Growth Metrics

Merck (MRK) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Merck (MRK) has disclosed Debt Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.36 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio rose 13.76% to 0.36 in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 0.36, a 13.76% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.36, up 13.76% from a year prior.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.36 for Q4 2025 at Merck, up from 0.3 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.36 in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.28 in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.31 and a median of 0.31 in 2021 define the central range for Debt Ratio.
  • Peak YoY movement for Debt Ratio: dropped 13.36% in 2022, then grew 19.5% in 2023.
  • Merck's Debt Ratio stood at 0.31 in 2021, then dropped by 10.23% to 0.28 in 2022, then rose by 16.88% to 0.33 in 2023, then dropped by 3.56% to 0.32 in 2024, then rose by 13.76% to 0.36 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MRK's Debt Ratio are 0.36 (Q4 2025), 0.3 (Q2 2025), and 0.32 (Q4 2024).