Novartis Ag NVS
NYSE NVS
$159.08 +2.84 (+1.82%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 10:37 AM EDT

Novartis Ag (NVS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Novartis Ag (NVS) posted FCF Margin of 38.6% for Q2 2026, down 63.63% sequentially from 106.13% in Q1 2026, and down 647.0% YoY from 7.06% in Q2 2025.

Novartis Ag (NVS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Novartis Ag has reported FCF Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 38.6% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 647.0% year-over-year to 38.6% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 44.27% (up 1565.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 32.27%, down 3.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin declined to 38.6% in Q2 2026 per NVS's latest filing, from 106.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 235.14% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 178.74% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 63.69% and a median of 45.06% in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: FCF Margin soared 119052 bps in 2022, then sank 23059 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 1.21% in 2022, then soared by 51 bps to 1.83% in 2023, then soared by 1632 bps to 31.63% in 2024, then soared by 405 bps to 159.84% in 2025, then sank by 76 bps to 38.6% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 38.6%, 106.13%, and 159.84% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 654.21 Bn 633.45 Bn 17.26 Bn 28.82%
2 AbbVie 468.90 Bn 462.33 Bn 12.70 Bn 18.33%
3 Merck 378.18 Bn 371.04 Bn 12.21 Bn 26.96%
4 Novartis Ag 302.34 Bn 294.65 Bn 11.24 Bn 38.60%
5 Astrazeneca 257.60 Bn 252.70 Bn 12.86 Bn -12.07%
6 Amgen 236.39 Bn 222.40 Bn 7.24 Bn 34.70%
7 Gilead Sciences 182.58 Bn 179.41 Bn 6.22 Bn 44.00%
8 Pfizer 161.17 Bn 149.47 Bn 10.94 Bn 2.01%
9 Gsk 105.37 Bn 101.20 Bn 8.24 Bn 3.90%
10 Sanofi 54.98 Bn 47.60 Bn 10.79 Bn 18.92%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 38.60%
Mar 31, 2026 106.13%
Dec 31, 2025 159.84%
Sep 30, 2025 87.62%
Jun 30, 2025 45.06%
Mar 31, 2025 203.20%
Dec 31, 2024 31.63%
Jun 30, 2024 41.04%
Mar 31, 2024 -178.74%
Dec 31, 2023 1.83%
Sep 30, 2023 235.14%
Jun 30, 2023 33.23%
Mar 31, 2023 51.85%
Dec 31, 2022 1.21%
Sep 30, 2022 93.64%
Jun 30, 2022 31.39%
Mar 31, 2022 100.00%
Dec 31, 2021 1.81%
Sep 30, 2021 -1,096.88%
Jun 30, 2021 34.59%