Novartis Ag NVS
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Novartis Ag (NVS) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2025)

Novartis Ag (NVS) posted Change in Inventory of $55.0 million for Q1 2025, up 142.97% sequentially from -$128.0 million in Q1 2024, and up 142.97% YoY from $22.6 million in Q1 2024.

Novartis Ag (NVS) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Novartis Ag has reported Change in Inventory for 7 years, with the latest figure at $55.0 million in Q1 2025.

  • Quarterly Change in Inventory rose 142.97% year-over-year to $55.0 million in Q1 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2025 was -$1.1 billion (down 4092.86% YoY) and the FY2017 annual result came in at $893.0 million, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory rose to $55.0 million in Q1 2025 per NVS's latest filing, from -$128.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Inventory peaked at $55.0 million in Q1 2025 and troughed at -$620.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 4-year average of -$279.5 million and a median of -$276.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Change in Inventory sank 45.88% in 2023, then surged 142.97% in 2025.
  • Over 4 years, Change in Inventory stood at -$425.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 45.88% to -$620.0 million in 2023, then surged by 79.35% to -$128.0 million in 2024, then soared by 142.97% to $55.0 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods registered $55.0 million, -$128.0 million, and -$620.0 million for Q1 2025, Q1 2024, and Q1 2023 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 652.20 Bn 631.44 Bn 17.26 Bn 571.00 Mn
2 AbbVie 469.51 Bn 462.94 Bn 12.70 Bn 143.00 Mn
3 Merck 376.81 Bn 369.67 Bn 12.21 Bn -
4 Novartis Ag 303.04 Bn 295.35 Bn 11.24 Bn -
5 Astrazeneca 257.61 Bn 252.71 Bn 12.86 Bn -
6 Amgen 237.37 Bn 223.38 Bn 7.24 Bn 31.00 Mn
7 Gilead Sciences 181.73 Bn 178.55 Bn 6.22 Bn 145.00 Mn
8 Pfizer 159.66 Bn 147.96 Bn 10.94 Bn -
9 Gsk 106.24 Bn 102.07 Bn 8.24 Bn -
10 Sanofi 55.07 Bn 47.69 Bn 10.79 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2025 55.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 55.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -128.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -128.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -620.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -620.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -425.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -425.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 1.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 1.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 107.00
Sep 30, 2012 107.00
Mar 31, 2012 15.00
Mar 31, 2012 15.00
Dec 31, 2011 -1.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 -1.45 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 -10.00
Sep 30, 2011 -10.00
Jun 30, 2011 239.00
Jun 30, 2011 239.00