Growth Metrics

Merck (MRK) Current Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) reported Current Taxes of $3.9 billion for Q1 2026, down 23.84% year-over-year from $5.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 16.5% on a QoQ basis from $4.7 billion in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) has 18 years of Current Taxes data on file, last reported at $3.9 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Current Taxes fell 23.84% year-over-year to $3.9 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.9 billion (down 23.84% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $4.7 billion, up 20.75% from the prior year.
  • Current Taxes slipped to $3.9 billion in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from $4.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Current Taxes topped out at $5.2 billion in Q1 2025 and bottomed at $1.4 billion in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Current Taxes is $2.6 billion (2023), against an average of $3.0 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Current Taxes surged 118.58%; it then retreated 23.84% in 2026.
  • Tracing MRK's Current Taxes over 5 years: stood at $2.0 billion in 2022, then surged by 33.38% to $2.6 billion in 2023, then soared by 47.75% to $3.9 billion in 2024, then increased by 20.75% to $4.7 billion in 2025, then retreated by 16.5% to $3.9 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MRK Current Taxes figures stand at $3.9 billion (Q1 2026), $4.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $4.8 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Current Taxes (Qtr)
1 Novartis Ag 107,124,802.25 Bn 107,124,802.25 Bn - -
2 Eli Lilly 969.00 Bn 963.72 Bn 16.22 Bn -
3 Johnson & Johnson 539.46 Bn 517.41 Bn 15.96 Bn 1.09 Bn
4 AbbVie 376.92 Bn 367.57 Bn 10.78 Bn -
5 Merck 285.00 Bn 279.35 Bn 12.09 Bn 3.95 Bn
6 Amgen 177.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 5.87 Bn -
7 Gilead Sciences 163.22 Bn 155.50 Bn 5.52 Bn -
8 Pfizer 145.86 Bn 133.09 Bn -1.21 Bn 3.13 Bn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 111.90 Bn 101.44 Bn 8.07 Bn -
10 Gsk 88.34 Bn 83.66 Bn - 662.42 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.95 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 4.73 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 4.85 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 4.16 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 5.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 3.91 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 4.33 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.40 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.65 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.98 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.87 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.99 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.22 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 954.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 971.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 1.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 1.60 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 984.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 1.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 1.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 736.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 873.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 634.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 807.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 1.97 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 759.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 661.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 717.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 708.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 396.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 1.98 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 2.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 2.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 1.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 1.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 1.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 1.56 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 2.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 1.88 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 2.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 1.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 2.47 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 192.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 595.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 251.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 1.30 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 409.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 1.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 1.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 1.19 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 781.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 1.46 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 1.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 1.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 1.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 1.63 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 879.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 723.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 1.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2009 232.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 202.00 Mn