NVO
StockNovo Nordisk A/S
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This is the kind of decline worth waking up for.
Novo Nordisk A/S is 65.9% off its high — among the deepest declines in its recorded history.
Valuation is notable too — P/S Severity Score 4.7, below its typical range.
Historic
Current Drawdown
-65.9%
Days in Drawdown
747
Avg Max Drawdown
4.5%
Avg Length
38
Drawdown Severity Score™
13.7
NVO - Price & High Water Mark
NVO - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of July 10, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within NVO's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
Novo Nordisk A/S has been cheaper on this measure only about 12% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
Novo Nordisk A/S has been cheaper on this measure only about 2% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
Novo Nordisk A/S is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-07-14, the stock is trading at $49.07, which represents a 65.9% decline from its all-time high of $144.04. This drawdown has persisted for 747 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, Novo Nordisk A/S typically experiences drawdowns averaging 4.5% in depth, with an average duration of 38 days. Novo Nordisk A/S has gone through 356 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Novo Nordisk A/S was 51.4%, beginning in 1987. The longest drawdown duration on record was 917 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Novo Nordisk A/S currently stands at 13.72. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score above 12.0 indicates a historic, once-in-a-decade event: declines of this magnitude are extraordinarily rare in this asset's tracked history and can also signal fundamental changes worth investigating.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing Novo Nordisk A/S's historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 356 tracked pullbacks (68 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-27 | Ongoing | 747 days | -65.9% | $144.04 | $49.07 | n/a |
| 2024-06-11 | 2024-06-25 | 15 days | -2.3% | $140.83 | $137.63 | $144.04 |
| 2024-05-28 | 2024-06-04 | 8 days | -2.5% | $133.38 | $130.09 | $137.19 |
| 2024-05-22 | 2024-05-23 | 2 days | -0.8% | $132.52 | $131.41 | $132.92 |
| 2024-03-08 | 2024-05-21 | 74 days | -9.1% | $132.31 | $120.31 | $132.52 |
| 2024-03-05 | 2024-03-07 | 3 days | -2.6% | $124.55 | $121.34 | $132.31 |
| 2024-02-23 | 2024-03-04 | 11 days | -3.8% | $121.21 | $116.59 | $124.55 |
| 2024-02-20 | 2024-02-22 | 3 days | -2.5% | $120.72 | $117.72 | $121.21 |
| 2024-02-15 | 2024-02-16 | 2 days | -1.2% | $120.02 | $118.52 | $120.72 |
| 2024-02-12 | 2024-02-14 | 3 days | -1.0% | $117.98 | $116.80 | $120.02 |
| 2024-02-08 | 2024-02-09 | 2 days | -0.2% | $115.51 | $115.25 | $117.98 |
| 2024-02-06 | 2024-02-07 | 2 days | -0.5% | $115.12 | $114.49 | $115.51 |
| 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-05 | 4 days | -1.8% | $112.72 | $110.68 | $115.12 |
| 2024-01-11 | 2024-01-29 | 19 days | -3.2% | $105.78 | $102.42 | $106.13 |
| 2024-01-05 | 2024-01-10 | 6 days | -1.5% | $104.77 | $103.17 | $105.78 |
| 2023-11-27 | 2024-01-04 | 39 days | -8.8% | $102.65 | $93.66 | $104.77 |
| 2023-11-21 | 2023-11-24 | 4 days | -0.8% | $100.84 | $100.05 | $102.65 |
| 2023-10-16 | 2023-11-20 | 36 days | -8.5% | $99.43 | $91.02 | $100.84 |
| 2023-09-12 | 2023-10-12 | 31 days | -12.0% | $97.12 | $85.45 | $97.52 |
| 2023-08-30 | 2023-09-06 | 8 days | -2.5% | $92.66 | $90.35 | $93.09 |
| 2023-08-24 | 2023-08-29 | 6 days | -2.5% | $92.50 | $90.21 | $92.66 |
| 2023-08-09 | 2023-08-23 | 15 days | -5.1% | $91.63 | $86.92 | $92.50 |
| 2023-04-24 | 2023-08-08 | 107 days | -11.8% | $83.63 | $73.75 | $91.63 |
| 2023-04-18 | 2023-04-21 | 4 days | -3.5% | $82.87 | $79.94 | $83.63 |
| 2023-04-04 | 2023-04-12 | 9 days | -1.1% | $77.31 | $76.49 | $79.21 |
| 2023-03-22 | 2023-03-23 | 2 days | -0.4% | $70.78 | $70.49 | $71.88 |
| 2023-03-06 | 2023-03-21 | 15 days | -4.1% | $69.63 | $66.74 | $70.78 |
| 2023-02-28 | 2023-03-02 | 3 days | -1.7% | $68.89 | $67.75 | $69.01 |
| 2023-02-14 | 2023-02-27 | 14 days | -3.0% | $68.71 | $66.65 | $68.89 |
| 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-13 | 22 days | -6.2% | $67.80 | $63.60 | $68.71 |
| 2023-01-09 | 2023-01-17 | 9 days | -4.4% | $66.62 | $63.71 | $66.79 |
| 2023-01-04 | 2023-01-06 | 3 days | -0.5% | $65.82 | $65.47 | $66.62 |
| 2022-12-15 | 2022-12-29 | 15 days | -3.1% | $64.74 | $62.76 | $64.97 |
| 2022-12-06 | 2022-12-08 | 3 days | -1.4% | $61.07 | $60.18 | $61.41 |
| 2022-04-08 | 2022-11-28 | 235 days | -21.4% | $58.22 | $45.79 | $58.26 |
| 2021-12-17 | 2022-04-06 | 110 days | -20.5% | $55.43 | $44.08 | $55.98 |
| 2021-11-05 | 2021-12-15 | 41 days | -7.9% | $54.85 | $50.49 | $55.13 |
| 2021-11-01 | 2021-11-03 | 3 days | -0.6% | $52.14 | $51.81 | $54.71 |
| 2021-10-27 | 2021-10-28 | 2 days | -1.6% | $50.82 | $50.03 | $50.96 |
| 2021-08-23 | 2021-10-26 | 65 days | -10.5% | $50.48 | $45.15 | $50.82 |
| 2021-08-18 | 2021-08-19 | 2 days | -0.9% | $49.68 | $49.24 | $50.00 |
| 2021-08-06 | 2021-08-16 | 11 days | -3.5% | $48.55 | $46.84 | $48.89 |
| 2021-07-29 | 2021-07-30 | 2 days | -0.1% | $43.08 | $43.02 | $43.60 |
| 2021-07-26 | 2021-07-28 | 3 days | -1.6% | $42.73 | $42.03 | $43.08 |
| 2021-07-22 | 2021-07-23 | 2 days | -0.7% | $41.82 | $41.54 | $42.73 |
| 2021-07-19 | 2021-07-21 | 3 days | -1.3% | $41.75 | $41.20 | $41.82 |
| 2021-07-09 | 2021-07-15 | 7 days | -0.6% | $41.01 | $40.75 | $41.25 |
| 2021-06-11 | 2021-07-02 | 22 days | -3.7% | $39.91 | $38.45 | $39.93 |
| 2021-05-25 | 2021-06-08 | 15 days | -3.5% | $38.47 | $37.11 | $38.74 |
| 2021-05-18 | 2021-05-20 | 3 days | -1.2% | $37.94 | $37.50 | $38.06 |
| 2021-05-04 | 2021-05-07 | 4 days | -1.7% | $35.47 | $34.88 | $35.62 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2020-04-20 | 46 days | -23.6% | $29.43 | $22.47 | $29.53 |
| 2018-01-29 | 2019-10-30 | 639 days | -26.9% | $25.18 | $18.42 | $25.28 |
| 2015-08-04 | 2018-01-19 | 900 days | -46.1% | $24.64 | $13.27 | $25.03 |
| 2013-02-07 | 2014-01-09 | 337 days | -21.0% | $15.07 | $11.90 | $15.14 |
| 2011-04-25 | 2012-02-07 | 289 days | -28.0% | $10.02 | $7.21 | $10.25 |
| 2008-04-09 | 2010-02-16 | 679 days | -41.3% | $5.27 | $3.10 | $5.36 |
| 2005-04-22 | 2006-03-03 | 316 days | -19.0% | $2.07 | $1.68 | $2.08 |
| 2001-08-07 | 2004-02-09 | 917 days | -51.3% | $1.51 | $0.74 | $1.53 |
| 2000-09-27 | 2001-06-20 | 267 days | -26.4% | $1.45 | $1.07 | $1.48 |
| 1998-05-05 | 2000-05-26 | 753 days | -42.9% | $1.07 | $0.61 | $1.11 |
| 1997-07-18 | 1997-10-13 | 88 days | -16.8% | $0.74 | $0.61 | $0.74 |
| 1994-08-05 | 1995-07-05 | 335 days | -20.0% | $0.34 | $0.27 | $0.34 |
| 1992-09-09 | 1993-11-10 | 428 days | -18.5% | $0.29 | $0.24 | $0.29 |
| 1992-01-08 | 1992-09-08 | 244 days | -16.3% | $0.29 | $0.24 | $0.29 |
| 1990-02-06 | 1990-07-16 | 160 days | -15.0% | $0.15 | $0.13 | $0.16 |
| 1989-07-31 | 1990-02-05 | 190 days | -21.6% | $0.15 | $0.12 | $0.15 |
| 1987-03-19 | 1988-10-20 | 581 days | -51.4% | $0.12 | $0.06 | $0.12 |
| 1986-04-18 | 1987-01-12 | 270 days | -16.4% | $0.10 | $0.08 | $0.10 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) is trading at $49.07 as of Jul 14, 2026. It is 65.9% below its high of $144.04. The drawdown has lasted 747 days. Severity score: 13.7 (Historic).
NVO Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$49.07
High-water mark
$144.04
Current drawdown
-65.9%
Days in drawdown
747
This NVO page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior Novo Nordisk A/S drawdowns.
What History Says About NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S has dropped 25%+ from its high 8 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 628 days with an average max drop of -39.3%.
The current drawdown of -65.9% has lasted 747 days, which is 1.2x the average duration of comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1987 to Oct 1988 | -51.4% | 581 days |
| Aug 2001 to Feb 2004 | -51.3% | 917 days |
| Aug 2015 to Jan 2018 | -46.1% | 900 days |
| May 1998 to May 2000 | -42.9% | 753 days |
| Apr 2008 to Feb 2010 | -41.3% | 679 days |
| Apr 2011 to Feb 2012 | -28.0% | 289 days |
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