Novartis Ag (NVS) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Novartis Ag (NVS) posted Short-term Investments of $105 million for Q3 2026, down 46.7% from $197 million a year earlier but up 41.9% from the prior quarter.
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Novartis Ag (NVS) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Novartis Ag's Short-term Investments came in at $155 million, down 92.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Short-term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -39.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Novartis Ag's Short-term Investments was $2 billion in FY2024 (+93.0%), $1.04 billion in FY2023 (-90.9%), $11.41 billion in FY2022 (-28.3%) and $15.92 billion in FY2021 (+735.8%).
- Quarterly Short-term Investments has run from a low of $74 million in Q2 2026 to a high of $16.13 billion in Q2 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments has declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 34.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments in the past five years was Q3 2022, with growth of 991.2%; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a decline of 98.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments for the three prior quarters was $74 million (Q2 2026), $100 million (Q1 2026) and $155 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,286.35 Bn | 1,259.96 Bn | 20.46 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 655.58 Bn | 575.44 Bn | 17.30 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 509.44 Bn | 477.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 362.14 Bn | 325.14 Bn | 13.19 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 309.04 Bn | 282.62 Bn | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.57 Bn | 263.55 Bn | 13.26 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 248.97 Bn | 200.62 Bn | 7.58 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 207.95 Bn | 182.98 Bn | 6.73 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 170.25 Bn | 117.91 Bn | 12.56 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 137.54 Bn | 109.53 Bn | 2.91 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 105.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 74.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 100.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 155.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 197.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 344.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 130.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 411.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 532.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 225.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 290.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 289.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 260.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.41 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.38 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.96 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.92 Bn |
API Access
Novartis Ag Short-term Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=NVS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "ticker": "NVS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=NVS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();