Merck (MRK) Equity Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) reported Equity Ratio of 0.36 for Q1 2026, down 15.2% year-over-year from 0.42 in Q1 2025, and down 7.34% quarter-over-quarter from 0.38 in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) Equity Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck (MRK) has 18 years of Equity Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.36 in Q1 2026.

  • Equity Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.36, down 15.2% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.36 (down 15.2% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.38, down 2.83% from the prior year.
  • Equity Ratio retreated to 0.36 in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from 0.38 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Equity Ratio peaked at 0.44 in Q1 2023 and troughed at 0.35 in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.39 and a median of 0.39 in 2024 frame the typical range for Equity Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Equity Ratio increased 28.99% in 2022, then slipped 16.38% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Equity Ratio shows it stood at 0.42 in 2022, then fell by 16.38% to 0.35 in 2023, then gained by 12.24% to 0.4 in 2024, then declined by 2.83% to 0.38 in 2025, then retreated by 7.34% to 0.36 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MRK's Equity Ratio at 0.36 in Q1 2026, 0.38 in Q4 2025, and 0.4 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Equity Ratio (Qtr)
1 Gsk 93,699,046.73 Bn 93,699,041.77 Bn 7.76 Bn -
2 Eli Lilly 1,012.06 Bn 1,006.77 Bn 16.22 Bn 0.27
3 Johnson & Johnson 560.67 Bn 538.62 Bn 15.96 Bn 0.40
4 AbbVie 402.20 Bn 392.85 Bn 10.78 Bn -0.05
5 Merck 298.59 Bn 292.94 Bn 12.09 Bn 0.36
6 Amgen 188.77 Bn 176.74 Bn 5.87 Bn 0.10
7 Gilead Sciences 160.22 Bn 152.49 Bn 5.52 Bn 0.42
8 Pfizer 148.19 Bn 135.42 Bn -1.21 Bn 0.43
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 116.72 Bn 106.26 Bn 8.07 Bn 0.23
10 Novartis Ag 109.78 Bn 109.09 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.36
Dec 31, 2025 0.38
Sep 30, 2025 0.40
Jun 30, 2025 0.42
Mar 31, 2025 0.42
Dec 31, 2024 0.40
Sep 30, 2024 0.38
Jun 30, 2024 0.39
Mar 31, 2024 0.38
Dec 31, 2023 0.35
Sep 30, 2023 0.39
Jun 30, 2023 0.37
Mar 31, 2023 0.44
Dec 31, 2022 0.42
Sep 30, 2022 0.42
Jun 30, 2022 0.40
Mar 31, 2022 0.38
Dec 31, 2021 0.36
Sep 30, 2021 0.38
Jun 30, 2021 0.37