Novartis (NYSE:NVS) reported quarterly earnings of $2.42 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.38 by 1.68 percent. This is a 22.84 percent increase over earnings of $1.97 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $14.05 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $14.06 billion by 0.08 percent. This is a 12.32 percent increase over sales of $12.51 billion the same period last year.