Merck (MRK) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Merck has reported Debt Ratio over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.38 for Q1 2026.

Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 26.11% to 0.38 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.38 through Mar 2026, up 26.11% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.36 for FY2025, 13.76% up from the prior year.
Debt Ratio was 0.38 for Q1 2026 at Merck, up from 0.36 in the prior quarter.
Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.38 in Q1 2026 and troughed at 0.28 in Q4 2022.
The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.32 (2025), against an average of 0.32.
Year-over-year, Debt Ratio dropped 13.36% in 2022 and then grew 26.11% in 2026.
A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.28 in 2022, then increased by 16.88% to 0.33 in 2023, then fell by 3.56% to 0.32 in 2024, then increased by 13.76% to 0.36 in 2025, then grew by 5.88% to 0.38 in 2026.
Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MRK's Debt Ratio are 0.38 (Q1 2026), 0.36 (Q4 2025), and 0.32 (Q3 2025).

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