OGN vs TAK vs NVS Stock Comparison

Organon, Takeda Pharmaceutical and Novartis Ag Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OGN Organon & Co.
$13.76 +0.2% 1M +50.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.61B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins
NVS Novartis Ag
$153.75 +5.7% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$304.05B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$54.77B
Div. yield
–
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Novartis Ag leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Novartis Ag 6, Organon 3, Takeda Pharmaceutical 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOGNTAKNVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.61B $63.90B $304.05B NVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.3x 111.3x 19.3x OGN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.9x 51.1x 16.6x OGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.5% +0.7% +2.8% NVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 1.2% 28.8% NVS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.0% 3.5% 34.9% NVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 3.5x — TAK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.2% +45.8% +17.9% OGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.4%/yr +8.1%/yr +13.2%/yr NVS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.9% 21.5% 27.8% TAK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 62/100 71/100 NVS

Percentile Scorecard

OGNTAKNVS

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

AxisOGNTAKNVS
Valuation 99 #10 of 626 97 #18 of 626 90 #63 of 626
Growth 23 #467 of 604 21 #480 of 604 54 #276 of 604
Profitability 87 #71 of 555 85 #84 of 555 96 #26 of 555
Financial Health 17 #549 of 658 34 #433 of 658 43 #377 of 658
Shareholder Returns 49 #189 of 368 74 #97 of 368 73 #99 of 368
Overall 55 62 71
  • OGN ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • TAK ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NVS ranked among 673 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOGNTAKNVSSPY
1 month +0.2%+8.3%+5.7% -0.8%
3 months +1.7%+17.1%-1.5% +3.5%
6 months +4.6%+24.9%+6.6% +7.0%
Year to date +91.9%+31.0%+11.5% +12.2%
1 year +50.2%+45.8%+17.9% +13.0%
3 years -8.0%+51.7%+66.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -2.8%+14.9%+18.6% +23.1%
5 years -61.5%+47.8%+85.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -17.4%+8.1%+13.2% +11.0%
10 years —-11.4%+116.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-1.2%+8.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureOGNTAKNVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.9%21.5%27.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.4%20.3%30.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.760.110.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.882.130.64 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.5%-26.4%-20.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.4%0.0%-8.8% -1.8%
52-week high $13.81$20.43$168.62 $779.14
52-week low $5.70$13.23$121.80 $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.

MultipleOGNTAKNVS
P/E now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 17.1x 112.1xmedian 17.1x 18.9xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 8.8x 1.4xmedian 8.8x 5.4xmedian 8.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 17.1x 12.4xmedian 17.1x —median 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 18.0x 12.5xmedian 18.0x 15.1xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.1x 1.4xmedian 2.1x 7.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.48median 0.31 -2.76median 0.31 0.58median 0.31

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 monthsOGNTAKNVS
Revenue $6.13B $46.49B $54.77B
Gross profit $3.23B $30.58B $42.37B
Operating income $1.13B $2.71B $17.10B
Net income $209.00M -$1.04B $12.75B
Free cash flow $567.00M $5.20B $19.38B
R&D $358.00M $4.53B $11.69B
EPS (diluted) $0.77 $0.18 $8.07
Cash & equivalents $1.13B $2.85B $7.62B
Total debt $8.55B $126.30B $31.01B
Shares (diluted) 270.45M 3.15B 1.96B
Enterprise value $115.59M $40.27B $268.04B

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
MetricOGNTAKNVS
P/E 17.3x 112.1x 18.9x
P/FCF 6.4x 12.5x 15.1x
P/Operating cash flow 4.9x 10.4x 16.0x
P/S 0.6x 1.4x 5.4x
P/B 3.6x 1.4x 7.0x
P/Tangible book -34.1x 2.5x -2,292x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 12.4x –
EV/EBIT 9.8x 33.3x 17.3x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.9x 5.4x
EV/FCF 19.5x 17.4x 15.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 14.4x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.48 -2.76 0.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOGNTAKNVS
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.5% 0.7% 2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 14.8% 8.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.7% -0.8% 0.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.3% -0.2% 9.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.3% -43.4% 2.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% -14.3% 23.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -70.1% -209.1% -6.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.8% -35.3% 21.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -71.3% -75.7% -9.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.0% -40.6% 32.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.8% -14.8% -11.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.5% -4.4% 6.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.8% -13.3% -10.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.0% -5.2% 7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOGNTAKNVS
Gross margin 52.7% 65.8% 77.4%
EBITDA margin 24.2% 15.6% –
Operating margin 18.4% 5.8% 31.2%
Pretax margin 8.0% 2.6% 28.3%
Net margin 3.4% 1.2% 28.8%
FCF margin 9.3% 11.2% 35.4%
Operating cash flow margin 12.0% 13.5% 33.6%
Return on equity 21.9% 1.2% 31.5%
Return on assets 1.6% 0.6% 10.6%
Return on invested capital 5.0% 3.5% 34.9%
Return on capital employed 10.8% 3.0% 19.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.5x -6.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOGNTAKNVS
Debt / assets 64.9% 32.0% 7.9%
Debt / equity 8.5x 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 3.5x –
Debt / FCF 15.1x 6.0x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 92.4% 51.7% 65.6%
Equity / assets 7.6% 48.3% 34.4%
Interest coverage 2.4x 0.8x 36.7x
Current ratio 2.0x 3.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.30 1.58 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOGNTAKNVS
Dividend yield 0.6% 1.5% 3.1%
Net buyback yield – 1.0% -1.5%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 2.5% 1.6%
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.

ConsensusOGNTAKNVS
Forward P/E 3.9xFY2026 51.1xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.56FY2026 $0.40FY2026 $9.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.7%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +62.5% +1.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.89BFY2026 $28.27BFY2026 $53.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +11.9% +19.1%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OGN, TAK and NVS?

Novartis Ag (NVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Organon (OGN) $3.61B, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) $63.90B, Novartis Ag (NVS) $304.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, OGN, TAK and NVS?

Organon (OGN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Organon (OGN) 17.3x, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 111.3x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 19.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Organon (OGN) is cheapest (Organon (OGN) 3.9x, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 51.1x, Novartis Ag (NVS) 16.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Novartis Ag (NVS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Organon (OGN) -2.5%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +0.7%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Novartis Ag (NVS) has the highest net margin (Organon (OGN) 3.4%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 1.2%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 28.8%). On return on invested capital, Novartis Ag (NVS) leads (Organon (OGN) 5.0%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 3.5%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 34.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Organon (OGN) returned the most: Organon (OGN) +50.2%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +45.8%, Novartis Ag (NVS) +17.9%. Over five years, Novartis Ag (NVS) compounded fastest (Organon (OGN) -17.4%/yr, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) +8.1%/yr, Novartis Ag (NVS) +13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) has been the steadiest (Organon (OGN) 56.9%, Takeda Pharmaceutical (TAK) 21.5%, Novartis Ag (NVS) 27.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Novartis Ag (NVS) leads on 6. 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.