Growth Metrics

Merck (MRK) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) reported FCF Margin of 17.97% for Q1 2026, up 1043.0% year-over-year from 1.57% in Q1 2025, and up 61.59% on a QoQ basis from 11.12% in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 17.97% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 1043.0% year-over-year to 17.97% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 21.46% (down 519.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 19.01%, down 919.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin improved to 17.97% in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from 11.12% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 51.08% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 5.08% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 18.22% (2023), against an average of 21.23%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Margin jumped 2227 bps; it then sank 2880 bps in 2023.
  • Tracing MRK's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 23.72% in 2022, then tumbled by 121 bps to 5.08% in 2023, then surged by 417 bps to 16.08% in 2024, then tumbled by 31 bps to 11.12% in 2025, then soared by 62 bps to 17.97% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MRK FCF Margin figures stand at 17.97% (Q1 2026), 11.12% (Q4 2025), and 39.56% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Novartis Ag 107,124,802.25 Bn 107,124,802.25 Bn - -
2 Eli Lilly 969.00 Bn 963.72 Bn 16.22 Bn 15.19%
3 Johnson & Johnson 539.46 Bn 517.41 Bn 15.96 Bn 6.09%
4 AbbVie 376.92 Bn 367.57 Bn 10.78 Bn 23.76%
5 Merck 285.00 Bn 279.35 Bn 12.09 Bn 17.97%
6 Amgen 177.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 5.87 Bn 17.14%
7 Gilead Sciences 163.22 Bn 155.50 Bn 5.52 Bn 34.87%
8 Pfizer 145.86 Bn 133.09 Bn -1.21 Bn 93.16%
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 111.90 Bn 101.44 Bn 8.07 Bn 6.59%
10 Gsk 88.34 Bn 83.66 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 17.97%
Dec 31, 2025 11.12%
Sep 30, 2025 39.56%
Jun 30, 2025 16.00%
Mar 31, 2025 7.55%
Dec 31, 2024 16.08%
Sep 30, 2024 51.08%
Jun 30, 2024 30.08%
Mar 31, 2024 14.13%
Dec 31, 2023 -5.08%
Sep 30, 2023 42.70%
Jun 30, 2023 18.22%
Mar 31, 2023 2.29%
Dec 31, 2022 23.72%
Sep 30, 2022 29.92%
Jun 30, 2022 21.74%
Mar 31, 2022 23.75%
Dec 31, 2021 28.75%
Sep 30, 2021 27.56%
Jun 30, 2021 8.81%
Mar 31, 2021 1.49%
Dec 31, 2020 18.08%
Sep 30, 2020 11.71%
Jun 30, 2020 14.44%
Mar 31, 2020 -2.31%
Dec 31, 2019 -19.16%
Sep 30, 2019 26.35%
Jun 30, 2019 19.57%
Mar 31, 2019 6.85%
Dec 31, 2018 24.21%
Sep 30, 2018 19.83%
Jun 30, 2018 26.75%
Mar 31, 2018 7.02%
Dec 31, 2017 31.67%
Sep 30, 2017 -15.61%
Jun 30, 2017 29.45%
Mar 31, 2017 -0.56%
Dec 31, 2016 30.46%
Sep 30, 2016 24.32%
Jun 30, 2016 12.44%
Mar 31, 2016 20.34%
Dec 31, 2015 36.74%
Sep 30, 2015 29.73%
Jun 30, 2015 24.79%
Mar 31, 2015 22.08%
Dec 31, 2014 -14.55%
Sep 30, 2014 38.15%
Jun 30, 2014 18.41%
Mar 31, 2014 21.01%
Dec 31, 2013 22.94%
Sep 30, 2013 32.58%
Jun 30, 2013 17.48%
Mar 31, 2013 18.65%
Dec 31, 2012 8.78%
Sep 30, 2012 23.72%
Jun 30, 2012 20.22%
Mar 31, 2012 15.54%
Dec 31, 2011 21.39%
Sep 30, 2011 34.49%
Jun 30, 2011 20.47%
Mar 31, 2011 12.06%
Dec 31, 2010 23.81%
Sep 30, 2010 20.26%
Jun 30, 2010 26.34%
Mar 31, 2010 8.96%
Dec 31, 2009 16.70%
Sep 30, 2009 -10.17%
Jun 30, 2009 6.51%
Mar 31, 2009 8.87%