Merck MRK
NYSE MRK
$146.77 -0.36 (-0.24%)
At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Merck (MRK) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Merck's (MRK) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$5.6 billion in Q2 2026, down 627.53% year-over-year from $1.1 billion in Q2 2025, and up 45.13% quarter-over-quarter from -$10.2 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Merck (MRK) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck (MRK) has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 consecutive years, with -$5.6 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Investing Activities fell 627.53% year-over-year to -$5.6 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$27.3 billion, a 261.73% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$13.7 billion, down 77.67% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$5.6 billion for Q2 2026 at Merck, up from -$10.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Investing Activities peaked at $53.0 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$11.4 billion in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$3.1 billion and a median of -$1.4 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities surged 103.03% in 2023 and slumped 2824.53% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$1.7 billion in 2022, then jumped by 103.03% to $53.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 2824.53% to -$1.4 billion in 2024, then slumped by 675.69% to -$11.2 billion in 2025, then surged by 49.99% to -$5.6 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$5.6 billion (Q2 2026), -$10.2 billion (Q1 2026), and -$11.2 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 650.65 Bn 629.89 Bn 17.26 Bn -1.11 Bn
2 AbbVie 466.34 Bn 459.82 Bn 12.70 Bn -1.20 Bn
3 Merck 362.11 Bn 355.02 Bn 12.21 Bn -5.60 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 267.81 Bn 260.52 Bn 11.24 Bn -3.11 Bn
5 Pfizer 157.31 Bn 145.91 Bn 10.94 Bn 2.11 Bn
6 Bristol Myers Squibb 128.75 Bn 117.69 Bn 9.25 Bn -1.61 Bn
7 Sanofi 51.80 Bn 44.84 Bn 10.79 Bn -424.26 Mn
8 Revolution Medicines 40.91 Bn 40.91 Bn - -1.66 Bn
9 BeOne Medicines 39.65 Bn 34.55 Bn 1.53 Bn -49.35 Mn
10 Incyte 25.18 Bn 20.65 Bn 1.57 Bn -51.79 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -5.60 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -10.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -11.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -283.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -770.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.85 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.38 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 53.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -334.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -11.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -2.36 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.75 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -962.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -1.08 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -1.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -12.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -1.06 Bn