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Novocure LTD Model Update & Thoughts Post 2Q
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Novocure LTD Model Update & Thoughts Post 2Q
J P M O R G A N North America Equity Research
29 July 2026
Novocure LTD Neutral
NVCR, NVCR US
Model Update & Thoughts Post 2Q Price (28 Jul 26):$16.31
Price Target (Dec-27):$17.00
Coming off a better than expected 2Q performance, which included Pax tracking Biotechnology - Large Cap
ACahead of our expectations (418 Rx / 285 active pts at the end of 2Q vs 169 Rx / 83 Jessica Fye
active pts at the end of 1Q), and the core GBM franchise delivering healthy YoY (1-212) 622-4165
growth, we are updating our estimates and maintaining our December 2027 price jessica.m.fye@jpmorgan.com
target of $17. With growth from its new launches, our current model has NVCR Silvia Luo
reaching profitability in 2028 with margin expansion thereafter. If these launches (1-212) 622-0000
do not deliver, however, it could meaningfully prolong this transition. Along these silvia.luo@jpmorgan.com
lines, with what we see as healthy credit in our model for Pax, in addition to credit Adam Ferrari, Ph.D.
for sales growth from brain mets, which together support just under half of our (1-212) 622-1717
adam.ferrari@jpmorgan.com
valuation, we would need to see evidence of these launches going better than we
Jose Lora, Ph.D.model to become more constructive. Maintain Neutral.
(1-212) 270-4831
• Our 2026 total revs estimate of $737mm is unchanged and now stands ~ jose.n.lora@jpmorgan.com
$20mm/3% above the midpoint of NVCR’s updated ‘26 guidance of $710- Abdul Tahlil
725mm (BBG cons: $726mm), reflecting solid near-term performance for the (1-212) 270-9644
abdul.tahlil@jpmorgan.com
core GBM business as well as Pax and Lua contributing more than current J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
guidance suggests. With Pax+Lua revs of ~$10mm in 1H26 so far, NVCR has
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