Novartis Ag NVS
NYSE NVS
$156.35 +2.42 (+1.57%)
As of: Oct 22, 2026 · 11:38 AM EDT

Novartis Ag (NVS) Treasury Shares (2018 - 2023)

Updated

Novartis Ag (NVS) posted Treasury Shares of -$49 million for Q2 2026, compared with -$5.43 billion a year earlier.

Analysis

Novartis Ag (NVS) Treasury Shares (2018 - 2023) Analysis & Trends

At the end of FY2025, Novartis Ag's Treasury Shares came in at -$50 million.

  • In prior years, Novartis Ag's Treasury Shares was -$53 million in FY2024, $41 million in FY2023 (-55.4%), $92 million in FY2022 (+91.7%) and $48 million in FY2021 (-9.4%).
  • Quarterly Treasury Shares has run from a low of -$7.97 billion in Q3 2022 to a high of $92 million in Q4 2022 over five years.
  • According to Business Quant data, Treasury Shares for the three prior quarters was -$47 million (Q1 2026), -$50 million (Q4 2025) and -$44 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Treasury Shares (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,175.59 Bn 1,144.18 Bn 19.71 Bn -
2 Johnson & Johnson 639.41 Bn 557.93 Bn 17.26 Bn 711.62 Mn
3 AbbVie 502.56 Bn 475.67 Bn 12.70 Bn 77.11 Mn
4 Merck 375.27 Bn 329.65 Bn 12.21 Bn 1.11 Bn
5 Novartis Ag 303.16 Bn 267.15 Bn 11.24 Bn 49.00 Mn
6 Astrazeneca 268.63 Bn 242.32 Bn 12.86 Bn -
7 Amgen 242.12 Bn 197.52 Bn 7.24 Bn -
8 Gilead Sciences 193.40 Bn 167.60 Bn 6.22 Bn -
9 Pfizer 172.79 Bn 119.44 Bn 10.94 Bn 3.94 Bn
10 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 135.93 Bn 107.94 Bn 2.84 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2023 -2.89 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -10.65 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -7.97 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -5.26 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -2.54 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -3.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -2.91 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -2.63 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 -1.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 -2.84 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 -1.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 -150.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -141.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -5.53 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 -5.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 -2.59 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 -222.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 37.00 Mn
API Access

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