Novartis Ag NVS
NYSE NVS
$158.86 +2.62 (+1.68%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Novartis Ag (NVS) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)

Novartis Ag (NVS) posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of $952.5 million for Q2 2026, down 1.75% sequentially from $969.5 million in Q4 2025, and down 2.21% YoY from $974.0 million in Q2 2025.

Novartis Ag (NVS) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Novartis Ag has reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) for 18 years, with the latest figure at $952.5 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) fell 2.21% year-over-year to $952.5 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $952.5 million (down 2.21% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $969.5 million, down 3.91% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Entity) slipped to $952.5 million in Q2 2026 per NVS's latest filing, from $969.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) peaked at $1.1 billion in Q2 2022 and troughed at $952.5 million in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $1.0 billion and a median of $1.0 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Shares Outstanding (Entity).
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Shares Outstanding (Entity) fell 2.01% in 2022, then retreated 5.23% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then dropped by 4.77% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then declined by 2.84% to $1.0 billion in 2024, then retreated by 3.91% to $969.5 million in 2025, then fell by 1.75% to $952.5 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding (Entity) over the past three periods registered $952.5 million, $969.5 million, and $974.0 million for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 652.20 Bn 631.44 Bn 17.26 Bn 2.41 Bn
2 AbbVie 469.51 Bn 462.94 Bn 12.70 Bn 1.77 Bn
3 Merck 376.81 Bn 369.67 Bn 12.21 Bn 2.47 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 303.04 Bn 295.35 Bn 11.24 Bn 1.91 Bn
5 Astrazeneca 257.61 Bn 252.71 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.55 Bn
6 Amgen 237.37 Bn 223.38 Bn 7.24 Bn 540.00 Mn
7 Gilead Sciences 181.73 Bn 178.55 Bn 6.22 Bn 1.24 Bn
8 Pfizer 159.66 Bn 147.96 Bn 10.94 Bn 5.70 Bn
9 Gsk 106.24 Bn 102.07 Bn 8.24 Bn 2.03 Bn
10 Sanofi 55.07 Bn 47.69 Bn 10.79 Bn 1.20 Bn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 1.91 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.94 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.94 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.95 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.95 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.03 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.08 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.08 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 2.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 2.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 2.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 2.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 2.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 2.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 2.24 Bn