Growth Metrics

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

Novartis Ag recorded quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$2.1 billion in Q4 2025, down 144.65% quarter-over-quarter from -$860.0 million in Q3 2025, and up 48.76% year-over-year from -$1.4 billion in Q4 2024.

Novartis Ag's Cash from Investing Activities history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$2.1 billion for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Cash from Investing Activities rose 48.76% year-over-year to -$2.1 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$9.3 billion (down 6.56% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$4.9 billion, up 35.09% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$2.1 billion for Q4 2025 at Novartis Ag, down from -$860.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of $5.3 billion in Q4 2021 to a low of -$11.6 billion in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$1.7 billion and a median of -$1.1 billion in 2021 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities jumped 1019.79% in 2021 and sank 12087.63% in 2022, its largest moves.
  • Novartis Ag's Cash from Investing Activities stood at $5.3 billion in 2021, then tumbled by 321.4% to -$11.6 billion in 2022, then soared by 90.94% to -$1.1 billion in 2023, then sank by 289.93% to -$4.1 billion in 2024, then surged by 48.76% to -$2.1 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash from Investing Activities over the past three periods registered -$2.1 billion, -$860.0 million, and -$2.2 billion for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Novartis Ag 107,124,802.25 Bn 107,124,802.25 Bn - -
2 Eli Lilly 969.00 Bn 963.72 Bn 16.22 Bn -3.92 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 539.46 Bn 517.41 Bn 15.96 Bn -1.04 Bn
4 AbbVie 376.92 Bn 367.57 Bn 10.78 Bn -574.00 Mn
5 Merck 285.00 Bn 279.35 Bn 12.09 Bn -10.21 Bn
6 Amgen 177.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 5.87 Bn -716.00 Mn
7 Gilead Sciences 163.22 Bn 155.50 Bn 5.52 Bn 1.77 Bn
8 Pfizer 145.86 Bn 133.09 Bn -1.21 Bn 785.00 Mn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 111.90 Bn 101.44 Bn 8.07 Bn -131.00 Mn
10 Gsk 88.34 Bn 83.66 Bn - -

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
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
Jun 30, 2023 -1.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -11.63 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -11.63 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 5.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 5.25 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -1.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -1.23 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 97.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 97.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 780.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 780.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -571.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -571.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -425.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -425.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 318.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 318.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -474.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -474.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -3.93 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 -3.93 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 -886.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -886.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 4.33 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 4.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 -996.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -996.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -685.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -685.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -337.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -337.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -847.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -847.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -689.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -689.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -593.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -593.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -564.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -564.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -613.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -613.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -787.00
Dec 31, 2014 -787.00
Sep 30, 2014 54.00
Sep 30, 2014 54.00
Jun 30, 2014 -777.00
Jun 30, 2014 -777.00
Dec 31, 2013 56.00
Dec 31, 2013 56.00
Sep 30, 2013 -753.00
Sep 30, 2013 -753.00
Jun 30, 2013 -600.00
Jun 30, 2013 -600.00
Mar 31, 2013 696.00
Mar 31, 2013 696.00
Jun 30, 2012 -723.00
Jun 30, 2012 -723.00
Mar 31, 2012 -445.00
Mar 31, 2012 -445.00
Dec 31, 2011 -824.00
Dec 31, 2011 -824.00
Sep 30, 2011 -569.00
Sep 30, 2011 -569.00
Jun 30, 2011 110.00
Jun 30, 2011 110.00
Mar 31, 2011 491.00
Mar 31, 2011 491.00
Dec 31, 2010 -587.00
Dec 31, 2010 -587.00
Mar 31, 2010 -1,136.00
Mar 31, 2010 -1,136.00
Dec 31, 2009 -4,193.00
Dec 31, 2009 -4,193.00
Mar 31, 2009 -2,842.00
Mar 31, 2009 -2,842.00