Merck (MRK) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Merck (MRK) posted quarterly Cash & Current Investments of $5.7 billion for Q1 2026, down 38.21% year-over-year from $9.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 60.85% quarter-over-quarter from $14.6 billion in Q4 2025.
Merck (MRK) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Merck (MRK) has reported Cash & Current Investments for 18 consecutive years, with $5.7 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Cash & Current Investments fell 38.21% year-over-year to $5.7 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.7 billion (down 38.21% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $14.6 billion, up 6.4% from the prior year.
- Cash & Current Investments declined to $5.7 billion in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from $14.6 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Cash & Current Investments topped out at $18.2 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $5.6 billion in Q1 2024.
- Historically, Cash & Current Investments has averaged $10.5 billion across 5 years, with a median of $10.1 billion in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cash & Current Investments sank 46.23% — and 2024, when it jumped 92.99%.
- Merck's Cash & Current Investments stood at $13.2 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 46.23% to $7.1 billion in 2023, then jumped by 92.99% to $13.7 billion in 2024, then grew by 6.4% to $14.6 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 60.85% to $5.7 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MRK's Cash & Current Investments at $5.7 billion in Q1 2026, $14.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $18.2 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 652.20 Bn | 631.44 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 20.76 Bn |
| 2 | AbbVie | 469.51 Bn | 462.94 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 6.57 Bn |
| 3 | Merck | 376.81 Bn | 369.67 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 7.14 Bn |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 303.04 Bn | 295.35 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 7.69 Bn |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 257.61 Bn | 252.71 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 4.90 Bn |
| 6 | Amgen | 237.37 Bn | 223.38 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 13.99 Bn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 181.73 Bn | 178.55 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 3.18 Bn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 159.66 Bn | 147.96 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.70 Bn |
| 9 | Gsk | 106.24 Bn | 102.07 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 4.17 Bn |
| 10 | Sanofi | 55.07 Bn | 47.69 Bn | 10.79 Bn | 7.38 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.57 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.62 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.69 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.59 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.77 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.38 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.02 Bn |