All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
NVS real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, NVS returned +34.67% over the past year and +14.87% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 7, 1996, NVS is up +629.66% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.92%/yr, and is currently −5.30% below its real 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 × |
+629.66%
+6.92%/yr |
+5.68%/yr
R2=0.911 |
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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 |
$72,965.79
2026-07-29 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| NVS × | +14.87% | +34.67% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| NVS × |
−5.30%
on 2026-07-29 from 2026-02-27 peak |
−44.09%
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 × | +34.67% |
+44.06% +20.02%/yr |
+54.33% +15.56%/yr |
+69.31% +11.11%/yr |
+120.54% +8.23%/yr |
| Year | NVS |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +14.87% |
| 2025 | +43.12% |
| 2024 | −2.78% |
| 2023 | +12.37% |
| 2022 | +1.49% |
| 2021 | −9.99% |
| 2020 | +1.96% |
| 2019 | +24.29% |
| 2018 | +3.96% |
| 2017 | +16.99% |
| 2016 | −13.83% |
| 2015 | −5.21% |
| 2014 | +18.27% |
| 2013 | +29.86% |
| 2012 | +13.70% |
| 2011 | −1.78% |
| 2010 | +10.67% |
| 2009 | +11.23% |
| 2008 | −5.71% |
| 2007 | −7.33% |
| 2006 | +8.53% |
| 2005 | +2.37% |
| 2004 | +8.60% |
| 2003 | +24.99% |
| 2002 | −0.39% |
| 2001 | −18.61% |
| 2000 | +22.98% |
| 1999 | −26.21% |
| 1998 | +19.82% |
| 1997 | +49.25% |
| 1996 | −3.50% |
