Novartis (NVS) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Novartis (NVS) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $36,502 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 13.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $68,131 reinvested (10.7% a year), or $45,424 taking the dividends as cash, $10,039 of it paid out along the way.
NVS became
$68,131
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
10.7%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$14,822
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Worst drop
-36.0%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | NVS total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +18.9% | $1,239 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +46.0% | $1,374 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −0.5% | $1,222 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +21.1% | $991 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +6.6% | $872 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | −5.0% | $753 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +2.2% | $696 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +29.1% | $953 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +6.2% | $873 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +19.8% | $814 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | −11.8% | $754 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −4.3% | $739 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +19.4% | $716 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +32.2% | $637 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +16.1% | $576 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +1.5% | $544 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +12.6% | $435 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +14.6% | $334 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −5.4% | $301 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: NVS total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Novartis (NVS) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $68,131 at the end of Oct 2026: 10.7% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, NVS turned $10,000 into $36,502 with dividends reinvested, 13.8% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, NVS returned 18.7% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking NVS's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $45,424, including $10,039 of cash received; reinvesting added $22,707.
- NVS's best calendar year in that time was 2025 (46.0%) and its worst 2016 (-11.8%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Novartis (NVS) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/NVS/total-return
NVS total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in NVS 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $36,502 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 13.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $27,060 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is NVS's total return since Dec 2007?
581% in total, or 10.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 254%.
How much of NVS's return came from dividends?
About 35% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $22,707 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was NVS's worst year?
2016, at -11.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -36.0%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.