Merck (MRK) EBIT (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) posted quarterly EBIT of -$7.7 billion for Q1 2026, down 411.15% YoY from $2.5 billion in Q1 2025, and down 262.69% sequentially from -$2.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) EBIT (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck has disclosed EBIT across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$7.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBIT fell 411.15% year-over-year to -$7.7 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$5.5 billion (down 208.46% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.7 billion, down 1.22% from the prior year.
  • EBIT declined to -$7.7 billion in Q1 2026, from -$2.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBIT for MRK reached as high as $2.9 billion in Q3 2025 and fell as low as -$9.4 billion in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT is $10.0 million (2024), against an average of -$794.4 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBIT plunged 3553.51% — and 2025, when it jumped 28800.0%.
  • A 5-year view of EBIT shows it stood at -$368.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 1519.02% to -$6.0 billion in 2023, then jumped by 105.74% to $342.0 million in 2024, then sank by 723.1% to -$2.1 billion in 2025, then plunged by 262.69% to -$7.7 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT over the past three periods registered -$7.7 billion, -$2.1 billion, and $2.9 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 9.50 Bn
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 6.36 Bn
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 3.99 Bn
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn 4.25 Bn
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn -7.73 Bn
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 2.67 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 2.59 Bn
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn -6.71 Bn
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn -283.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -7.73 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -2.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.89 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 342.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 10.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.26 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -5.96 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.36 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -9.36 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -276.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -368.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -351.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 271.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -519.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 35.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 1.82 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -1.39 Bn