Merck (MRK) Current Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Merck (MRK) posted Current Taxes of $4.22 billion for Q2 2026, up 1.6% from $4.16 billion a year earlier and up 7.0% from the prior quarter.
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Merck (MRK) Current Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Merck's Current Taxes came in at $4.73 billion, up 20.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Current Taxes has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 24.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Merck's Current Taxes was $3.91 billion in FY2024 (+47.8%), $2.65 billion in FY2023 (+33.4%), $1.99 billion in FY2022 (+62.3%) and $1.22 billion in FY2021 (-23.4%).
- Quarterly Current Taxes has run from a low of $954 million in Q3 2021 to a high of $5.18 billion in Q1 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Current Taxes increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 42.8%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Current Taxes in the past five years was Q3 2024, with growth of 118.6%; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a decline of 23.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Current Taxes for the three prior quarters was $3.95 billion (Q1 2026), $4.73 billion (Q4 2025) and $4.85 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Current Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 645.01 Bn | 563.54 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 1.05 Bn |
| 2 | AbbVie | 465.23 Bn | 438.39 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - |
| 3 | Merck | 368.40 Bn | 322.83 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 4.22 Bn |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 278.02 Bn | 233.89 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 2.31 Bn |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 254.57 Bn | 228.13 Bn | 12.86 Bn | -1.47 Bn |
| 6 | Amgen | 229.02 Bn | 184.42 Bn | 7.24 Bn | - |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 187.74 Bn | 161.85 Bn | 6.22 Bn | - |
| 8 | Pfizer | 163.75 Bn | 110.70 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 653.00 Mn |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 133.45 Bn | 105.45 Bn | 2.84 Bn | - |
| 10 | Bristol Myers Squibb | 128.45 Bn | 79.72 Bn | 9.25 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.22 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
Merck Current Taxes API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=current-taxes&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "current-taxes", "ticker": "MRK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=current-taxes&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();