Novartis (NYSE:NVS) reported quarterly earnings of $2.41 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.13 by 13.15 percent. This is a 0.41 percent decrease over earnings of $2.42 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $14.408 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $14.042 billion by 2.61 percent. This is a 2.52 percent increase over sales of $14.054 billion the same period last year.