.86B
Institutional ownership
7.3%
Insider ownership
0.0%
Short interest (% of float)
0.3%
Short ratio (days)
2.19