Novartis Ag NVS
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Novartis Ag (NVS) Net Shares Issued and Repurchased (2009 - 2025)

Novartis Ag (NVS) posted Net Shares Issued and Repurchased of -$2.7 billion for Q2 2025, little changed sequentially from -$2.7 billion in Q4 2024, and down 67.95% YoY from -$8.5 billion in Q2 2024.

Novartis Ag (NVS) Net Shares Issued and Repurchased (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Novartis Ag has reported Net Shares Issued and Repurchased for 6 years, with the latest figure at -$2.7 billion in Q2 2025.

  • Quarterly Net Shares Issued and Repurchased fell 67.95% year-over-year to -$2.7 billion in Q2 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2025 was -$10.0 billion (down 37.26% YoY) and the FY2012 annual result came in at $414.0 million, up 160.38% from the prior year.
  • Net Shares Issued and Repurchased was little changed at -$2.7 billion in Q2 2025 per NVS's latest filing, from -$2.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Shares Issued and Repurchased peaked at -$1.6 billion in Q2 2024 and troughed at -$3.0 billion in Q2 2023.
  • A 4-year average of -$2.5 billion and a median of -$2.7 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Net Shares Issued and Repurchased.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Net Shares Issued and Repurchased soared 45.35% in 2024, then slumped 67.95% in 2025.
  • Over 4 years, Net Shares Issued and Repurchased stood at -$2.7 billion in 2022, then retreated by 8.95% to -$3.0 billion in 2023, then rose by 8.18% to -$2.7 billion in 2024, then rose by 0.04% to -$2.7 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Shares Issued and Repurchased over the past three periods registered -$2.7 billion, -$2.7 billion, and -$1.6 billion for Q2 2025, Q4 2024, and Q2 2024 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Shares Issued and Repurchased (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 652.20 Bn 631.44 Bn 17.26 Bn -
2 AbbVie 469.51 Bn 462.94 Bn 12.70 Bn -
3 Merck 376.81 Bn 369.67 Bn 12.21 Bn -
4 Novartis Ag 303.04 Bn 295.35 Bn 11.24 Bn -
5 Astrazeneca 257.61 Bn 252.71 Bn 12.86 Bn -
6 Amgen 237.37 Bn 223.38 Bn 7.24 Bn -
7 Gilead Sciences 181.73 Bn 178.55 Bn 6.22 Bn -
8 Pfizer 159.66 Bn 147.96 Bn 10.94 Bn -
9 Gsk 106.24 Bn 102.07 Bn 8.24 Bn -
10 Sanofi 55.07 Bn 47.69 Bn 10.79 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2025 -2.71 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -2.71 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -2.72 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -2.72 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.62 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.62 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -2.96 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -2.96 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -2.71 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -2.71 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 -60.00
Jun 30, 2010 -60.00
Sep 30, 2009 276.00
Sep 30, 2009 276.00
Jun 30, 2009 44.00
Jun 30, 2009 44.00