Merck (MRK) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Merck's Cash & Current Investments came in at $7.14 billion for Q2 2026, down 17.2% from $8.62 billion a year earlier but up 25.2% from the prior quarter.
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Merck (MRK) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Merck's Cash & Current Investments was $14.57 billion, up 6.4% from FY2024.
- Cash & Current Investments carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash & Current Investments was $13.69 billion in FY2024 (+93.0%), $7.09 billion in FY2023 (-46.2%), $13.19 billion in FY2022 (+62.9%) and $8.1 billion in FY2021 (+0.6%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Cash & Current Investments is $5.62 billion (Q1 2024) to $18.21 billion (Q3 2025).
- Year-over-year, Cash & Current Investments increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 21.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Current Investments over five years came in Q4 2024 (growth of 93.0%), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a decline of 46.2%).
- Business Quant data shows MRK's Cash & Current Investments at $5.7 billion (Q1 2026), $14.57 billion (Q4 2025) and $18.21 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,224.11 Bn | 1,197.72 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 4.89 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 665.34 Bn | 585.20 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.23 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 515.72 Bn | 483.73 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 10.77 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 362.64 Bn | 325.58 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 9.65 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 315.51 Bn | 288.75 Bn | - | 505.00 Mn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.26 Bn | 263.15 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 7.94 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 249.20 Bn | 200.85 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 13.19 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 207.48 Bn | 182.59 Bn | 6.73 Bn | 6.44 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.49 Bn | 114.85 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 14.27 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.73 Bn | 110.72 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 6.30 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.65 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
Merck Cash & Current Investments 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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();