Merck (MRK) Accounts Payables (2009 - 2026)
Merck's Accounts Payables was $3.83 billion in Q2 2026, down 1.7% from $3.89 billion a year earlier and down 0.9% from the prior quarter.
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Merck (MRK) Accounts Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Accounts Payables at Merck came in at $4.4 billion, up 8.0% from FY2024.
- Accounts Payables shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Accounts Payables was $4.08 billion in FY2024 (+4.0%), $3.92 billion in FY2023 (-8.0%), $4.26 billion in FY2022 (-7.5%) and $4.61 billion in FY2021 (+6.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Accounts Payables since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Accounts Payables was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 6.1%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Accounts Payables over five years was Q3 2025 (growth of 15.6%); the worst was Q2 2022 (a decline of 10.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, MRK's Accounts Payables in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $3.86 billion (Q1 2026), $4.4 billion (Q4 2025) and $4.15 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Accounts Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 638.12 Bn | 556.64 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 9.22 Bn |
| 2 | AbbVie | 462.60 Bn | 435.75 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 33.30 Bn |
| 3 | Merck | 358.70 Bn | 313.13 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 3.83 Bn |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.16 Bn | 228.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 4.26 Bn |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 250.36 Bn | 223.92 Bn | 12.86 Bn | -22.89 Bn |
| 6 | Amgen | 227.87 Bn | 183.27 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 2.87 Bn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 184.97 Bn | 159.08 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 674.00 Mn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 162.61 Bn | 109.56 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 4.58 Bn |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 132.45 Bn | 104.46 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 429.50 Mn |
| 10 | Bristol Myers Squibb | 127.55 Bn | 78.82 Bn | 9.25 Bn | 4.16 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.83 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.86 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.40 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.15 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.89 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.59 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.52 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.92 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.44 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.72 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.61 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.37 Bn |
API Access
Merck Accounts Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=accounts-payables&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "accounts-payables", "ticker": "MRK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=accounts-payables&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();