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NovoCure (NVCR)


Market Price (9/18/2025): $12.7 | Market Cap: $1.4 Bil
Sector: Health Care | Industry: Life Sciences Tools & Services

NovoCure (NVCR)


Market Price (9/18/2025): $12.7
Market Cap: $1.4 Bil
Sector: Health Care
Industry: Life Sciences Tools & Services

Investment Highlights

0 Cash is significant % of market cap
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is -15%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -84%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -146%
Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -173 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -27%
1 Valuation becoming less expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -41%
  Not cash flow generative
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -7.1%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -13%
2   Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -17%
0 Cash is significant % of market cap
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is -15%
1 Valuation becoming less expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -41%
2 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -84%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -146%
3 Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -173 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -27%
4 Not cash flow generative
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -7.1%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -13%
5 Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -17%

Market Valuation

 9/18/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$12.70$29.80$14.93$73.35$75.08
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)1.43.21.67.77.8
Total Debt ($ Bil)0.70.70.60.60.6
Total Cash ($ Bil)0.91.00.91.00.9
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)1.23.92.28.38.4
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM2.25.33.114.314.5
P/EBIT TTM-11.5-26.6-8.4-97.8-159.7
P/E TTM-8.3-19.1-7.7-83.0-133.1
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)3.83.64.14.57.3
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)-1.6-1.3-1.4-1.3-2.9
P/E TTM (Sector)-1.8-1.5-1.5-1.3-2.9
 9/18/2520242023
Share Price CYE$12.70$29.80$14.93
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)1.43.21.6
Total Debt ($ Bil)0.70.70.6
Total Cash ($ Bil)0.91.00.9
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)1.23.92.2
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM2.25.33.1
P/EBIT TTM-11.5-26.6-8.4
P/E TTM-8.3-19.1-7.7
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)3.83.64.1
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)-1.6-1.3-1.4
P/E TTM (Sector)-1.8-1.5-1.5

Business Description

NovoCure Limited, an oncology company, engages in the development, manufacture, and commercialization of Optune for the treatment of a variety of solid tumors. The company markets Optune and Optune Lua, a Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) devices for use as a monotherapy treatment for adult patients with glioblastoma. It is also developing products for brain metastases, non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric cancer, ovarian cancer, liver cancer, and malignant pleural mesothelioma. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
NVCR Return105%-57%-2%-80%100%-57%-86%
Peers Return29%50%-12%4%-13%-5%46%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: LEGN, TMO, DHR, A, IQV. See NVCR Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/17/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

NVCRLEGNTMODHRAIQVMedian
NameNovoCure Legend B.Thermo F.Danaher Agilent .IQVIA  
Mkt Price12.69-472.64192.94126.72186.69186.69
Mkt Cap1.4-178.7138.236.032.136.0
Rev LTM630-43,21124,0136,78815,70015,700
Op Inc LTM-173-7,8604,4171,4442,2632,263
FCF LTM-80-6,1704,8621,0882,0102,010
FCF 3Y Avg-77-6,6625,7331,3081,8061,806
CFO LTM-45-7,5786,1691,4952,6172,617
CFO 3Y Avg-44-8,2067,0131,6622,4332,433

Growth & Margins

NVCRLEGNTMODHRAIQVMedian
NameNovoCure Legend B.Thermo F.Danaher Agilent .IQVIA  
Rev Chg LTM14.6%-2.0%1.9%4.5%3.6%3.6%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg5.3%-0.3%-2.6%0.8%3.6%0.8%
Rev Chg Q5.6%-3.0%3.4%10.1%5.3%5.3%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM1.4%-0.7%0.8%2.4%1.3%1.3%
Op Mgn LTM-27.4%-18.2%18.4%21.3%14.4%18.2%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg-32.9%-17.4%21.6%21.5%13.7%17.4%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.6%--0.1%-1.9%-0.1%-0.3%-0.3%
CFO/Rev LTM-7.1%-17.5%25.7%22.0%16.7%17.5%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg-7.8%-19.1%29.9%24.6%16.0%19.1%
FCF/Rev LTM-12.8%-14.3%20.2%16.0%12.8%14.3%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg-13.6%-15.5%24.4%19.4%11.9%15.5%

Valuation

NVCRLEGNTMODHRAIQVMedian
NameNovoCure Legend B.Thermo F.Danaher Agilent .IQVIA  
Mkt Cap1.4-178.7138.236.032.136.0
P/S2.2-4.15.85.32.04.1
P/EBIT-11.5-21.331.723.814.421.3
P/E-8.3-27.140.529.525.927.1
P/CFO-31.7-23.622.424.112.322.4
Total Yield-12.1%-3.7%2.5%4.2%3.9%3.7%
Dividend Yield0.0%-0.0%0.0%0.8%0.0%0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg-3.6%-3.6%3.4%3.7%5.3%3.6%
D/E0.5-0.20.10.10.50.2
Net D/E-0.1-0.20.10.10.40.1

Returns

NVCRLEGNTMODHRAIQVMedian
NameNovoCure Legend B.Thermo F.Danaher Agilent .IQVIA  
1M Rtn5.0%--3.0%-7.7%7.3%-3.0%-3.0%
3M Rtn-24.5%-20.5%-0.6%9.9%20.7%9.9%
6M Rtn-34.3%--8.7%-8.0%4.1%-0.1%-8.0%
12M Rtn-29.6%--22.3%-28.8%-7.7%-22.2%-22.3%
3Y Rtn-85.4%--11.9%-20.5%-0.3%-8.9%-11.9%
1M Excs Rtn2.6%--5.3%-10.0%4.9%-5.4%-5.3%
3M Excs Rtn-37.5%-10.9%-11.6%-0.9%10.8%-0.9%
6M Excs Rtn-52.0%--26.7%-26.6%-14.2%-18.5%-26.6%
12M Excs Rtn-49.0%--39.7%-46.6%-24.3%-39.1%-39.7%
3Y Excs Rtn-146.4%--78.2%-85.5%-68.0%-78.2%-78.2%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) Segment509538535494351
Total509538535494351


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity5,965,015
Short Interest: % Change Since 81520258.2%
Average Daily Volume1,220,993
Days-to-Cover Short Interest4.89
Basic Shares Quantity111,572,191
Short % of Basic Shares5.3%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
7/24/2025-24.0%-33.6%-27.9%
4/24/20254.4%2.1%1.9%
1/13/2025-0.3%-4.7%-22.7%
10/30/20240.6%-1.6%16.6%
7/25/2024-0.7%21.2%-9.6%
5/2/202411.4%25.8%72.8%
1/8/202411.6%0.6%11.7%
10/26/2023-7.5%-7.0%-11.4%
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SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive91113
# Negative141210
Median Positive4.4%6.6%11.7%
Median Negative-6.3%-5.8%-13.8%
Max Positive12.0%25.8%72.8%
Max Negative-24.0%-33.6%-27.9%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025724202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025424202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024227202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241030202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024725202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024502202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023222202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231026202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023727202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023504202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022223202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221027202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022728202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022428202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021224202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211028202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Brackmann ChristophChief Financial Officer7302025Buy11.6310,000116,3001,525,274Form
1Stafford Kristin6042025Sell17.2899917,25952,762Form
2LEUNG GABRIEL6042025Sell17.3199917,2971,406,448Form
3Madden Martin J.6042025Sell17.1999917,176321,058Form
4Scannell Timothy J6042025Sell17.3299917,299104,211Form