Novartis Ag (NVS) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Novartis Ag (NVS) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q2 2026, down 14.77% sequentially from 0.01% in Q2 2025, and little changed YoY from 0.01% in Q2 2025.
Novartis Ag (NVS) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Novartis Ag has reported Return on Invested Capital for 12 years, with the latest figure at 0.01% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.01% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.01% (changed 0.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital fell to 0.01% in Q2 2026 per NVS's latest filing, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 5.87% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 0.01% in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of 2.44% and a median of 1.3% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Invested Capital jumped 377 bps in 2022, then sank 457 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 5.87% in 2022, then sank by 78 bps to 1.3% in 2023, then slumped by 99 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then decreased by 6 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then slipped by 15 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.01%, 0.01%, and 0.01% for Q2 2026, Q2 2025, and Q4 2024 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 652.20 Bn | 631.44 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 469.51 Bn | 462.94 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Merck | 376.81 Bn | 369.67 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 0.01% |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 303.04 Bn | 295.35 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 0.01% |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 257.61 Bn | 252.71 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Amgen | 237.37 Bn | 223.38 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 0.01% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 181.73 Bn | 178.55 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Pfizer | 159.66 Bn | 147.96 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 0.01% |
| 9 | Gsk | 106.24 Bn | 102.07 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 0.01% |
| 10 | Sanofi | 55.07 Bn | 47.69 Bn | 10.79 Bn | 0.02% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.34% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.57% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.32% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.10% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.02% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.65% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 4.69% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.86% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 3.11% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.00% |