Dividends

NOVNNovartis AG

StockStockSwitzerlandHealth careEU retail: available

−0.7% today · +26.2% over a year

10/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 99% of the instruments we score

Quality, Stability, Dividend safety: among the best of its peers; priced lower than most peers. Dividend yield 2.89%.

Trailing 12-month yieldA high yield can signal risk rather than safety: payouts may be cut, and part of a fund's distribution may be your own capital returned.
2.89%
Forward yield (next or typical regular payment, annualised)
2.89%
Dividends per share, last 12 months
CHF 3.70
Payments per year
1
Dividend safety0–100 points: payout versus earnings and cash flow, debt, cut history, growth streak and how stretched the yield looks.
87 / 100
Very safe

Yield after tax (estimate)

We do not estimate tax on distributions from Switzerland yet.

Estimate, not tax advice: published rules as of 2026-10-14 for the profile chosen; your broker’s withholding and your own situation can differ. How we estimate tax

Next payment

No upcoming payment has been announced yet.

Dividend profile

5-year dividend growth (per year)
+4.3%
Years of dividend growth
24
Years without a cut
24
Payout ratio (earnings)
52%
Payout ratio (free cash flow)
44%

Dividends per share by year

Sum of payments by calendar year of the ex-date; the current year is left out until it ends.

Dividends per share by year: 2017 CHF 2.75, 2018 CHF 2.80, 2019 CHF 2.85, 2020 CHF 2.95, 2021 CHF 3.00, 2022 CHF 3.10, 2023 CHF 3.20, 2024 CHF 3.30, 2025 CHF 3.502017: CHF 2.752018: CHF 2.802019: CHF 2.852020: CHF 2.952021: CHF 3.002022: CHF 3.102023: CHF 3.202024: CHF 3.302025: CHF 3.50

Payment history

Amounts are per share on today's share count (adjusted for splits), before withholding tax.

Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmount per shareTypeStatusFeeds
10 Mar 2026—CHF 3.70RegularSingle source2
11 Mar 2025—CHF 3.50RegularSingle source2
07 Mar 2024—CHF 3.30RegularSingle source2
09 Mar 2023—CHF 3.20RegularSingle source2

Each payment is checked against up to 2 data feeds. Several feeds can share one upstream, so Verified needs two independent ones. Verified: two or more sources agree. Single source: not cross-checked yet. Sources disagree: the median is shown. Announced: declared, may still change.

What dividend safety is made of

0–100 points: payout versus earnings and cash flow, debt, cut history, growth streak and how stretched the yield looks.

A high yield is not a high return: payouts can come from your own capital and can be cut. Dividend calculator →