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

Merck (MRK) reported 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 18 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$10.2 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 came in at -$10.2 billion, down 586.62% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$22.5 billion (down 186.35% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$13.7 billion, down 77.67% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities grew to -$10.2 billion in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from -$11.2 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 -$3.0 billion and a median of -$1.4 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Cash from Investing Activities soared 103.03% in 2023, then sank 2824.53% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$1.7 billion in 2022, then surged by 103.03% to $53.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 2824.53% to -$1.4 billion in 2024, then sank by 675.69% to -$11.2 billion in 2025, then grew 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 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn -1.98 Bn
2 Eli Lilly 983.57 Bn 978.29 Bn 16.22 Bn -3.92 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 553.56 Bn 531.50 Bn 15.96 Bn -1.04 Bn
4 AbbVie 383.35 Bn 374.00 Bn 10.78 Bn -574.00 Mn
5 Merck 281.71 Bn 276.06 Bn 12.09 Bn -10.21 Bn
6 Amgen 182.20 Bn 170.16 Bn 5.87 Bn -716.00 Mn
7 Gilead Sciences 153.71 Bn 145.98 Bn 5.52 Bn 1.77 Bn
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn 785.00 Mn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn -131.00 Mn
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 Bn - -

Historic Data

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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
Dec 31, 2023 53.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 53.00 Mn