Novartis Ag (NVS) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Novartis Ag (NVS) posted Interest Expenses of -$343.0 million for Q1 2026, down 12.83% sequentially from -$304.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 27.04% YoY from -$470.1 million in Q1 2025.

Novartis Ag (NVS) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Novartis Ag (NVS) has 16 years of Interest Expenses data on file, last reported at -$343.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Expenses fell 27.04% year-over-year to -$343.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.2 billion (down 15.36% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.1 billion, up 13.72% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses retreated to -$343.0 million in Q1 2026 per NVS's latest filing, from -$304.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Expenses was -$200.0 million in Q1 2023, with the low at -$343.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Average Interest Expenses over 5 years is -$244.9 million, with a median of -$222.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Interest Expenses rose 0.5% in 2023 and retreated 27.04% in 2026.
  • Novartis Ag's Interest Expenses stood at -$207.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 4.83% to -$217.0 million in 2023, then declined by 26.73% to -$275.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 10.55% to -$304.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 12.83% to -$343.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NVS's Interest Expenses at -$343.0 million in Q1 2026, -$304.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$281.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Int Expense (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn -
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 272.00 Mn
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn -
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn -393.00 Mn
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn -
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 657.00 Mn
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 240.00 Mn
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn -
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -343.00 Mn
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -343.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -343.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -304.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -304.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -281.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -281.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -289.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -289.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -270.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -270.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -275.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -275.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -264.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -264.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -246.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -246.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -221.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -221.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -217.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -217.00 Mn