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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |