Novartis Ag (NVS) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Novartis Ag's (NVS) Times Interest Earned came in at 10.28 for Q2 2026, down 38.9% from 16.83 a year earlier and down 16.7% from the prior quarter.
Novartis Ag (NVS) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Times Interest Earned at Novartis Ag was 12.30, down 19.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 15.42, up 6.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Times Interest Earned has increased for three consecutive years.
- In prior years, Novartis Ag's Times Interest Earned was 14.46 in FY2024 (+26.5%), 11.43 in FY2023 (+15.0%), 9.93 in FY2022 (-22.3%) and 12.78 in FY2021 (+9.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Times Interest Earned has declined in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 4.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Times Interest Earned in the past five years was Q3 2024, with growth of 73.1%; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a decline of 44.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned for the three prior quarters was 12.35 (Q1 2026), 11.89 (Q4 2025) and 16.02 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,122.91 Bn | 1,091.50 Bn | 19.71 Bn | - |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 615.09 Bn | 533.62 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 25.41 |
| 3 | AbbVie | 504.75 Bn | 477.86 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - |
| 4 | Merck | 360.18 Bn | 314.55 Bn | 12.21 Bn | - |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 292.05 Bn | 256.04 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 10.28 |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 256.09 Bn | 229.78 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 7.27 |
| 7 | Amgen | 233.63 Bn | 189.02 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 5.22 |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 194.49 Bn | 168.69 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -42.08 |
| 9 | Pfizer | 168.35 Bn | 114.99 Bn | 10.94 Bn | - |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 126.70 Bn | 98.70 Bn | 2.84 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.28 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.35 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.89 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.02 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.83 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.27 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.84 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.74 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.32 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.26 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.90 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.94 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.09 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.48 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.86 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.03 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.19 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.44 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.00 |
Novartis Ag Times Interest Earned 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=NVS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=NVS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();