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

Merck (MRK) reported 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 18 years of Cash & Current Investments data on file, last reported at $5.7 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Cash & Current Investments for Q1 2026 came in at $5.7 billion, down 38.21% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.7 billion (down 38.21% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $14.6 billion, up 6.4% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Current Investments retreated to $5.7 billion in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from $14.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash & Current Investments peaked at $18.2 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at $5.6 billion in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $10.5 billion and a median of $10.1 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Cash & Current Investments.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Cash & Current Investments sank 46.23% in 2023, then jumped 92.99% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Cash & Current Investments shows it stood at $13.2 billion in 2022, then slumped 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 slumped 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 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn 4.38 Bn
2 Eli Lilly 983.57 Bn 978.29 Bn 16.22 Bn 5.28 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 553.56 Bn 531.50 Bn 15.96 Bn 22.05 Bn
4 AbbVie 383.35 Bn 374.00 Bn 10.78 Bn 9.39 Bn
5 Merck 281.71 Bn 276.06 Bn 12.09 Bn 5.70 Bn
6 Amgen 182.20 Bn 170.16 Bn 5.87 Bn 12.04 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 153.71 Bn 145.98 Bn 5.52 Bn 7.64 Bn
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn 13.08 Bn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn 10.49 Bn
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 Bn - 100.00 Mn

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