Swiss Lions 100 | Provisional 2026 edition
Novartis
Novartis is No. 4 in the Swiss Lions 100 and No. 2 in Life Sciences & Health, with a score of 78.1 out of 100. Headquarters: Basel, canton of Basel-Stadt.
- Swiss Lions score
- 78.1
- Overall rank
- 4of 100
- Life Sciences & Health
- 2of 14
About
Novartis AG is a Swiss multinational pharmaceutical corporation based in Basel, Switzerland. Novartis is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world and was the eighth largest by revenue in 2024.
From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
How the score is made
Global scale
CHF 45.8bn revenue.
Swiss value
Swiss made: Partly.
Prominence
Wikipedia attention across language editions, and Google search interest.
Impact
Net-zero target validated. Not a certified B Corp.
Philanthropy
Corporate foundation: Novartis Foundation.
Key figures
- Revenue used in the ranking
- CHF 45.8bnTTM Oct 2026, company
- Revenue
- USD 56.7bnTwelve months to 30 June 2026
- Net profit
- USD 12.8bnAttributable to shareholders
- Dividends paid
- USD 9.1bnTo all shareholders
- Employees worldwide
- 75,267
Employees in Switzerland and dividends paid to Swiss shareholders are not published consistently, so they are not shown.
Profile
- Headquarters
- BaselCanton of Basel-Stadt
- Language region
- German-speaking
- Category
- Life Sciences & Health
- Formed
- 1996Merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz
Nearby in the Swiss Lions 100
Also in Life Sciences & Health
1RocheScore 80.3
3LonzaScore 59.1
4SonovaScore 54.5
5SandozScore 54.1
6StraumannScore 53.2
7FerringScore 48.1
See all 14 brands in Life Sciences & Health.
Sources
- Revenue used in the ranking: stockanalysis.com NOVN (TTM Oct 2026).
- Revenue, net profit, dividends and employees: stockanalysis.com, from company filings.
- Climate target: Science Based Targets initiative dashboard, October 2026.
- Foundations: Swiss commercial register (Zefix). B Corp: B Lab directory.
- Prominence: Wikimedia page views (October 2025 to September 2026) and Google Trends.
- Founded and website: Wikidata.
- Logo: Wikimedia Commons: Novartis-Logo-2023.svg. Logos are trademarks of their owners.
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