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NVS (Novartis AG) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.67 (As of May. 29, 2025)


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What is Novartis AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-29), Novartis AG's current share price is $111.87. Novartis AG's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $30.52. Novartis AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.67.

The historical rank and industry rank for Novartis AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NVS' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.23   Med: 2.8   Max: 3.73
Current: 3.5

During the past years, Novartis AG's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.73. The lowest was 2.23. And the median was 2.80.

NVS's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
72.97% of 677 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 1.85 vs NVS: 3.50

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Novartis AG's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $19.583. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $30.52 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Novartis AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Novartis AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Novartis AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Novartis AG Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.94 2.79 2.81 3.05 3.28

Novartis AG Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.14 3.46 3.55 3.28 3.65

Competitive Comparison of Novartis AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Novartis AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Novartis AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Novartis AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Novartis AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Novartis AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Novartis AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=111.87/30.52
=3.67

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Novartis AG's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Novartis AG's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=19.583/107.7224*107.7224
=19.583

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 107.7224.

Novartis AG Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 32.612 100.464 34.968
201509 32.018 99.785 34.565
201512 32.456 99.386 35.178
201603 30.157 99.475 32.657
201606 30.428 100.088 32.749
201609 31.566 99.604 34.139
201612 31.521 99.380 34.167
201703 28.570 100.040 30.764
201706 29.843 100.285 32.056
201709 30.864 100.254 33.163
201712 32.004 100.213 34.402
201803 30.504 100.836 32.587
201806 33.084 101.435 35.135
201809 33.739 101.246 35.897
201812 34.015 100.906 36.313
201903 20.333 101.571 21.564
201906 22.439 102.044 23.688
201909 23.193 101.396 24.640
201912 24.492 101.063 26.106
202003 22.241 101.048 23.710
202006 23.509 100.743 25.138
202009 23.954 100.585 25.654
202012 25.079 100.241 26.951
202103 22.504 100.800 24.050
202106 24.161 101.352 25.680
202109 25.377 101.533 26.924
202112 30.272 101.776 32.041
202203 27.813 103.205 29.030
202206 28.828 104.783 29.637
202209 28.275 104.835 29.054
202212 27.997 104.666 28.814
202303 24.825 106.245 25.170
202306 25.068 106.576 25.338
202309 18.567 106.570 18.768
202312 22.831 106.461 23.101
202403 19.445 107.355 19.512
202406 20.613 107.991 20.562
202409 21.666 107.468 21.717
202412 22.301 107.128 22.425
202503 19.583 107.722 19.583

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Novartis AG  (NYSE:NVS) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Novartis AG Business Description

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Lichtstrasse 35, Basel, CHE, 4056
Novartis develops and manufactures innovative drugs. Key areas of drug development include oncology, rare diseases, neuroscience, immunology, respiratory, cardio-metabolic, and established medicines. The company sells its products globally, with the United States comprising close to one third of total revenue.