Novartis Ag (NVS) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
Novartis Ag's Total Debt came in at $37.49 billion for Q2 2026, up 66.8% from $22.47 billion a year earlier and up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Novartis Ag (NVS) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Novartis Ag's Total Debt was $28.62 billion, up 30.0% from FY2024.
- Total Debt carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Total Debt was $22.01 billion in FY2024 (+15.5%), $19.06 billion in FY2023 (-9.7%), $21.11 billion in FY2022 (+193.4%) and $7.19 billion in FY2021 (-73.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Total Debt in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Total Debt has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 31.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Total Debt over five years came in Q4 2022 (growth of 193.4%), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a decline of 73.6%).
- Business Quant data shows NVS's Total Debt at $37.45 billion (Q1 2026), $28.62 billion (Q4 2025) and $22.6 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 645.01 Bn | 563.54 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 49.04 Bn |
| 2 | AbbVie | 465.23 Bn | 438.39 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 70.82 Bn |
| 3 | Merck | 368.40 Bn | 322.83 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 53.91 Bn |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 278.02 Bn | 233.89 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 37.49 Bn |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 254.57 Bn | 228.13 Bn | 12.86 Bn | -111.00 Mn |
| 6 | Amgen | 229.02 Bn | 184.42 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 57.30 Bn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 187.74 Bn | 161.85 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 26.25 Bn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 163.75 Bn | 110.70 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 63.19 Bn |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 133.45 Bn | 105.45 Bn | 2.84 Bn | - |
| 10 | Bristol Myers Squibb | 128.45 Bn | 79.72 Bn | 9.25 Bn | 43.12 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 37.49 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 37.45 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.47 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.75 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.10 Bn |
API Access
Novartis Ag Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=NVS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=NVS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();