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

Merck (MRK) reported 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 18 years of Cash & Equivalents data on file, last reported at $5.3 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Cash & Equivalents for Q1 2026 came in at $5.3 billion, down 38.27% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.3 billion (down 38.27% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $14.6 billion, up 9.99% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Equivalents eased to $5.3 billion in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from $14.6 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 $10.1 billion and a median of $9.7 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Cash & Equivalents.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Cash & Equivalents plunged 46.11% in 2023, then soared 99.72% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Cash & Equivalents shows it stood at $12.7 billion in 2022, then sank 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 sank 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 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn 4.64 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 21.69 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 5.33 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 7.63 Bn
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn 1.70 Bn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn 9.57 Bn
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 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