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% quarter-over-quarter from 11.12% in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

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

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 17.97%, up 1043.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 21.46% (down 519.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 19.01%, down 919.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin climbed to 17.97% in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from 11.12% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 51.08% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 5.08% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 21.23% and a median of 18.22% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Margin soared 2227 bps in 2022, then tumbled 2880 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 23.72% in 2022, then sank by 121 bps to 5.08% in 2023, then jumped by 417 bps to 16.08% in 2024, then sank by 31 bps to 11.12% in 2025, then surged by 62 bps to 17.97% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MRK's FCF Margin at 17.97% in Q1 2026, 11.12% in Q4 2025, and 39.56% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn 20.59%
2 Eli Lilly 983.57 Bn 978.29 Bn 16.22 Bn 15.19%
3 Johnson & Johnson 553.56 Bn 531.50 Bn 15.96 Bn 6.09%
4 AbbVie 383.35 Bn 374.00 Bn 10.78 Bn 23.76%
5 Merck 281.71 Bn 276.06 Bn 12.09 Bn 17.97%
6 Amgen 182.20 Bn 170.16 Bn 5.87 Bn 17.14%
7 Gilead Sciences 153.71 Bn 145.98 Bn 5.52 Bn 34.87%
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn 93.16%
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn 6.59%
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 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%