Novartis Ag (NVS) Deferred Taxes (2018 - 2019)
Novartis Ag's Deferred Taxes came in at -$398 million for Q2 2026, compared with -$675 million a year earlier.
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Novartis Ag (NVS) Deferred Taxes (2018 - 2019) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Novartis Ag reported Deferred Taxes of -$2.53 billion; for FY2025, it was -$2.56 billion.
- Going back by year, Deferred Taxes was -$2.26 billion in FY2024, -$2.79 billion in FY2023, -$1.7 billion in FY2022 and -$1.86 billion in FY2021.
- The five-year range for quarterly Deferred Taxes is -$1.09 billion (Q4 2023) to -$260 million (Q3 2022).
- Business Quant data shows NVS's Deferred Taxes at -$787 million (Q1 2026), -$981 million (Q4 2025) and -$366 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,136.97 Bn | 1,105.55 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 1.05 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 619.72 Bn | 538.25 Bn | 17.26 Bn | -479.00 Mn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 503.40 Bn | 476.52 Bn | 12.70 Bn | -195.00 Mn |
| 4 | Merck | 370.15 Bn | 324.53 Bn | 12.21 Bn | -544.00 Mn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 298.64 Bn | 262.63 Bn | 11.24 Bn | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 261.07 Bn | 234.76 Bn | 12.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Amgen | 237.00 Bn | 192.40 Bn | 7.24 Bn | -291.00 Mn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 191.24 Bn | 165.43 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -587.00 Mn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 170.31 Bn | 116.96 Bn | 10.94 Bn | -1.32 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 133.33 Bn | 105.34 Bn | 2.84 Bn | - |
API Access
Novartis Ag Deferred Taxes API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=deferred-taxes&ticker=NVS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "deferred-taxes", "ticker": "NVS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=deferred-taxes&ticker=NVS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();