Merck MRK
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At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Merck's (MRK) quarterly Cash from Operations came in at $5.4 billion in Q2 2026, up 63.07% year-over-year from $3.3 billion in Q2 2025, and up 37.06% quarter-over-quarter from $3.9 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Merck (MRK) has reported Cash from Operations for 18 consecutive years, with $5.4 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Operations rose 63.07% year-over-year to $5.4 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $20.0 billion, a 7.73% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $16.5 billion, down 23.27% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations was $5.4 billion for Q2 2026 at Merck, up from $3.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Operations peaked at $9.3 billion in Q3 2024 and troughed at $246.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $4.4 billion and a median of $4.1 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Cash from Operations.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Operations tumbled 94.45% in 2023 and jumped 1302.44% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Operations stood at $4.4 billion in 2022, then plunged by 94.45% to $246.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 1302.44% to $3.4 billion in 2024, then fell by 17.19% to $2.9 billion in 2025, then jumped by 87.96% to $5.4 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at $5.4 billion (Q2 2026), $3.9 billion (Q1 2026), and $2.9 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Operations (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 650.65 Bn 629.89 Bn 17.26 Bn 8.62 Bn
2 AbbVie 466.34 Bn 459.82 Bn 12.70 Bn 3.44 Bn
3 Merck 362.11 Bn 355.02 Bn 12.21 Bn 5.37 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 267.81 Bn 260.52 Bn 11.24 Bn 5.88 Bn
5 Pfizer 157.31 Bn 145.91 Bn 10.94 Bn 835.00 Mn
6 Bristol Myers Squibb 128.75 Bn 117.69 Bn 9.25 Bn 3.39 Bn
7 Sanofi 51.80 Bn 44.84 Bn 10.79 Bn 3.44 Bn
8 Revolution Medicines 40.91 Bn 40.91 Bn - -387.32 Mn
9 BeOne Medicines 39.65 Bn 34.55 Bn 1.53 Bn 462.82 Mn
10 Incyte 25.18 Bn 20.65 Bn 1.57 Bn 507.66 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 5.37 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 3.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.86 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 7.82 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 3.45 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 9.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.64 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 246.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 7.72 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 3.70 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.34 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 4.43 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 5.60 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 4.30 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 4.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 5.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 4.80 Bn