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.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 13.76% to 0.36 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.36 through Dec 2025, up 13.76% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.36 for FY2025, 13.76% up from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.36 at Merck, up from 0.32 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.36 in Q4 2025, with the low at 0.28 in Q4 2022.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.31, with a median of 0.32 recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Debt Ratio dropped 14.17% in 2021, then increased 19.5% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.31 in 2021, then decreased by 10.23% to 0.28 in 2022, then grew by 16.88% to 0.33 in 2023, then decreased by 3.56% to 0.32 in 2024, then grew by 13.76% to 0.36 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.36, 0.32, and 0.3 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.