Novartis Ag (NVS) Long-Term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Novartis Ag's Long-Term Investments was $69 million in Q2 2026, down 25.0% from $92 million a year earlier and down 31.0% from the prior quarter.
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Novartis Ag (NVS) Long-Term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Long-Term Investments at Novartis Ag came in at $98 million, down 17.6% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -60.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Long-Term Investments was $119 million in FY2024 (-42.0%), $205 million in FY2023 (+43.4%), $143 million in FY2022 (-30.2%) and $205 million in FY2021 (-97.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Long-Term Investments since Q3 2017.
- Compared with a year earlier, Long-Term Investments has declined for five straight quarters, with an average decline of 19.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Investments over five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 43.4%); the worst was Q3 2022 (a decline of 98.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, NVS's Long-Term Investments in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $100 million (Q1 2026), $98 million (Q4 2025) and $85 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Long-Term Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,109.58 Bn | 1,078.16 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 3.86 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 630.16 Bn | 548.69 Bn | 17.26 Bn | - |
| 3 | AbbVie | 488.57 Bn | 461.73 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 266.00 Mn |
| 4 | Merck | 359.15 Bn | 313.58 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 274.32 Bn | 238.71 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 69.00 Mn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 246.73 Bn | 220.50 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 297.00 Mn |
| 7 | Amgen | 224.28 Bn | 179.68 Bn | 7.24 Bn | - |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 187.60 Bn | 161.71 Bn | 6.22 Bn | - |
| 9 | Pfizer | 161.13 Bn | 108.08 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 1.56 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 129.23 Bn | 101.23 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 5.79 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 69.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 100.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 98.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 85.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 92.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 114.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 119.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 106.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 103.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 95.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 205.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 202.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 127.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 130.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 143.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 144.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 167.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 195.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 205.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.34 Bn |
API Access
Novartis Ag Long-Term Investments 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=long-term-investments&ticker=NVS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-investments", "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=long-term-investments&ticker=NVS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();