Novartis Ag (NVS) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2025)

Novartis Ag (NVS) posted Cash from Investing Activities of -$2.1 billion for Q4 2025, down 144.65% sequentially from -$860.0 million in Q3 2025, and up 48.76% YoY from -$1.4 billion in Q4 2024.

Novartis Ag (NVS) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Novartis Ag (NVS) has 15 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$2.1 billion in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities rose 48.76% year-over-year to -$2.1 billion in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$4.9 billion (up 43.2% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$4.9 billion, up 35.09% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities fell to -$2.1 billion in Q4 2025 per NVS's latest filing, from -$860.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was $9.7 billion in Q4 2023, with the low at -$11.6 billion in Q2 2022.
  • Average Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years is -$1.1 billion, with a median of -$899.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Cash from Investing Activities tumbled 11965.31% in 2022 and surged 530.62% in 2023.
  • Novartis Ag's Cash from Investing Activities stood at $883.0 million in 2021, then slumped by 356.29% to -$2.3 billion in 2022, then surged by 530.62% to $9.7 billion in 2023, then plunged by 142.13% to -$4.1 billion in 2024, then jumped by 48.76% to -$2.1 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows NVS's Cash from Investing Activities at -$2.1 billion in Q4 2025, -$860.0 million in Q3 2025, and -$2.2 billion in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn -3.92 Bn
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn -1.04 Bn
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn -574.00 Mn
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn -1.79 Bn
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn -10.21 Bn
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn -716.00 Mn
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 1.77 Bn
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn 785.00 Mn
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn -209.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -2.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -2.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -860.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -860.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -2.24 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -2.24 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 330.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 330.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -4.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -4.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -374.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -374.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -3.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -3.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -899.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -899.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 9.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 9.75 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -960.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -960.00 Mn