Growth Metrics

Novartis Ag (NVS) Research & Development (2009 - 2025)

Novartis Ag recorded quarterly Research & Development of -$2.7 billion in Q2 2025, up 43.05% quarter-over-quarter from -$4.8 billion in Q4 2024, and down 15.21% year-over-year from -$3.2 billion in Q2 2024.

Novartis Ag's Research & Development history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$2.7 billion for Q2 2025.

  • In Q2 2025, Research & Development fell 15.21% year-over-year to -$2.7 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2025 stood at -$14.8 billion (down 51.1% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $11.2 billion, up 11.75% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at -$2.7 billion for Q2 2025 at Novartis Ag, up from -$4.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of -$194.0 million in Q3 2022 to a low of -$4.9 billion in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$1.8 billion and a median of -$1.3 billion in 2021 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • On a YoY basis, Research & Development climbed as much as 52.18% in 2023 and fell as far as 2058.85% in 2023.
  • Novartis Ag's Research & Development stood at -$240.0 million in 2021, then climbed by 5.83% to -$226.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 2058.85% to -$4.9 billion in 2023, then rose by 1.87% to -$4.8 billion in 2024, then jumped by 43.05% to -$2.7 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered -$2.7 billion, -$4.8 billion, and -$2.4 billion for Q2 2025, Q4 2024, and Q2 2024 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Novartis Ag 107,124,802.25 Bn 107,124,802.25 Bn - -
2 Eli Lilly 969.00 Bn 963.72 Bn 16.22 Bn 3.51 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 539.46 Bn 517.41 Bn 15.96 Bn 3.53 Bn
4 AbbVie 376.92 Bn 367.57 Bn 10.78 Bn 2.47 Bn
5 Merck 285.00 Bn 279.35 Bn 12.09 Bn 12.59 Bn
6 Amgen 177.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 5.87 Bn 1.72 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 163.22 Bn 155.50 Bn 5.52 Bn 1.37 Bn
8 Pfizer 145.86 Bn 133.09 Bn -1.21 Bn 2.49 Bn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 111.90 Bn 101.44 Bn 8.07 Bn 2.65 Bn
10 Gsk 88.34 Bn 83.66 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2025 -2.73 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -4.79 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -4.88 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -2.30 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -219.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -226.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -194.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -4.82 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -208.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -240.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -224.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -2.40 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 -214.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -251.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -216.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -2.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 -194.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -194.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -224.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -196.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -2.28 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 -199.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -198.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -195.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -2.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 -186.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 9.64 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 -204.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -206.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -195.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -242.00
Sep 30, 2015 -191.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -196.00
Dec 31, 2014 -247.00
Sep 30, 2014 -215.00
Mar 31, 2014 -232.00
Sep 30, 2012 -250.00
Jun 30, 2012 -248.00
Mar 31, 2012 -248.00
Dec 31, 2011 -237.00
Sep 30, 2011 -231.00
Jun 30, 2011 -214.00
Mar 31, 2011 -210.00
Dec 31, 2010 -222.00
Sep 30, 2010 -135.00
Jun 30, 2010 -159.00
Mar 31, 2010 -2,037.00
Dec 31, 2009 -7.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2009 -1,825.00
Jun 30, 2009 -1,802.00
Mar 31, 2009 -1,694.00