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Novartis financials

Yes. Novartis earned 10.03B USD of net income over the last twelve months, 17.8% of its revenue. It made a profit in 28 of its 28 fiscal years since 1998.

Revenue (TTM)
56.31B USD
Net income (TTM)
10.03B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
15.82B USD
Cash and short-term investments
8.98B USD
Total debt
48.31B USD
Shareholders' equity
37.23B USD

Cash, debt and equity as of 30 Sept 2026.

Novartis earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
2.23 USD
Revenue estimate
14.65B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS2.46Beat +9.3%Revenue14.52BMissed -0.1%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q4 FY20262.23——+9.85%14.65B——+9.83%
Q3 FY20262.252.46+9.33%+9.33%14.53B14.52B-0.07%+1.14%
Q2 FY20262.172.41+11.06%-0.41%14.07B14.41B+2.43%+0.90%
Q1 FY20262.111.99-5.69%-12.72%13.44B13.11B-2.42%-3.72%
Q4 FY20251.992.03+2.01%+2.53%13.70B13.34B-2.69%-1.64%
Q3 FY20252.262.25-0.44%+9.22%13.64B14.36B+5.25%+9.00%
Q2 FY20252.382.42+1.68%+22.84%13.94B14.28B+2.47%+14.13%

Novartis growth and profitability

Full income statement
Revenue (TTM)
56.31B USD
Net income (TTM)
10.03B USD
Gross margin
74.62%
Operating margin
25.46%
Net margin
17.82%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202554.81B+5.97%13.98B+17.11%75.02%32.19%25.51%22.99B+10.97%
FY202451.72B+10.85%11.94B-19.59%75.20%28.12%23.09%20.72B+13.48%
FY202346.66B+7.36%14.85B+113.52%73.27%20.94%31.83%18.26B+24.34%
FY202243.46B-1.17%6.96B-71.05%73.35%18.28%16.00%14.68B-52.51%
FY202143.97B-11.87%24.02B+197.58%73.31%22.87%54.63%30.91B+79.62%

How Novartis makes its money

Revenue54.81B 100.0%
Cost of revenue13.69B 25.0%
Gross profit41.12B 75.0%
Research and development10.74B 19.6%
Selling and administration13.31B 24.3%
Operating income17.64B 32.2%
Tax2.40B 4.4%
Other expense1.26B 2.3%
Net income13.98B 25.5%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Novartis revenue breakdown

By product

FY2022
Top 20 products: 74.3%Rest of portfolio: 21.2%Total anti-infectives net sales: 2.8%Anti Infectives sold under Sandoz name: 1.8%74.3%Top 20 products21.2%Rest of portfolio2.8%Total anti-infectives net sales1.8%Anti Infectives sold under Sandoz name
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Top 20 products32.14B74.3%-1.6%
Rest of portfolio9.16B21.2%-1.8%
Total anti-infectives net sales1.20B2.8%+9.1%
Anti Infectives sold under Sandoz name777.00M1.8%+9.9%

By region

FY2022
Other countries: 39.7%United States: 34.9%Germany: 8.5%China: 6.2%France: 4.5%Japan: 4.4%Country of domicile: 1.9%39.7%Other countries34.9%United States8.5%Germany6.2%China4.5%France4.4%Japan1.9%Country of domicile
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Other countries20.05B39.7%-3.6%
United States17.65B34.9%+5.0%
Germany4.28B8.5%-12.2%
China3.13B6.2%+2.5%
France2.26B4.5%-10.5%
Japan2.21B4.4%-17.8%
Country of domicile970.00M1.9%+11.1%

Operating and free cash flow

Full cash flow statement
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
Fiscal yearOperating cash flowFree cash flow
FY202519.14B17.59B
FY202417.62B13.81B
FY202314.46B11.71B
FY202214.24B12.00B
FY202115.07B12.52B
FY202013.65B11.07B
FY201913.63B11.37B
FY201814.27B10.92B
FY201712.62B9.88B
FY201611.48B8.60B

Novartis financial health

Full balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments
8.98B USD
Total debt
48.31B USD
Net cash
-39.34B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
15.82B USD
Current ratio
0.88
Debt to equity
1.30
Piotroski score
7 / 9
Altman Z-score
3.63

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY202511.59B35.38B17.59B
FY202413.35B31.26B13.81B
FY202313.96B26.35B11.71B
FY202218.62B27.91B12.00B
FY202128.11B31.03B12.52B

Assets, liabilities and equity

Total assets Total liabilities Shareholders' equity
Fiscal yearTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesShareholders' equity
FY2025115.57B69.02B46.13B
FY2024102.25B58.12B44.05B
FY202399.95B53.20B46.67B
FY2022117.45B58.03B59.34B
FY2021131.80B63.97B67.66B
FY2020132.19B75.52B56.60B
FY2019118.41B62.86B55.47B
FY2018145.56B66.87B78.61B
FY2017133.08B58.85B74.17B
FY2016130.12B55.23B74.83B

Novartis valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
30.56
Forward P/E (FY2026)
18.02
Price to sales (TTM)
5.38
Price to book
8.14
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
15.71

Capital structure

Market capitalization
302.97B USD
+
Total debt
48.31B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
8.98B USD
=
Enterprise value
342.31B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)14.83————
FY2027 (est.)16.2414.83———
FY2026 (est.)18.0216.24———
Now (TTM)30.5616.465.388.1415.71
FY202519.0215.484.885.7912.74
FY202416.4410.903.804.4610.44
FY202314.1213.404.494.4912.20
FY202226.9112.884.313.1614.14
FY20217.7314.524.222.746.61

Novartis against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Merck & Co., Amgen, Gilead Sciences, AbbVie, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson, the US Drug Manufacturers - General companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Above its median30.6
    6.931.4
  • Gross marginAbove its median75.0%
    73.3%75.2%
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 71.4%
  • Operating marginHighest in 5 years32.2%
    18.3%32.2%
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 31.0%
  • Net marginAt its median25.5%
    16.0%54.6%
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 24.6%
  • Return on equityAt its median30.3%
    11.7%35.5%
    Against its peers: 5 of 6Peers' median 34.7%
  • Free cash flow marginHighest in 5 years32.1%
    25.1%32.1%
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 21.5%
  • Revenue growthAt its median6.0%
    -11.9%10.8%
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 4.2%
  • EPS growthAt its median22.5%
    -70.2%202.0%
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 48.1%
  • Debt to EBITDAAbove its median1.54×
    1.00×1.90×
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 2.53×
  • Current ratioBelow its median1.12
    1.041.51
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 1.15

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Novartis dividends

Annual dividend
4.74 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
2.95%
Payout ratio
90.29%
Years of dividend growth
2
Frequency
Annual
Last payment
4.74 USD
Last ex-dividend date
11 Mar 2026
Last payment date
16 Mar 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share3.993.203.503.333.203.092.572.672.462.47

Novartis ownership

Institutions
7.15%
Institutional holders
1,675 (+34)
Free float
96.92%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 7.1% Others 92.9%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 1.83B shares ·96.9% Closely held 58.26M shares ·3.1%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY20251.94B1.96B-3.93%
FY20242.02B2.04B-2.72%
FY20232.08B2.09B-4.78%
FY20222.18B2.20B-2.79%
FY20212.24B2.26B-1.57%

Common questions about Novartis's financials

Source: Financial Modeling Prep