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

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

Merck (MRK) posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$10.2 billion for Q1 2026, down 586.62% year-over-year from $2.1 billion in Q1 2025, and up 8.85% quarter-over-quarter from -$11.2 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Merck (MRK) has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 consecutive years, with -$10.2 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 586.62% year-over-year to -$10.2 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$22.5 billion (down 186.35% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$13.7 billion, down 77.67% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities improved to -$10.2 billion in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from -$11.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at $53.0 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$11.4 billion in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$3.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$1.4 billion in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cash from Investing Activities soared 103.03% — and 2024, when it sank 2824.53%.
  • Merck's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$1.7 billion in 2022, then soared 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 increased by 8.85% to -$10.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MRK's Cash from Investing Activities at -$10.2 billion in Q1 2026, -$11.2 billion in Q4 2025, and -$283.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 652.20 Bn 631.44 Bn 17.26 Bn -1.11 Bn
2 AbbVie 469.51 Bn 462.94 Bn 12.70 Bn -1.20 Bn
3 Merck 376.81 Bn 369.67 Bn 12.21 Bn -5.60 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 303.04 Bn 295.35 Bn 11.24 Bn -3.11 Bn
5 Astrazeneca 257.61 Bn 252.71 Bn 12.86 Bn -2.91 Bn
6 Amgen 237.37 Bn 223.38 Bn 7.24 Bn -569.00 Mn
7 Gilead Sciences 181.73 Bn 178.55 Bn 6.22 Bn -10.35 Bn
8 Pfizer 159.66 Bn 147.96 Bn 10.94 Bn 2.11 Bn
9 Gsk 106.24 Bn 102.07 Bn 8.24 Bn 2.68 Bn
10 Sanofi 55.07 Bn 47.69 Bn 10.79 Bn -424.26 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 -5.60 Bn
Jun 30, 2026 -5.60 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -10.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -10.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -11.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -11.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -283.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -283.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -770.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -770.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.85 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.85 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.38 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.38 Bn