Novartis Ag (NVS) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2024)

Novartis Ag (NVS) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.05% for Q2 2025, up 204.2% sequentially from 0.02% in Q4 2024, and down 411.0% YoY from 0.02% in Q2 2024.

Novartis Ag (NVS) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2024) Analysis & Trends

Novartis Ag (NVS) has 7 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.05% in Q2 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 411.0% year-over-year to 0.05% in Q2 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2025 was 0.05% (down 411.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital rose to 0.05% in Q2 2025 per NVS's latest filing, from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 101.14% in Q3 2022, with the low at 0.01% in Q4 2021.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 12.89%, with a median of 1.28% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital surged 10111 bps in 2022 and plunged 2354 bps in 2023.
  • Novartis Ag's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2021, then jumped by 141211 bps to 7.59% in 2022, then sank by 81 bps to 1.44% in 2023, then slumped by 99 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then surged by 204 bps to 0.05% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows NVS's Return on Invested Capital at 0.05% in Q2 2025, 0.02% in Q4 2024, and 4.16% in Q2 2024.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 0.00%
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 0.00%
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 0.00%
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn -
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn 0.00%
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 0.00%
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 0.00%
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn 0.00%
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn 0.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2024 4.16%
Dec 31, 2023 1.60%
Jun 30, 2023 4.49%
Mar 31, 2023 1.03%
Jun 30, 2022 0.02%
Mar 31, 2022 0.01%
Dec 31, 2021 3.20%
Sep 30, 2021 7.82%
Jun 30, 2021 10.47%
Mar 31, 2021 29.40%
Dec 31, 2009 2,298.50%
Sep 30, 2009 4,621.76%
Jun 30, 2009 0.01%
Mar 31, 2009 0.01%