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Novartis (NVS) Dividend History

Novartis AG · every payment since 2000

As of Nov 9, 2026, Novartis (NVS) has paid 26 dividends since 2000. The most recent was $4.7730 per share (ex-date Mar 11, 2026, paid Mar 16, 2026). Over the last 12 months NVS paid $4.7730 across 1 payments, a trailing yield of 2.94%. The average of the last 2 regular payments is +21.6% versus the 2 before.

Latest dividend

$4.7730

Last ex-date

Mar 11, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$4.77

Trailing yield

2.94%

Frequency

Annual

Growth streak

3 yrs

Key facts: NVS dividend history

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Nov 9, 2026, SmarterDividends has 26 dividend payments on record for Novartis AG (NVS), going back to 2000.
  • NVS's most recent dividend was $4.77 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Mar 11, 2026 and a pay date of Mar 16, 2026.
  • In the 12 months to Nov 9, 2026, NVS paid $4.77 per share in dividends across 1 payments, a trailing yield of 2.94%.
  • NVS's most recent dividend increase took effect with the Mar 11, 2026 ex-date, a 19.5% rise to $4.77 per share.
  • NVS's most recent dividend cut took effect with the Mar 4, 2019 ex-date, a 3.8% reduction to $2.57 per share.
  • NVS paid $3.99 per share in dividends in calendar year 2025, up 6.8% from 2024.
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SmarterDividends, "Novartis (NVS) Dividend History: Every Payment, Dates & Yield," updated Nov 9, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/NVS/dividend-history

What the record shows

NVS has paid annually since 2000, building a history of 26 payments. Over the past year, the Healthcare stock made one payment of $4.773 per share, for a trailing yield of 3.04%.

The latest payment rose 19.5%, while the recent payment level was 21.6% above the prior level. Across the last five payments, four were higher than their predecessors and none was lower. Annual totals rose in consecutive years, dipped once, and then rose in each of the next three years.

The full-year total reached $3.994 per share in 2025, an increase of 6.8% from the prior year. NVS has three consecutive years of dividend growth. Its last annual cut occurred in 2019, and the dividend safety grade is C.

By SmarterDividends Team · written from the payment record on this page · updated Oct 28, 2026 · editorial policy

Dividends versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

3.78%

of price a year ago

Price change

+28.7%

$126.35 → $162.55

Approx. total return

+32.4%

before taxes

Total return adds dividends received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

NVS dividends per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent dividend amounts

Last 24 regular payments, per share

NVS dividend history by year

YearPaymentsTotal per shareChange
2026year to date1$4.7730—
20251$3.9940+6.8%
20241$3.7400+7.8%
20231$3.4690+3.3%
20221$3.3570-0.6%
20211$3.3780+11.0%
20201$3.0420+18.5%
20191$2.5672-3.8%
20181$2.6676+8.4%
20171$2.4606-0.6%
20161$2.4749-2.0%
20151$2.5242+3.6%
20141$2.4364+7.5%
20131$2.2670+2.8%
20121$2.2043+4.5%
20111$2.1084+18.4%
20101$1.7805+15.5%
20091$1.5412+16.8%
20081$1.3190+36.2%
20071$0.9686+20.9%
20061$0.8011—
20041$0.7222+15.1%
20031$0.6272+34.1%
20021$0.4677+4.0%
20011$0.4498-53.4%
20001$0.9660—

Every NVS dividend

19 raises · 2 cuts · 0 specials
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountChangeType
Mar 11, 2026Mar 16, 2026$4.7730+19.5%Raise
Mar 12, 2025Apr 25, 2025$3.9940+6.8%Raise
Mar 7, 2024Apr 19, 2024$3.7400+7.8%Raise
Mar 9, 2023Mar 20, 2023$3.4690+3.3%Raise
Mar 8, 2022Mar 17, 2022$3.3570-0.6%Unchanged
Mar 4, 2021Mar 15, 2021$3.3780+11.0%Raise
Mar 3, 2020Mar 12, 2020$3.0420+18.5%Raise
Mar 4, 2019Mar 13, 2019$2.5672-3.8%Cut
Mar 6, 2018Apr 25, 2018$2.6676+8.4%Raise
Mar 1, 2017Apr 20, 2017$2.4606-0.6%Unchanged
Feb 24, 2016Apr 15, 2016$2.4749-2.0%Cut
Mar 2, 2015Apr 20, 2015$2.5242+3.6%Raise
Feb 27, 2014Apr 10, 2014$2.4364+7.5%Raise
Feb 26, 2013Apr 5, 2013$2.2670+2.8%Raise
Feb 27, 2012Apr 5, 2012$2.2043+4.5%Raise
Feb 24, 2011Apr 8, 2011$2.1084+18.4%Raise
Mar 2, 2010Apr 13, 2010$1.7805+15.5%Raise
Feb 24, 2009Apr 6, 2009$1.5412+16.8%Raise
Feb 26, 2008Apr 11, 2008$1.3190+36.2%Raise
Mar 6, 2007Apr 10, 2007$0.9686+20.9%Raise
Feb 28, 2006Apr 3, 2006$0.8011—First
Feb 24, 2004Mar 30, 2004$0.7222+15.1%Raise
Mar 4, 2003Apr 7, 2003$0.6272+34.1%Raise
Mar 21, 2002Apr 22, 2002$0.4677+4.0%Raise
Mar 22, 2001Apr 20, 2001$0.4498—First
Nov 14, 2000—$0.9660—First

NVS dividend history — FAQ

How much is NVS's dividend?

As of Nov 9, 2026, NVS's most recent dividend was $4.7730 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Mar 11, 2026 and a pay date of Mar 16, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $4.7730 per share across 1 payments, a trailing yield of 2.94%.

How often does NVS pay a dividend?

Novartis AG pays on a annual schedule. It made 1 payments in the last 12 months and 1 in 2025.

When is NVS's next dividend?

NVS's next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet. Based on its annual schedule, the next payment follows the pattern in the table above.

Has NVS ever cut its dividend?

Yes. Our payment-by-payment record shows 2 regular payments lower than the one before it; the most recent annual reduction was in 2019.

How much did NVS pay in dividends in 2025?

NVS paid $3.9940 per share across 1 payments in 2025, up 6.8% from 2024.

What was NVS's total return including dividends over the last year?

Over the 12 months to Nov 6, 2026, NVS paid $4.7730 per share, 3.78% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved +28.7%. That is an approximate total return of +32.4% before taxes and reinvestment.

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