Merck (MRK) Current Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Merck has disclosed Current Taxes across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $3.9 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Current Taxes fell 23.84% year-over-year to $3.9 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.9 billion (down 23.84% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.7 billion, up 20.75% from the prior year.
• Current Taxes eased to $3.9 billion in Q1 2026, from $4.7 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Current Taxes for MRK reached as high as $5.2 billion in Q1 2025 and fell as low as $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.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Current Taxes jumped 118.58% — and 2026, when it slipped 23.84%.
• 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.
• According to Business Quant data, Current Taxes over the past three periods registered $3.9 billion, $4.7 billion, and $4.8 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.