Novartis: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Novartis (NYSE: NVS) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Basel, Switzerland that owns 19 consumer brands.[1]
Novartis is a Swiss pharmaceutical company based in Basel. Its 2025 Form 20-F describes a business focused on medicines.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Novartis AG
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇨🇭 Basel, Switzerland
- Founded
- 1996
- Tickers
- NYSE: NVS
- SEC CIK
- 0001114448
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
Novartis in numbers
- Novartis owns 19 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is healthcare & pharma with 19 brands.[1]
Everything Novartis owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Novartis own?
Novartis owns 19 consumer brands tracked here, including Mekinist, Tafinlar, Sandostatin, Cosentyx, Entresto and Fabhalta.
Is Novartis a Swiss company?
Yes. Novartis is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland and was founded in 1996.
Who owns Novartis?
Novartis is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as NVS on the NYSE.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Novartis AG Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-02-04 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 4 February 2026; retrieved 20 October 2026.
- [2] Novartis AG Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2016-01-27 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 27 January 2016; retrieved 21 October 2026.
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