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% quarter-over-quarter from $4.7 billion in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) Current Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

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

  • Current Taxes for Q1 2026 came in at $3.9 billion, down 23.84% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.9 billion (down 23.84% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $4.7 billion, up 20.75% from the prior year.
  • Current Taxes retreated to $3.9 billion in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from $4.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Current Taxes peaked at $5.2 billion in Q1 2025 and troughed at $1.4 billion in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $3.0 billion and a median of $2.6 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Current Taxes.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Current Taxes jumped 118.58% in 2024, then slipped 23.84% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Current Taxes shows it stood at $2.0 billion in 2022, then jumped by 33.38% to $2.6 billion in 2023, then surged by 47.75% to $3.9 billion in 2024, then gained by 20.75% to $4.7 billion in 2025, then slipped by 16.5% to $3.9 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MRK's Current Taxes at $3.9 billion in Q1 2026, $4.7 billion in Q4 2025, and $4.8 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Current Taxes (Qtr)
1 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn -748.24 Mn
2 Eli Lilly 983.57 Bn 978.29 Bn 16.22 Bn -
3 Johnson & Johnson 553.56 Bn 531.50 Bn 15.96 Bn 1.09 Bn
4 AbbVie 383.35 Bn 374.00 Bn 10.78 Bn -
5 Merck 281.71 Bn 276.06 Bn 12.09 Bn 3.95 Bn
6 Amgen 182.20 Bn 170.16 Bn 5.87 Bn -
7 Gilead Sciences 153.71 Bn 145.98 Bn 5.52 Bn -
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn 3.13 Bn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn -
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 Bn - -

Historic Data

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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