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

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

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

Merck has disclosed Cash & Equivalents across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $5.3 billion for 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 fell to $5.3 billion in Q1 2026, from $14.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Cash & Equivalents for MRK reached as high as $18.2 billion in Q3 2025 and fell as low as $5.3 billion in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Cash & Equivalents is $9.7 billion (2022), against an average of $10.1 billion.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cash & Equivalents slumped 46.11% — and 2024, when it soared 99.72%.
  • A 5-year view of Cash & Equivalents shows it stood at $12.7 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 46.11% to $6.8 billion in 2023, then surged by 93.57% to $13.2 billion in 2024, then grew by 9.99% to $14.6 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 63.43% to $5.3 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash & Equivalents over the past three periods registered $5.3 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 & Equiv. (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 21.69 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 7.56 Bn
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn 5.33 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 7.63 Bn
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn 1.70 Bn
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn 3.38 Bn

Historic Data

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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
Jun 30, 2021 8.58 Bn