Merck MRK
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At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Merck's (MRK) quarterly Cash & Equivalents came in at $6.8 billion in Q2 2026, down 14.46% year-over-year from $8.0 billion in Q2 2025, and up 28.57% quarter-over-quarter from $5.3 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Merck (MRK) has reported Cash & Equivalents for 18 consecutive years, with $6.8 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash & Equivalents fell 14.46% year-over-year to $6.8 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $6.8 billion, a 14.46% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $14.6 billion, up 9.99% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Equivalents was $6.8 billion for Q2 2026 at Merck, up from $5.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash & Equivalents peaked at $18.2 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at $5.3 billion in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $10.0 billion and a median of $9.2 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Cash & Equivalents.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash & Equivalents sank 46.11% in 2023 and surged 99.72% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Cash & Equivalents stood at $12.7 billion in 2022, then slumped by 46.11% to $6.8 billion in 2023, then jumped by 93.57% to $13.2 billion in 2024, then climbed by 9.99% to $14.6 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 52.98% to $6.8 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Cash & Equivalents figures came in at $6.8 billion (Q2 2026), $5.3 billion (Q1 2026), and $14.6 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Equiv. (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 650.65 Bn 629.89 Bn 17.26 Bn 20.42 Bn
2 AbbVie 466.34 Bn 459.82 Bn 12.70 Bn 6.57 Bn
3 Merck 362.11 Bn 355.02 Bn 12.21 Bn 6.85 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 267.81 Bn 260.52 Bn 11.24 Bn 7.62 Bn
5 Pfizer 157.31 Bn 145.91 Bn 10.94 Bn 976.00 Mn
6 Bristol Myers Squibb 128.75 Bn 117.69 Bn 9.25 Bn 8.72 Bn
7 Sanofi 51.80 Bn 44.84 Bn 10.79 Bn 7.38 Bn
8 Revolution Medicines 40.91 Bn 40.91 Bn - 815.44 Mn
9 BeOne Medicines 39.65 Bn 34.55 Bn 1.53 Bn 5.10 Bn
10 Incyte 25.18 Bn 20.65 Bn 1.57 Bn 3.98 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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