Novartis Ag (NVS) Payables (2009 - 2025)

Novartis Ag (NVS) posted Payables of $5.1 billion for Q4 2025, up 14.03% sequentially from $4.5 billion in Q2 2025, and up 1389.28% YoY from $345.0 million in Q4 2024.

Novartis Ag (NVS) Payables (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Novartis Ag (NVS) has 14 years of Payables data on file, last reported at $5.1 billion in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Payables rose 1389.28% year-over-year to $5.1 billion in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $5.1 billion (up 1389.28% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $5.1 billion, up 1389.28% from the prior year.
  • Payables grew to $5.1 billion in Q4 2025 per NVS's latest filing, from $4.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Payables was $6.5 billion in Q4 2021, with the low at -$290.0 million in Q3 2024.
  • Average Payables over 5 years is $2.1 billion, with a median of $345.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Payables slumped 2166.67% in 2022 and jumped 7967.65% in 2023.
  • Novartis Ag's Payables stood at $6.5 billion in 2021, then dropped by 6.87% to $6.0 billion in 2022, then sank by 93.46% to $393.0 million in 2023, then declined by 12.21% to $345.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 1389.28% to $5.1 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows NVS's Payables at $5.1 billion in Q4 2025, $4.5 billion in Q2 2025, and $345.0 million in Q4 2024.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Payables (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 5.03 Bn
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 27.92 Bn
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 33.77 Bn
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn -22.55 Bn
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn 6.01 Bn
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 2.94 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 645.00 Mn
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn 4.51 Bn
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn 358.50 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 5.14 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 4.51 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 345.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -290.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 393.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 5.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 6.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -68.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 6.45 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -3.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -3.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -3.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 832.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -144.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 541.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -9.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -6.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 6.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 5.49 Bn