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Novartis AG

NVSNYSEPharmaceutical PreparationsFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as NVSEF
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 20-F on Feb 4, 2026Score 7/30
$160.79−0.31 (-0.19%)

Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $306.81BP/E 22.5Yield –

Novartis Shares Outstanding (million shares) by Quarter

Shares Outstanding (million shares) (M)

Novartis Shares Outstanding (million shares): 1,889M in Q3 2026, down 1.6% from a year earlier. That is the lowest of the 36 quarters on record here.

Latest, Q3 2026
1,889
Period ended Sep 30, 2026
Change on a year earlier
-1.6%
1,919 in Q3 2025
History
36 quarters
Since Q4 2017
Sources
29
Documents cited below

Where the Q3 2026 figure comes from

“|| Number of shares outstanding | 1 888 623 572 | 1 918 792 119”

Source: Novartis Form 6-K (0001114448-26-000014) ↗

Reported in Form 6-K (Supplementary Share Info) & Form 20-F.

Quarterly history

Hover a value to see the sentence it was read from; calculated values show their formula

PeriodEndedShares Outstanding (million shares) (M)Year on yearSource
Q3 2026Sep 30, 20261,889-1.6%Novartis Form 6-K (0001114448-26-000014) ↗
Q2 2026Jun 30, 20261,901-1.8%Novartis Form 6-K (0001114448-26-000012) ↗
Q1 2026Mar 31, 20261,908-2.6%Novartis Form 6-K (0001114448-26-000010) ↗
Q4 2025Dec 31, 20251,908-3.4%Novartis Form 6-K (0001114448-26-000007) ↗
Q3 2025Sep 30, 20251,919-4.0%Novartis Form 6-K (0001114448-26-000014) ↗
Q2 2025Jun 30, 20251,936-4.4%Novartis Form 6-K (0001114448-26-000012) ↗
Q1 2025Mar 31, 20251,959-4.0%Novartis Form 6-K (0001114448-26-000010) ↗
Q4 2024Dec 31, 20241,975-3.4%Novartis Form 6-K (0001114448-26-000007) ↗
Q3 2024Sep 30, 20241,999-2.7%Novartis Form 6-K (0001114448-25-000003) ↗
Q2 2024Jun 30, 20242,025-2.1%Novartis Form 6-K (0001370368-25-000012) ↗
Q1 2024Mar 31, 20242,040-0.2%Novartis Form 6-K (0001370368-25-000010) ↗
Q4 2023Dec 31, 20232,044-3.6%Novartis Form 6-K (0001370368-25-000007) ↗
Q3 2023Sep 30, 20232,056-4.4%Novartis Form 6-K (0001370368-24-000022) ↗
Q2 2023Jun 30, 20232,068-5.2%Novartis Form 6-K (0001370368-24-000019) ↗
Q1 2023Mar 31, 20232,044-7.6%Novartis Form 6-K (0001370368-24-000017) ↗
Q4 2022Dec 31, 20222,120-5.2%Novartis Form 6-K (0001370368-24-000007) ↗

Breakdown

What makes up shares Outstanding (million shares)

Cite this data

StockData. (2026). Novartis Shares Outstanding (million shares) (M), quarterly Q4 2017–Q3 2026 [Data set]. Compiled from Novartis SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/nvs/kpis/share-info-outstanding-m

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