Novartis (NYSE:NVS) reported quarterly earnings of $1.98 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.81 by 9.39 percent. This is a 29.41 percent increase over earnings of $1.53 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $13.153 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $12.811 billion by 2.67 percent. This is a 15.14 percent increase over sales of $11.423 billion the same period last year.