Novartis AG annual operating cash flow
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Novartis AG Operating Cash Flow Growth & History (NVS)
Novartis AG's operating cash flow was $19.14B for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | Operating cash flow | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $19.14B | $1.52B | +8.66% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $17.62B | $3.16B | +21.86% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $14.46B | $222.0M | +1.56% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $14.24B | −$835.0M | −5.54% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $15.07B | $1.42B | +10.41% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $13.65B | $25.0M | +0.18% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $13.63B | −$647.0M | −4.53% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $14.27B | $1.65B | +13.08% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $12.62B | $1.15B | +9.99% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $11.47B | — | — |
Novartis AG quarterly operating cash flow
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Operating cash flow | Change | YoY change |
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| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $5.88B | −$782.0M | −11.73% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $3.68B | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $2.26B | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $6.57B | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $6.66B | $1.79B | +36.70% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $4.88B | $1.30B | +36.33% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $3.58B | −$179.0M | −4.77% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $3.75B | −$377.0M | −9.12% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $4.13B | $171.0M | +4.32% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $3.96B | $850.0M | +27.32% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $3.11B | −$831.0M | −21.08% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $3.94B | $360.0M | +10.05% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | $3.58B | — | — |
Novartis AG operating cash flow trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Novartis AG's operating cash flow increased from $13.65B to $19.14B, a change of $5.49B. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $5.88B.
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What operating cash flow means
Operating cash flow is the cash generated or used by a company’s core operations. It incorporates working-capital movements and other operating cash items, and it is the starting point for calculating free cash flow.
Calculation and source
SEC-reported operating cash flow
TickerStat standardizes net cash provided by or used in operating activities reported in company SEC filings. It is historical filing data before capital expenditures, financing activities, and investing activities. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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