All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
NVS total return snapshot: NVS returned +39.62% over the past year and +18.71% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 7, 1996, NVS is up +1,442.92% in nominal total return, or +9.64%/yr, and is currently −2.94% below its total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.
Data ending Wed Jul. 29, 2026
| Thu 1996-11-07💬 to Wed 2026-07-29 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVS × |
+1,442.92%
+9.64%/yr |
+8.17%/yr
R2=0.955 |
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| Novartis AG ADR NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Thu 1996-11-07💬 to Wed 2026-07-29 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| NVS × |
$10,000.00
1996-11-07 |
$154,292.26
2026-07-29 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| NVS × | +18.71% | +39.62% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| NVS × |
−2.94%
on 2026-07-29 from 2026-02-27 peak |
−41.91%
on 2000-03-13 from 1999-01-07 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-07-29 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVS × | +39.62% |
+53.39% +23.85%/yr |
+69.10% +19.14%/yr |
+107.75% +15.75%/yr |
+206.90% +11.87%/yr |
| Year | NVS |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +18.71% |
| 2025 | +46.95% |
| 2024 | +0.02% |
| 2023 | +16.14% |
| 2022 | +8.06% |
| 2021 | −3.65% |
| 2020 | +3.34% |
| 2019 | +27.13% |
| 2018 | +5.95% |
| 2017 | +19.46% |
| 2016 | −12.04% |
| 2015 | −4.52% |
| 2014 | +19.16% |
| 2013 | +31.81% |
| 2012 | +15.67% |
| 2011 | +1.14% |
| 2010 | +12.32% |
| 2009 | +14.25% |
| 2008 | −5.62% |
| 2007 | −3.54% |
| 2006 | +11.26% |
| 2005 | +5.88% |
| 2004 | +12.13% |
| 2003 | +27.34% |
| 2002 | +1.98% |
| 2001 | −17.35% |
| 2000 | +27.15% |
| 1999 | −24.23% |
| 1998 | +21.75% |
| 1997 | +51.79% |
| 1996 | −3.36% |
