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

Novartis Ag (NVS) posted Research & Development of -$2.7 billion for Q2 2025, up 43.05% sequentially from -$4.8 billion in Q4 2024, and down 15.21% YoY from -$3.2 billion in Q2 2024.

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

Novartis Ag (NVS) has 15 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at -$2.7 billion in Q2 2025.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 15.21% year-over-year to -$2.7 billion in Q2 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2025 was -$14.8 billion (down 51.1% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $11.2 billion, up 11.75% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development grew to -$2.7 billion in Q2 2025 per NVS's latest filing, from -$4.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was -$194.0 million in Q3 2022, with the low at -$4.9 billion in Q4 2023.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is -$1.7 billion, with a median of -$1.3 billion recorded in 2021.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development gained 13.39% in 2022 and plunged 2058.85% in 2023.
  • Novartis Ag's Research & Development stood at -$240.0 million in 2021, then increased by 5.83% to -$226.0 million in 2022, then sank by 2058.85% to -$4.9 billion in 2023, then advanced by 1.87% to -$4.8 billion in 2024, then soared by 43.05% to -$2.7 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows NVS's Research & Development at -$2.7 billion in Q2 2025, -$4.8 billion in Q4 2024, and -$2.4 billion in Q2 2024.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 3.51 Bn
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 3.53 Bn
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 2.47 Bn
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn -3.49 Bn
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn 12.59 Bn
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 1.72 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 1.37 Bn
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn 2.49 Bn
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn 539.00 Mn

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 -2.50 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
Jun 30, 2019 -2.05 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 -194.00 Mn