Novo Nordisk A S NVO
NYSE NVO
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Novo Nordisk A S (NVO) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2018)

Updated

Novo Nordisk A S's Free Cash Flow was $590 million in Q4 2018, up 14.6% from $515 million a year earlier but down 59.1% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Novo Nordisk A S (NVO) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

On a trailing twelve-month basis, Novo Nordisk A S's Free Cash Flow was $5.56 billion through Dec 31, 2018, up 12.9% year-over-year; for FY2016, it came in at $48.04 billion.

  • In earlier years, Free Cash Flow was $31.69 billion in FY2014.
  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow has moved between -$6.66 billion (Q4 2016) and $27.7 billion (Q4 2014) over five years.
  • Compared with a year earlier, Free Cash Flow was higher in three of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 11.0%.
  • The best year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow over five years was Q3 2014 (growth of 113.5%); the worst was Q1 2014 (a decline of 44.3%).
  • Per Business Quant data, NVO's Free Cash Flow in the three quarters before Q4 2018 was $1.44 billion (Q3 2018), $2.29 billion (Q2 2018) and $1.24 billion (Q1 2018).
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Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 590.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 1.44 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 2.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 1.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 515.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 1.69 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 1.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 1.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -6.66 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 2.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 1.93 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 943.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -4.92 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 1.62 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 1.63 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 505.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 27.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 2.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 1.35 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 620.00 Mn
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