Merck (MRK) Equity Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) posted quarterly Equity Ratio of 0.36 for Q1 2026, down 15.2% YoY from 0.42 in Q1 2025, and down 7.34% sequentially from 0.38 in Q4 2025.

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

Merck has disclosed Equity Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.36 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Equity Ratio fell 15.2% year-over-year to 0.36; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.36 (down 15.2% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.38, down 2.83% from the prior year.
  • Equity Ratio eased to 0.36 in Q1 2026, from 0.38 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Equity Ratio for MRK reached as high as 0.44 in Q1 2023 and fell as low as 0.35 in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Equity Ratio is 0.39 (2024), against an average of 0.39.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Equity Ratio increased 28.99% — and 2023, when it slipped 16.38%.
  • 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.
  • According to Business Quant data, Equity Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.36, 0.38, and 0.4 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Equity Ratio (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 0.27
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 0.40
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn -0.05
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn -
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn 0.36
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 0.10
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 0.42
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn 0.43
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn 0.63

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