NVS vs OGN vs TAK Stock Comparison

Novartis Ag, Organon and Takeda Pharmaceutical Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NVS Novartis Ag
$156.80 +7.8% 1M +21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$299.20B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.02%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins
OGN Organon & Co.
$13.74 +0.1% 1M +94.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.61B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
0.58%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Organon leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Organon 5, Takeda Pharmaceutical 4, Novartis Ag 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVSOGNTAKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $299.20B $3.61B $64.57B NVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x 17.3x 111.3x OGN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 3.9x 50.7x OGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -2.5% +0.7% TAK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.4% 1.2% OGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.0% 3.5% OGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.0x 3.5x TAK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.02% 0.58% 1.53% NVS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.4% +94.6% +43.2% OGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr -17.8%/yr +7.5%/yr NVS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 56.8% 21.5% TAK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 55/100 62/100 TAK

Percentile Scorecard

NVSOGNTAK

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisNVSOGNTAK
Valuation 97 #20 of 625 99 #9 of 625 97 #17 of 625
Growth – 23 #462 of 602 21 #478 of 602
Profitability – 88 #68 of 551 85 #82 of 551
Financial Health – 17 #547 of 656 34 #431 of 656
Shareholder Returns 81 #69 of 365 50 #182 of 365 73 #98 of 365
Overall – 55 62
  • NVS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • OGN ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • TAK ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNVSOGNTAKSPY
1 month +7.8%+0.1%+7.6% -0.2%
3 months -1.9%+1.6%+15.6% +3.9%
6 months +7.8%+3.2%+23.6% +8.2%
Year to date +13.7%+91.6%+30.1% +12.9%
1 year +21.4%+94.6%+43.2% +12.3%
3 years +69.9%-8.2%+50.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.3%-2.8%+14.6% +23.3%
5 years +88.2%-62.4%+43.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +13.5%-17.8%+7.5% +10.9%
10 years +119.0%—-10.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.2%—-1.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNVSOGNTAKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%56.8%21.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.7%39.3%20.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.340.760.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.771.672.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.4%-85.5%-26.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.0%-0.5%-0.7% -1.2%
52-week high $168.62$13.81$20.43 $779.14
52-week low $121.80$5.70$13.23 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleNVSOGNTAK
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 17.2x 17.3xmedian 17.2x 111.3xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 9.0x 0.6xmedian 9.0x 1.4xmedian 9.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.3x 7.5xmedian 16.3x 12.4xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 18.7x 6.4xmedian 18.7x 12.4xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 3.6xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.33 -0.48median 0.33 -2.74median 0.33

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsNVSOGNTAK
Revenue – $6.13B $46.49B
Gross profit – $3.23B $30.58B
Operating income – $1.13B $2.71B
Net income – $209.00M -$1.04B
Free cash flow – $567.00M $5.20B
R&D – $358.00M $4.53B
EPS (diluted) – $0.77 $0.18
Cash & equivalents $400.00M $1.13B $2.85B
Total debt – $8.55B $126.30B
Shares (diluted) 1.96B 270.45M 3.15B
Enterprise value $272.77B $114.25M $40.94B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricNVSOGNTAK
P/E 17.9x 17.3x 111.3x
P/FCF 14.3x 6.4x 12.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 4.9x 10.3x
P/S 5.1x 0.6x 1.4x
P/B – 3.6x 1.4x
P/Tangible book – -34.0x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – 7.5x 12.4x
EV/EBIT – 9.8x 33.2x
EV/Revenue – 1.8x 1.9x
EV/FCF – 19.5x 17.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.0x 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.48 -2.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVSOGNTAK
Revenue growth (1Y) – -2.5% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.2% 14.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -8.7% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.3% -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -9.3% -43.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -8.1% -14.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – -70.1% -209.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -34.8% -35.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – -71.3% -75.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -36.0% -40.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -10.8% -14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.5% -4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -13.8% -13.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% -5.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVSOGNTAK
Gross margin – 52.7% 65.8%
EBITDA margin – 24.2% 15.6%
Operating margin – 18.4% 5.8%
Pretax margin – 8.0% 2.6%
Net margin – 3.4% 1.2%
FCF margin – 9.3% 11.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 12.0% 13.5%
Return on equity – 21.9% 1.2%
Return on assets – 1.6% 0.6%
Return on invested capital – 5.0% 3.5%
Return on capital employed – 10.8% 3.0%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.5x -6.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVSOGNTAK
Debt / assets – 64.9% 32.0%
Debt / equity – 8.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.0x 3.5x
Debt / FCF – 15.1x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets – 92.4% 51.7%
Equity / assets – 7.6% 48.3%
Interest coverage – 2.4x 0.8x
Current ratio – 2.0x 3.2x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 1.9x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 1.30 1.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVSOGNTAK
Dividend yield 3.0% 0.6% 1.5%
Net buyback yield – – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 0.6% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusNVSOGNTAK
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 3.9xFY2026 50.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.26FY2026 $3.56FY2026 $0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.2% 0.0% +62.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.95BFY2026 $5.89BFY2026 $28.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% +3.0% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVSOGNTAK
Held by institutions 7.0% 84.3% 3.3%
Institutions holding 1,607 631 378
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.9% +10.8% +6.2%
Institutions buying 662 244 212
Institutions selling 560 186 98
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.31 2.16

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

NVSOGNTAK
NVS 1.00 0.03 0.49
OGN 0.03 1.00 -0.04
TAK 0.49 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVS, OGN and TAK?

Novartis Ag (NVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Novartis Ag (NVS) $299.20B, Organon (OGN) $3.61B, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) $64.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVS, OGN and TAK?

Organon (OGN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Novartis Ag (NVS) 17.9x, Organon (OGN) 17.3x, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 111.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Organon (OGN) is cheapest (Novartis Ag (NVS) 16.9x, Organon (OGN) 3.9x, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 50.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Organon (OGN) -2.5%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Organon (OGN) has the highest net margin (Organon (OGN) 3.4%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 1.2%). On return on invested capital, Organon (OGN) leads (Organon (OGN) 5.0%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Organon (OGN) returned the most: Novartis Ag (NVS) +21.4%, Organon (OGN) +94.6%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +43.2%. Over five years, Novartis Ag (NVS) compounded fastest (Novartis Ag (NVS) +13.5%/yr, Organon (OGN) -17.8%/yr, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Novartis Ag (NVS) has the highest dividend yield: Novartis Ag (NVS) 3.02%, Organon (OGN) 0.58%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 1.53%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) has been the steadiest (Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.9%, Organon (OGN) 56.8%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 21.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVS, OGN and TAK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Organon (OGN) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.