Novartis Ag NVS
NYSE NVS
$158.89 +2.65 (+1.70%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 1:29 PM EDT

Novartis Ag (NVS) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Novartis Ag (NVS) posted Capital Expenditures of $321.0 million for Q2 2026, up 192.77% sequentially from -$346.0 million in Q1 2026, and down 3.02% YoY from $331.0 million in Q2 2025.

Novartis Ag (NVS) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Novartis Ag has reported Capital Expenditures for 18 years, with the latest figure at $321.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures fell 3.02% year-over-year to $321.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$988.0 million (down 23.19% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.5 billion, up 13.32% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures climbed to $321.0 million in Q2 2026 per NVS's latest filing, from -$346.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $331.0 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at -$609.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$243.2 million and a median of -$258.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Capital Expenditures plunged 37.44% in 2024, then jumped 227.31% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at -$306.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 32.68% to -$406.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 37.44% to -$558.0 million in 2024, then declined by 9.14% to -$609.0 million in 2025, then soared by 152.71% to $321.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures over the past three periods registered $321.0 million, -$346.0 million, and -$609.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 651.61 Bn 630.85 Bn 17.26 Bn 1.32 Bn
2 AbbVie 470.09 Bn 463.53 Bn 12.70 Bn 322.00 Mn
3 Merck 374.19 Bn 367.05 Bn 12.21 Bn 893.00 Mn
4 Novartis Ag 302.72 Bn 295.03 Bn 11.24 Bn 321.00 Mn
5 Astrazeneca 257.19 Bn 252.29 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.86 Bn
6 Amgen 236.77 Bn 222.78 Bn 7.24 Bn 513.00 Mn
7 Gilead Sciences 182.67 Bn 179.49 Bn 6.22 Bn 140.00 Mn
8 Pfizer 159.54 Bn 147.84 Bn 10.94 Bn 533.00 Mn
9 Gsk 105.97 Bn 101.81 Bn 8.24 Bn -440.07 Mn
10 Sanofi 55.16 Bn 47.78 Bn 10.79 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 321.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 321.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -346.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -346.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -609.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -609.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -354.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -354.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 331.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 331.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -254.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -254.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -558.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -558.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -321.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -321.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -260.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -260.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -227.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -227.00 Mn