Novartis Stock Price History
NYSE: NVSHealth CareBiotechnology: Pharmaceutical PreparationsUSD
143.75+0.64 (+0.45%)
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
NVS price history at a glance
The price history for Novartis (NVS) on this page begins on November 4, 1996, when the stock closed at $26.71; it most recently closed at $143.75 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $170.46, reached on February 23, 2026; the latest close is 15.7% below that peak. Across the 29 complete calendar years in the table, NVS finished higher in 19 and lower in 10. Its best year was 1997 (+45.2%) and its worst was 1999 (-25.3%).
Over roughly 30 years the share price changed +438.1%, a 5.8% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, NVS has gained 9.7%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 1996
- $170.46
- Date of high
- Feb 23, 2026
- Low since 1996
- $23.24
- Date of low
- Jan 20, 1997
- 52-week high
- $170.46
- 52-week low
- $121.57
- Last close
- $143.75
NVS returns
1 week
+1.95%
1 month
+4.56%
3 months
-6.69%
6 months
-6.69%
Year to date
+4.26%
1 year
+9.68%
3 years
+47.17%
5 years
+71.74%
NVS price return, excluding dividends.
NVS annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 143.75 | +3.76% |
| 2025 | 138.54 | +41.89% |
| 2024 | 97.64 | -3.30% |
| 2023 | 100.97 | +11.30% |
| 2022 | 90.72 | +3.72% |
| 2021 | 87.47 | -7.37% |
| 2020 | 94.43 | -0.38% |
| 2019 | 94.79 | +23.16% |
| 2018 | 76.96 | +2.30% |
| 2017 | 75.23 | +15.27% |
| 2016 | 65.27 | -15.34% |
| 2015 | 77.10 | -6.73% |
| 2014 | 82.66 | +16.61% |
| 2013 | 70.89 | +23.07% |
| 2012 | 57.60 | +12.44% |
| 2011 | 51.23 | -3.02% |
| 2010 | 52.82 | +8.30% |
| 2009 | 48.77 | +9.87% |
| 2008 | 44.39 | -9.57% |
| 2007 | 49.09 | -4.63% |
| 2006 | 51.47 | +9.45% |
| 2005 | 47.03 | +3.84% |
| 2004 | 45.29 | +10.11% |
| 2003 | 41.13 | +19.28% |
| 2002 | 34.48 | +10.61% |
| 2001 | 31.17 | -22.26% |
| 2000 | 40.10 | +22.18% |
| 1999 | 32.82 | -25.26% |
| 1998 | 43.91 | +18.97% |
| 1997 | 36.91 | +45.15% |
| 1996* | 25.43 | -4.82% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1996; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
NVS daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142.92 | 143.96 | 142.80 | 143.75 | +0.45% | |
| 142.77 | 143.29 | 140.68 | 143.11 | -0.12% | |
| 143.12 | 144.28 | 142.55 | 143.28 | +1.77% | |
| 141.32 | 141.39 | 139.67 | 140.79 | -0.10% | |
| 141.02 | 141.02 | 139.31 | 140.93 | -0.05% | |
| 141.46 | 141.57 | 139.95 | 141.00 | -0.04% | |
| 142.22 | 142.50 | 140.87 | 141.05 | -1.07% | |
| 145.39 | 145.50 | 142.56 | 142.57 | -2.15% | |
| 144.81 | 146.18 | 144.46 | 145.71 | -0.80% | |
| 145.77 | 147.03 | 145.72 | 146.88 | +0.98% | |
| 144.57 | 145.51 | 144.00 | 145.46 | +1.32% | |
| 143.00 | 144.66 | 142.91 | 143.57 | +0.60% | |
| 143.15 | 143.94 | 142.03 | 142.71 | +1.01% | |
| 141.26 | 141.80 | 140.00 | 141.28 | +0.21% | |
| 141.96 | 142.18 | 140.96 | 140.98 | +0.43% | |
| 140.87 | 141.15 | 139.60 | 140.37 | -0.39% | |
| 140.12 | 141.21 | 139.97 | 140.92 | +1.60% | |
| 140.58 | 141.46 | 138.28 | 138.70 | +0.06% | |
| 138.76 | 139.11 | 137.37 | 138.62 | -0.27% | |
| 141.64 | 141.64 | 138.99 | 138.99 | +1.33% | |
| 139.31 | 139.55 | 137.00 | 137.16 | -0.23% | |
| 138.76 | 139.43 | 137.46 | 137.48 | 0.00% | |
| 138.14 | 139.45 | 137.30 | 137.48 | -0.16% | |
| 139.94 | 140.46 | 137.12 | 137.70 | -13.93% | |
| 159.90 | 160.93 | 159.63 | 159.99 | -1.90% | |
| 164.48 | 164.48 | 161.42 | 163.09 | +0.39% | |
| 160.80 | 163.18 | 160.38 | 162.46 | +0.75% | |
| 162.15 | 163.57 | 160.21 | 161.25 | +6.04% | |
| 152.60 | 152.74 | 151.69 | 152.06 | -1.14% | |
| 154.51 | 154.57 | 152.77 | 153.81 | -0.54% | |
| 155.93 | 155.93 | 154.43 | 154.65 | -1.83% | |
| 158.41 | 159.19 | 157.44 | 157.54 | -1.53% | |
| 158.51 | 160.29 | 157.83 | 159.98 | +1.24% | |
| 157.12 | 158.46 | 156.77 | 158.02 | -0.53% | |
| 156.17 | 159.72 | 156.10 | 158.86 | +1.68% | |
| 159.07 | 159.33 | 155.87 | 156.24 | -2.54% | |
| 156.29 | 160.81 | 156.17 | 160.31 | +3.73% | |
| 153.58 | 155.10 | 153.38 | 154.55 | +1.70% | |
| 151.23 | 152.62 | 150.83 | 151.97 | +0.72% | |
| 149.39 | 151.46 | 149.09 | 150.88 | -0.55% | |
| 152.84 | 153.02 | 151.53 | 151.72 | -0.39% | |
| 152.03 | 153.43 | 151.82 | 152.32 | -1.48% | |
| 156.47 | 157.34 | 154.51 | 154.61 | -1.39% | |
| 155.84 | 156.93 | 155.39 | 156.79 | +0.29% | |
| 156.56 | 156.68 | 155.38 | 156.33 | +1.37% | |
| 155.58 | 155.89 | 153.67 | 154.21 | -0.15% | |
| 155.23 | 155.56 | 153.81 | 154.44 | +0.76% | |
| 154.89 | 154.89 | 152.99 | 153.27 | -0.26% | |
| 155.66 | 156.37 | 153.02 | 153.67 | -1.59% | |
| 156.99 | 157.12 | 155.03 | 156.15 | -1.45% | |
| 156.91 | 158.55 | 156.46 | 158.44 | -0.25% | |
| 159.15 | 159.37 | 157.32 | 158.83 | -0.64% | |
| 158.07 | 160.34 | 158.03 | 159.85 | +2.40% | |
| 156.59 | 158.08 | 155.79 | 156.11 | +0.71% | |
| 156.11 | 156.38 | 154.44 | 155.01 | -0.72% | |
| 151.71 | 156.94 | 151.44 | 156.14 | +2.00% | |
| 156.07 | 156.41 | 152.67 | 153.08 | -0.51% | |
| 155.39 | 159.30 | 153.66 | 153.87 | +2.88% | |
| 153.17 | 153.54 | 149.33 | 149.56 | -2.73% | |
| 153.97 | 155.30 | 153.14 | 153.76 | +0.67% | |
| 150.48 | 153.18 | 150.21 | 152.73 | +1.28% | |
| 150.02 | 151.66 | 149.65 | 150.80 | +0.29% | |
| 152.08 | 152.44 | 150.33 | 150.36 | -1.96% | |
| 152.68 | 154.17 | 151.94 | 153.37 | -0.44% | |
| 154.80 | 155.00 | 153.63 | 154.05 | -0.37% | |
| 154.90 | 155.47 | 153.79 | 154.62 | -0.35% | |
| 155.26 | 156.40 | 155.10 | 155.17 | -1.18% | |
| 157.15 | 157.93 | 156.43 | 157.03 | +0.99% | |
| 157.32 | 157.57 | 154.21 | 155.49 | -2.76% | |
| 157.50 | 160.57 | 157.00 | 159.90 | +3.74% | |
| 154.67 | 155.02 | 153.22 | 154.14 | -1.65% | |
| 157.63 | 157.89 | 155.92 | 156.72 | -0.55% | |
| 156.14 | 157.73 | 155.79 | 157.59 | +1.40% | |
| 153.33 | 156.38 | 153.33 | 155.41 | +0.19% | |
| 153.48 | 155.85 | 153.41 | 155.12 | +1.31% | |
| 154.20 | 154.96 | 152.31 | 153.12 | -0.17% | |
| 151.94 | 153.47 | 151.36 | 153.38 | +2.99% | |
| 146.94 | 149.23 | 146.60 | 148.93 | +1.26% | |
| 149.90 | 150.08 | 146.92 | 147.08 | -2.52% | |
| 151.42 | 152.57 | 150.20 | 150.88 | -0.03% | |
| 150.46 | 151.38 | 148.64 | 150.93 | -0.42% | |
| 153.07 | 153.32 | 151.27 | 151.56 | -0.99% | |
| 153.93 | 154.22 | 152.85 | 153.07 | -0.55% | |
| 152.00 | 154.71 | 151.62 | 153.92 | +3.92% | |
| 149.03 | 149.72 | 147.91 | 148.12 | -0.67% | |
| 147.19 | 149.71 | 147.05 | 149.12 | +1.84% | |
| 147.54 | 148.53 | 146.39 | 146.42 | -1.84% | |
| 147.65 | 149.16 | 147.44 | 149.16 | +0.51% | |
| 146.46 | 148.48 | 146.46 | 148.40 | +3.30% | |
| 142.47 | 144.26 | 142.26 | 143.66 | +0.13% | |
| 144.01 | 144.46 | 142.64 | 143.48 | -1.51% | |
| 146.92 | 147.50 | 144.72 | 145.68 | -2.99% | |
| 151.84 | 152.03 | 150.12 | 150.17 | -0.81% | |
| 150.13 | 151.74 | 149.96 | 151.40 | +0.19% | |
| 151.05 | 152.37 | 150.62 | 151.12 | +0.21% | |
| 152.30 | 152.49 | 150.32 | 150.80 | -0.80% | |
| 151.56 | 152.55 | 151.24 | 152.01 | +0.16% | |
| 150.09 | 152.52 | 149.54 | 151.76 | +0.87% | |
| 150.95 | 151.76 | 150.23 | 150.45 | +0.01% | |
| 149.61 | 151.41 | 149.32 | 150.44 | +0.86% | |
| 149.01 | 150.58 | 148.95 | 149.15 | +0.72% | |
| 150.12 | 150.33 | 147.81 | 148.08 | -1.13% | |
| 150.13 | 150.56 | 148.60 | 149.77 | +0.01% | |
| 148.23 | 150.33 | 148.16 | 149.75 | +1.07% | |
| 146.29 | 148.56 | 145.88 | 148.16 | +2.02% | |
| 146.59 | 147.28 | 144.75 | 145.23 | -0.55% | |
| 146.45 | 146.67 | 145.48 | 146.03 | +0.44% | |
| 147.97 | 148.06 | 144.99 | 145.39 | -2.00% | |
| 147.80 | 148.76 | 147.52 | 148.36 | +1.97% | |
| 146.62 | 146.65 | 144.79 | 145.50 | +0.61% | |
| 145.55 | 145.82 | 144.45 | 144.62 | -1.33% | |
| 148.14 | 148.14 | 146.35 | 146.57 | -0.87% | |
| 146.51 | 148.58 | 146.22 | 147.85 | +3.44% | |
| 143.05 | 144.04 | 142.25 | 142.94 | -1.76% | |
| 144.26 | 145.65 | 142.65 | 145.50 | +0.91% | |
| 144.67 | 145.71 | 144.12 | 144.19 | -0.88% | |
| 146.03 | 146.07 | 144.05 | 145.47 | -1.36% | |
| 147.88 | 148.36 | 146.58 | 147.48 | +0.11% | |
| 148.58 | 148.58 | 147.12 | 147.32 | -0.44% | |
| 149.61 | 149.63 | 147.77 | 147.97 | -2.00% | |
| 151.40 | 152.04 | 150.77 | 150.99 | -0.64% | |
| 151.55 | 152.54 | 150.75 | 151.97 | +1.50% | |
| 150.38 | 150.86 | 149.38 | 149.73 | -1.55% | |
| 153.98 | 154.10 | 150.86 | 152.08 | -0.85% | |
| 154.04 | 155.05 | 153.33 | 153.38 | -0.71% | |
| 153.72 | 154.50 | 152.90 | 154.47 | +0.27% | |
| 156.46 | 156.46 | 153.70 | 154.05 | -0.65% | |
| 152.76 | 156.12 | 152.48 | 155.06 | +0.41% | |
| 153.77 | 154.45 | 152.71 | 154.42 | +2.12% | |
| 151.44 | 151.49 | 149.49 | 151.22 | -1.06% | |
| 153.59 | 154.36 | 152.84 | 152.84 | -0.77% | |
| 153.37 | 154.81 | 153.16 | 154.03 | -0.68% | |
| 154.62 | 156.08 | 154.12 | 155.08 | +1.53% | |
| 151.58 | 152.86 | 150.52 | 152.75 | +1.59% | |
| 150.25 | 150.75 | 149.56 | 150.36 | +1.47% | |
| 150.01 | 150.60 | 147.86 | 148.18 | -1.02% | |
| 149.67 | 151.11 | 149.31 | 149.70 | -0.70% | |
| 150.47 | 151.78 | 150.15 | 150.75 | +1.44% | |
| 146.56 | 148.98 | 146.22 | 148.61 | +0.35% | |
| 147.21 | 148.95 | 146.90 | 148.09 | +1.41% | |
| 148.77 | 148.90 | 145.30 | 146.03 | -1.46% | |
| 147.81 | 149.32 | 147.15 | 148.19 | -1.08% | |
| 152.38 | 152.76 | 149.47 | 149.81 | -3.25% | |
| 155.64 | 155.79 | 154.38 | 154.85 | -0.01% | |
| 154.54 | 155.38 | 153.86 | 154.87 | +0.93% | |
| 154.69 | 155.96 | 153.18 | 153.44 | -0.53% | |
| 154.55 | 155.04 | 153.70 | 154.25 | -0.99% | |
| 155.99 | 156.58 | 154.96 | 155.80 | -3.58% | |
| 161.35 | 163.07 | 160.43 | 161.59 | -0.74% | |
| 159.52 | 163.08 | 159.22 | 162.79 | +1.67% | |
| 156.71 | 160.54 | 156.18 | 160.12 | -0.55% | |
| 161.05 | 161.39 | 158.95 | 161.01 | -2.51% | |
| 164.44 | 165.69 | 162.19 | 165.15 | +0.59% | |
| 162.43 | 164.89 | 160.42 | 164.18 | -1.61% | |
| 167.16 | 167.61 | 165.79 | 166.87 | -1.04% | |
| 169.11 | 170.46 | 168.56 | 168.62 | +1.88% | |
| 166.73 | 166.90 | 164.27 | 165.51 | -0.80% | |
| 167.19 | 168.02 | 166.75 | 166.85 | -0.16% | |
| 166.10 | 167.84 | 166.10 | 167.11 | +1.46% | |
| 163.66 | 165.64 | 163.66 | 164.70 | +1.25% | |
| 162.67 | 163.63 | 161.75 | 162.67 | -0.76% | |
| 163.87 | 164.02 | 162.53 | 163.92 | -0.88% | |
| 167.57 | 167.86 | 164.71 | 165.38 | -0.48% | |
| 166.78 | 167.29 | 165.57 | 166.17 | +1.88% | |
| 162.16 | 163.42 | 161.79 | 163.10 | +1.19% | |
| 159.60 | 162.32 | 159.47 | 161.18 | +0.70% | |
| 159.25 | 160.18 | 158.04 | 160.06 | +1.18% | |
| 158.50 | 159.37 | 157.46 | 158.20 | +0.73% | |
| 156.98 | 157.57 | 155.94 | 157.05 | +0.40% | |
| 154.03 | 156.62 | 153.90 | 156.42 | +1.60% | |
| 152.00 | 154.95 | 151.68 | 153.95 | +0.68% | |
| 153.82 | 154.71 | 151.42 | 152.91 | +2.04% | |
| 149.68 | 151.53 | 149.38 | 149.86 | -0.78% | |
| 149.63 | 151.31 | 149.54 | 151.04 | +1.59% | |
| 149.49 | 149.98 | 148.13 | 148.68 | -0.15% | |
| 148.62 | 149.53 | 148.34 | 148.91 | +0.70% | |
| 148.71 | 149.39 | 146.84 | 147.87 | -2.86% | |
| 150.64 | 152.48 | 150.49 | 152.22 | +2.08% | |
| 148.29 | 150.13 | 147.99 | 149.12 | +1.35% | |
| 145.61 | 148.10 | 145.26 | 147.14 | +1.48% | |
| 144.73 | 146.22 | 144.45 | 145.00 | -0.08% | |
| 143.82 | 145.22 | 143.43 | 145.11 | +1.07% | |
| 144.00 | 144.85 | 142.82 | 143.58 | -0.53% | |
| 143.78 | 144.76 | 142.89 | 144.34 | +0.83% | |
| 145.07 | 145.07 | 142.26 | 143.15 | -2.06% | |
| 144.56 | 146.35 | 144.29 | 146.16 | +3.21% | |
| 142.37 | 142.59 | 140.80 | 141.61 | -0.15% | |
| 142.98 | 143.00 | 140.31 | 141.82 | +0.20% | |
| 141.99 | 142.90 | 141.46 | 141.54 | +0.06% | |
| 142.55 | 143.48 | 140.86 | 141.46 | -0.37% | |
| 141.67 | 143.49 | 141.16 | 141.98 | -0.20% | |
| 139.09 | 142.58 | 139.09 | 142.27 | +3.16% | |
| 137.14 | 137.96 | 135.55 | 137.91 | -0.45% | |
| 138.28 | 138.56 | 137.02 | 138.54 | +0.49% | |
| 138.71 | 138.91 | 137.80 | 137.87 | -0.61% | |
| 138.76 | 139.12 | 138.41 | 138.72 | -0.34% | |
| 138.86 | 139.45 | 138.84 | 139.20 | +0.01% | |
| 138.88 | 139.22 | 138.39 | 139.18 | +0.22% | |
| 139.06 | 139.48 | 138.53 | 138.88 | -0.18% | |
| 139.60 | 140.18 | 138.78 | 139.13 | +1.65% | |
| 136.48 | 137.27 | 136.00 | 136.87 | +0.60% | |
| 134.94 | 137.16 | 134.82 | 136.06 | +0.58% | |
| 135.19 | 135.69 | 134.88 | 135.27 | +0.18% | |
| 135.34 | 137.40 | 134.96 | 135.03 | 0.00% | |
| 136.66 | 136.66 | 134.40 | 135.03 | -0.12% | |
| 133.90 | 135.27 | 133.67 | 135.19 | +1.98% | |
| 132.37 | 133.01 | 131.77 | 132.57 | +0.16% | |
| 132.46 | 133.84 | 132.20 | 132.36 | +0.89% | |
| 131.05 | 131.63 | 130.46 | 131.19 | +0.14% | |
| 132.55 | 133.16 | 130.81 | 131.01 | +0.65% | |
| 132.83 | 132.85 | 129.98 | 130.17 | -1.51% | |
| 133.82 | 134.04 | 132.09 | 132.16 | -0.20% | |
| 133.63 | 133.95 | 132.18 | 132.43 | -0.96% | |
| 133.62 | 134.24 | 133.43 | 133.72 | +1.09% | |
| 131.55 | 132.67 | 130.73 | 132.28 | +2.57% | |
| 131.02 | 131.15 | 128.91 | 128.97 | -1.10% | |
| 130.21 | 130.51 | 129.43 | 130.40 | -0.03% | |
| 130.16 | 131.19 | 129.85 | 130.44 | +0.14% | |
| 128.75 | 130.47 | 128.75 | 130.26 | +2.94% | |
| 127.44 | 128.14 | 126.50 | 126.54 | -0.60% | |
| 125.88 | 127.89 | 125.88 | 127.31 | +2.37% | |
| 125.63 | 125.63 | 123.24 | 124.36 | -2.32% | |
| 128.21 | 128.40 | 126.31 | 127.31 | -0.55% | |
| 127.83 | 128.70 | 126.94 | 128.01 | -2.69% | |
| 132.39 | 133.19 | 131.46 | 131.55 | +0.22% | |
| 132.46 | 132.76 | 130.30 | 131.26 | -0.49% | |
| 131.88 | 134.00 | 131.81 | 131.91 | -0.29% | |
| 130.92 | 132.30 | 130.80 | 132.29 | +1.37% | |
| 128.81 | 130.69 | 128.72 | 130.50 | +2.59% | |
| 126.69 | 127.28 | 126.29 | 127.20 | +0.67% | |
| 126.47 | 126.96 | 126.00 | 126.35 | -0.17% | |
| 126.27 | 127.11 | 126.07 | 126.57 | +0.85% | |
| 124.53 | 125.92 | 124.47 | 125.50 | +0.39% | |
| 123.51 | 125.46 | 123.51 | 125.01 | +0.93% | |
| 123.08 | 124.05 | 122.86 | 123.86 | +0.06% | |
| 123.41 | 124.15 | 122.57 | 123.79 | +0.96% | |
| 122.65 | 123.33 | 121.98 | 122.61 | +0.67% | |
| 123.29 | 123.93 | 121.57 | 121.80 | -1.32% | |
| 125.52 | 125.75 | 123.06 | 123.43 | -4.42% | |
| 128.00 | 130.17 | 127.08 | 129.14 | -0.94% | |
| 131.53 | 131.54 | 130.28 | 130.36 | -0.97% | |
| 130.82 | 131.68 | 130.62 | 131.64 | +0.16% | |
| 131.06 | 132.33 | 131.06 | 131.43 | +0.07% | |
| 131.33 | 131.77 | 130.88 | 131.34 | -0.34% | |
| 131.41 | 132.21 | 130.60 | 131.79 | +0.27% | |
| 130.57 | 132.44 | 130.41 | 131.43 | +0.50% | |
| 129.88 | 131.19 | 129.65 | 130.77 | +0.62% | |
| 128.24 | 130.41 | 128.18 | 129.97 | -0.22% | |
| 129.57 | 130.49 | 129.32 | 130.26 | +0.88% | |
| 129.62 | 130.01 | 128.83 | 129.12 | -0.70% | |
| 131.82 | 131.87 | 129.93 | 130.03 | -0.79% | |
| 132.60 | 132.92 | 130.99 | 131.06 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the NVS chart for longer ranges.