Merck MRK
NYSE MRK
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:01 PM EDT

Merck (MRK) Asset Utilization Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) posted quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio of 0.5 for Q1 2026, down 10.02% year-over-year from 0.55 in Q1 2025, and up 1.49% quarter-over-quarter from 0.49 in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) Asset Utilization Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck (MRK) has reported Asset Utilization Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.5 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Asset Utilization Ratio fell 10.02% year-over-year to 0.5; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.5 (down 10.02% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.51, down 10.73% from the prior year.
  • Asset Utilization Ratio grew to 0.5 in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from 0.49 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Asset Utilization Ratio topped out at 0.58 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 0.49 in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Asset Utilization Ratio has averaged 0.54 across 5 years, with a median of 0.55 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Asset Utilization Ratio gained 12.12% — and 2025, when it declined 10.77%.
  • Merck's Asset Utilization Ratio stood at 0.55 in 2022, then rose by 2.75% to 0.56 in 2023, then retreated by 2.92% to 0.55 in 2024, then slipped by 10.77% to 0.49 in 2025, then rose by 1.49% to 0.5 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MRK's Asset Utilization Ratio at 0.5 in Q1 2026, 0.49 in Q4 2025, and 0.52 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Asset Util. (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 652.20 Bn 631.44 Bn 17.26 Bn 0.49
2 AbbVie 469.51 Bn 462.94 Bn 12.70 Bn 0.47
3 Merck 376.81 Bn 369.67 Bn 12.21 Bn 0.52
4 Novartis Ag 303.04 Bn 295.35 Bn 11.24 Bn -
5 Astrazeneca 257.61 Bn 252.71 Bn 12.86 Bn 0.53
6 Amgen 237.37 Bn 223.38 Bn 7.24 Bn 0.40
7 Gilead Sciences 181.73 Bn 178.55 Bn 6.22 Bn 0.58
8 Pfizer 159.66 Bn 147.96 Bn 10.94 Bn 0.31
9 Gsk 106.24 Bn 102.07 Bn 8.24 Bn 0.64
10 Sanofi 55.07 Bn 47.69 Bn 10.79 Bn 0.36

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.52
Mar 31, 2026 0.50
Dec 31, 2025 0.49
Sep 30, 2025 0.52
Jun 30, 2025 0.55
Mar 31, 2025 0.55
Dec 31, 2024 0.55
Sep 30, 2024 0.55
Jun 30, 2024 0.57
Mar 31, 2024 0.58
Dec 31, 2023 0.56
Sep 30, 2023 0.56
Jun 30, 2023 0.55
Mar 31, 2023 0.53
Dec 31, 2022 0.55
Sep 30, 2022 0.55
Jun 30, 2022 0.53
Mar 31, 2022 0.51
Dec 31, 2021 0.49
Sep 30, 2021 0.50