Merck (MRK) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) reported Cost of Revenue of $4.2 billion for Q1 2026, up 22.7% year-over-year from $3.4 billion in Q1 2025, and down 24.43% quarter-over-quarter from $5.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck (MRK) has 18 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported at $4.2 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Cost of Revenue for Q1 2026 came in at $4.2 billion, up 22.7% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $17.2 billion (up 13.84% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $16.4 billion, up 7.83% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue slipped to $4.2 billion in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from $5.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cost of Revenue peaked at $5.6 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $3.4 billion in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $4.1 billion and a median of $3.9 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Cost of Revenue.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cost of Revenue jumped 68.18% in 2022, then dropped 27.03% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at $3.9 billion in 2022, then grew by 0.8% to $3.9 billion in 2023, then fell by 2.15% to $3.8 billion in 2024, then soared by 45.01% to $5.6 billion in 2025, then retreated by 24.43% to $4.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MRK's Cost of Revenue at $4.2 billion in Q1 2026, $5.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $3.9 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Gsk 93,699,046.73 Bn 93,699,041.77 Bn 7.76 Bn 2.53 Bn
2 Eli Lilly 1,012.06 Bn 1,006.77 Bn 16.22 Bn 3.58 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 560.67 Bn 538.62 Bn 15.96 Bn 8.11 Bn
4 AbbVie 402.20 Bn 392.85 Bn 10.78 Bn 4.22 Bn
5 Merck 298.59 Bn 292.94 Bn 12.09 Bn 4.20 Bn
6 Amgen 188.77 Bn 176.74 Bn 5.87 Bn 2.74 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 160.22 Bn 152.49 Bn 5.52 Bn 1.45 Bn
8 Pfizer 148.19 Bn 135.42 Bn -1.21 Bn 3.55 Bn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 116.72 Bn 106.26 Bn 8.07 Bn 3.42 Bn
10 Novartis Ag 109.78 Bn 109.09 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 4.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 5.55 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 5.55 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 3.86 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 3.86 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.56 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.56 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 3.42 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 3.42 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 3.83 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 3.83 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 4.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 4.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.75 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.75 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.54 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.54 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 3.91 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 3.91 Bn