Merck (MRK) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) reported Cash from Operations of 3918000000.0 for Q1 2026, up 56.72% year-over-year from 2500000000.0 in Q1 2025, and up 37.14% quarter-over-quarter from 2857000000.0 in Q4 2025.

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

Merck (MRK) has 18 years of Cash from Operations data on file, last reported at 3918000000.0 in Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Operations for Q1 2026 came in at 3918000000.0, up 56.72% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17890000000.0 (down 14.31% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 16472000000.0, down 23.27% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations improved to 3918000000.0 in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from 2857000000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Operations peaked at 9291000000.0 in Q3 2024 and troughed at 246000000.0 in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 4350529411.76 and a median of 3918000000.0 in 2026 frame the typical range for Cash from Operations.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Cash from Operations slumped 94.45% in 2023, then surged 1302.44% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Operations shows it stood at 4430000000.0 in 2022, then tumbled by 94.45% to 246000000.0 in 2023, then surged by 1302.44% to 3450000000.0 in 2024, then retreated by 17.19% to 2857000000.0 in 2025, then soared by 37.14% to 3918000000.0 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MRK's Cash from Operations at 3918000000.0 in Q1 2026, 2857000000.0 in Q4 2025, and 7822000000.0 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Ops. (Qtr)
1 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn 1.82 Bn
2 Eli Lilly 983.57 Bn 978.29 Bn 16.22 Bn 5.33 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 553.56 Bn 531.50 Bn 15.96 Bn 2.51 Bn
4 AbbVie 383.35 Bn 374.00 Bn 10.78 Bn 3.83 Bn
5 Merck 281.71 Bn 276.06 Bn 12.09 Bn 3.92 Bn
6 Amgen 182.20 Bn 170.16 Bn 5.87 Bn 2.19 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 153.71 Bn 145.98 Bn 5.52 Bn 2.54 Bn
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn 2.62 Bn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn 1.10 Bn
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 Bn - -

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.92 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 3.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.86 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 7.82 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 7.82 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 3.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 3.45 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 9.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 9.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.64 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.64 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 246.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 246.00 Mn