Novartis Ag (NVS) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2025)

Novartis Ag (NVS) posted Net Cash Flow of -$2.1 billion for Q4 2025, down 144.65% sequentially from -$860.0 million in Q3 2025, and up 60.53% YoY from -$1.3 billion in Q4 2024.

Novartis Ag (NVS) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Novartis Ag (NVS) has 15 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$2.1 billion in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Net Cash Flow rose 60.53% year-over-year to -$2.1 billion in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$3.8 billion (up 48.46% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$600.0 million, up 63.33% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow fell to -$2.1 billion in Q4 2025 per NVS's latest filing, from -$860.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Cash Flow was $15.8 billion in Q4 2023, with the low at -$10.2 billion in Q2 2022.
  • Average Net Cash Flow over 5 years is -$1.2 billion, with a median of -$899.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Net Cash Flow sank 886.32% in 2022 and surged 281.63% in 2023.
  • Novartis Ag's Net Cash Flow stood at -$4.3 billion in 2021, then sank by 101.13% to -$8.7 billion in 2022, then surged by 281.63% to $15.8 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 133.77% to -$5.3 billion in 2024, then jumped by 60.53% to -$2.1 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows NVS's Net Cash Flow at -$2.1 billion in Q4 2025, -$860.0 million in Q3 2025, and -$792.0 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) NCF (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn -2.05 Bn
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 2.00 Bn
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 4.17 Bn
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn -1.53 Bn
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn -9.27 Bn
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 2.91 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 75.00 Mn
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn 544.00 Mn
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn 392.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -2.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -2.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -860.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -860.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -792.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -792.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 330.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 330.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -5.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -5.33 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.53 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 15.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 15.78 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.15 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -168.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -168.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -8.69 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -8.69 Bn