Novartis Ag (NVS) Payables (2009 - 2025)

Novartis Ag's (NVS) quarterly Payables came in at $5.1 billion in Q4 2025, down 1.46% year-on-year from $5.2 billion in Q4 2024, and up 14.03% quarter-over-quarter from $4.5 billion in Q2 2025.

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

Novartis Ag has disclosed Payables across 14 years of filings, most recently posting $5.1 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Payables for Q4 2025 came in at $5.1 billion, down 1.46% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $5.1 billion (down 1.46% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $5.1 billion, down 1.46% from the prior year.
  • Payables came in at $5.1 billion for Q4 2025 at Novartis Ag, up from $4.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Payables ranged from a high of $6.5 billion in Q4 2021 to a low of $4.1 billion in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Payables is $5.2 billion (2024), against an average of $5.2 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Payables dropped 22.5% in 2024 and advanced 8.68% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Novartis Ag's Payables stood at $6.5 billion in 2021, then retreated by 6.87% to $6.0 billion in 2022, then slipped by 7.64% to $5.6 billion in 2023, then fell by 6.05% to $5.2 billion in 2024, then dropped by 1.46% to $5.1 billion in 2025.
  • The last three Payables figures came in at $5.1 billion (Q4 2025), $4.5 billion (Q2 2025), and $5.2 billion (Q4 2024), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Payables (Qtr)
1 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn -26.13 Bn
2 Eli Lilly 983.57 Bn 978.29 Bn 16.22 Bn 5.03 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 553.56 Bn 531.50 Bn 15.96 Bn 27.92 Bn
4 AbbVie 383.35 Bn 374.00 Bn 10.78 Bn 33.77 Bn
5 Merck 281.71 Bn 276.06 Bn 12.09 Bn 6.01 Bn
6 Amgen 182.20 Bn 170.16 Bn 5.87 Bn 2.94 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 153.71 Bn 145.98 Bn 5.52 Bn 645.00 Mn
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn 4.51 Bn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn 4.23 Bn
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 Bn - -

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 5.14 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 4.51 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 5.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 4.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 5.55 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 5.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 6.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 4.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 6.45 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 4.81 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 6.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 4.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 6.14 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 4.75 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 735.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 6.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 5.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 5.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 4.87 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 215.00