Novartis Ag (NVS) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)

Novartis Ag (NVS) posted Tax Provisions of -$683.0 million for Q1 2026, up 16.09% sequentially from -$814.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 14.41% YoY from -$597.0 million in Q1 2025.

Novartis Ag (NVS) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Novartis Ag (NVS) has 8 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at -$683.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Provisions rose 14.41% year-over-year to -$683.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$2.3 billion (down 10.3% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.4 billion, up 40.21% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions grew to -$683.0 million in Q1 2026 per NVS's latest filing, from -$814.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Provisions was $261.0 million in Q4 2023, with the low at -$814.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • Average Tax Provisions over 5 years is -$389.9 million, with a median of -$403.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Tax Provisions surged 202.76% in 2023 and sank 412.82% in 2024.
  • Novartis Ag's Tax Provisions stood at -$254.0 million in 2022, then surged by 202.76% to $261.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 278.16% to -$465.0 million in 2024, then sank by 75.05% to -$814.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 16.09% to -$683.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NVS's Tax Provisions at -$683.0 million in Q1 2026, -$814.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$266.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 1.45 Bn
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 755.00 Mn
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 342.00 Mn
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn 3.08 Bn
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn 709.00 Mn
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 265.00 Mn
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 559.00 Mn
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn 461.00 Mn
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -683.00 Mn
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn 58.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -683.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -814.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -266.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -507.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -798.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -465.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -200.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -595.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -441.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 261.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -39.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -403.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -370.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -254.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -257.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -347.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -450.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -645.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -472.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -611.00 Mn