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Comparison · seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29

Roche (ROG) vs Novartis (NOVN)

Roche (ROG) and Novartis (NOVN) side by side: both in Healthcare, both listed on SIX Swiss Exchange. Roche is the larger of the two by approximate market capitalization (about 1.1×).

FieldRocheNovartis
Legal nameRoche Holding AGNovartis AG
TickerROGNOVN
ExchangeSIX Swiss Exchange XSWXSIX Swiss Exchange XSWX
JurisdictionSwitzerlandSwitzerland
SectorHealthcareHealthcare
IndustryPharmaceuticals and diagnosticsPharmaceuticals
Market cap ≈$260bn$230bn
Founded18961996
Reporting currencyCHFCHF
LEI549300U41AUUVOAAOB375493007HIVTX6SY6XD66
ISINCH0012032048CH0012005267
FIGIBBG001SD12S2BBG001SD31N7
Index membership
Held by (covered funds)

Roche

Basel-based healthcare group founded in 1896, the world leader in in-vitro diagnostics and a top oncology drugmaker. The founding Hoffmann and Oeri families still hold a controlling voting stake.

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Novartis

Basel-based pharmaceutical company created by the 1996 merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz, now a pure-play innovative-medicines business after spinning off Alcon and Sandoz. Key franchises include cardiovascular, oncology and immunology drugs.

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Approximate reference values (seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29) — not real-time, not investment advice. Both sides as data: /api/v1/companies/roche · /api/v1/companies/novartis