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

Merck (MRK) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) posted quarterly Cash & Equivalents of $5.3 billion for Q1 2026, down 38.27% year-over-year from $8.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 63.43% quarter-over-quarter from $14.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck (MRK) has reported Cash & Equivalents for 18 consecutive years, with $5.3 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cash & Equivalents fell 38.27% year-over-year to $5.3 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.3 billion (down 38.27% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $14.6 billion, up 9.99% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Equivalents retreated to $5.3 billion in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from $14.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash & Equivalents topped out at $18.2 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $5.3 billion in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Cash & Equivalents has averaged $10.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $9.7 billion in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cash & Equivalents plunged 46.11% — and 2024, when it soared 99.72%.
  • Merck's Cash & Equivalents stood at $12.7 billion in 2022, then slumped by 46.11% to $6.8 billion in 2023, then soared by 93.57% to $13.2 billion in 2024, then increased by 9.99% to $14.6 billion in 2025, then slumped by 63.43% to $5.3 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MRK's Cash & Equivalents at $5.3 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 & Equiv. (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 652.20 Bn 631.44 Bn 17.26 Bn 20.42 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 6.85 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 303.04 Bn 295.35 Bn 11.24 Bn 7.62 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 976.00 Mn
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

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Jun 30, 2026 6.85 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 5.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 14.57 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 18.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 8.01 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 8.63 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 13.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 14.59 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 11.30 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 5.58 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 6.84 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 8.61 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 5.66 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 9.71 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 12.69 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 11.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 9.68 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 8.56 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 8.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 10.02 Bn