Merck (MRK) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) posted quarterly Cash & Current Investments of $5.7 billion for Q1 2026, down 38.21% YoY from $9.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 60.85% sequentially from $14.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck has disclosed Cash & Current Investments across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $5.7 billion for 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 eased to $5.7 billion in Q1 2026, from $14.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Cash & Current Investments for MRK reached as high as $18.2 billion in Q3 2025 and fell as low as $5.6 billion in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Cash & Current Investments is $10.1 billion (2022), against an average of $10.5 billion.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cash & Current Investments tumbled 46.23% — and 2024, when it jumped 92.99%.
  • A 5-year view of Cash & Current Investments shows it stood at $13.2 billion in 2022, then plunged by 46.23% to $7.1 billion in 2023, then soared by 92.99% to $13.7 billion in 2024, then climbed by 6.4% to $14.6 billion in 2025, then plunged by 60.85% to $5.7 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash & Current Investments over the past three periods registered $5.7 billion, $14.6 billion, and $18.2 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Current Investments (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 5.28 Bn
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 22.05 Bn
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 9.39 Bn
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn 7.94 Bn
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn 5.70 Bn
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 12.04 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 7.64 Bn
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn 13.08 Bn
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - 100.00 Mn
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn 4.28 Bn

Historic Data

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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
Jun 30, 2021 8.58 Bn