Novartis Ag NVS
NYSE NVS
$158.86 +2.62 (+1.68%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Novartis Ag (NVS) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Novartis Ag (NVS) posted Cash from Investing Activities of -$3.1 billion for Q2 2026, down 47.58% sequentially from -$2.1 billion in Q4 2025, and down 38.43% YoY from -$5.0 billion in Q2 2025.

Novartis Ag (NVS) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Novartis Ag has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$3.1 billion in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities fell 38.43% year-over-year to -$3.1 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$8.3 billion (down 30.02% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$4.9 billion, up 35.09% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities retreated to -$3.1 billion in Q2 2026 per NVS's latest filing, from -$2.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Investing Activities peaked at $330.0 million in Q1 2025 and troughed at -$11.6 billion in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$2.4 billion and a median of -$1.5 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Cash from Investing Activities sank 11965.31% in 2022, then surged 136.71% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$11.6 billion in 2022, then soared by 91.74% to -$960.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 327.71% to -$4.1 billion in 2024, then soared by 48.76% to -$2.1 billion in 2025, then slumped by 47.58% to -$3.1 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash from Investing Activities over the past three periods registered -$3.1 billion, -$2.1 billion, and -$860.0 million for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 652.20 Bn 631.44 Bn 17.26 Bn -1.11 Bn
2 AbbVie 469.51 Bn 462.94 Bn 12.70 Bn -1.20 Bn
3 Merck 376.81 Bn 369.67 Bn 12.21 Bn -5.60 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 303.04 Bn 295.35 Bn 11.24 Bn -3.11 Bn
5 Astrazeneca 257.61 Bn 252.71 Bn 12.86 Bn -2.91 Bn
6 Amgen 237.37 Bn 223.38 Bn 7.24 Bn -569.00 Mn
7 Gilead Sciences 181.73 Bn 178.55 Bn 6.22 Bn -10.35 Bn
8 Pfizer 159.66 Bn 147.96 Bn 10.94 Bn 2.11 Bn
9 Gsk 106.24 Bn 102.07 Bn 8.24 Bn 2.68 Bn
10 Sanofi 55.07 Bn 47.69 Bn 10.79 Bn -424.26 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 -3.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2026 -3.11 Bn
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
Jun 30, 2023 -960.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -960.00 Mn