Growth Metrics

Merck (MRK) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.72 for Q1 2026, down 58.88% year-over-year from 1.75 in Q1 2025, and down 35.0% on a QoQ basis from 1.11 in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.72 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 58.88% year-over-year to 0.72 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.58 (up 25.14% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.66, up 52.68% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio declined to 0.72 in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from 1.11 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 5.58 in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 2.49 in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.56 (2022), against an average of 0.76.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 1108.06% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 567.33% in 2023.
  • Tracing MRK's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.53 in 2022, then plunged by 567.33% to 2.49 in 2023, then jumped by 131.15% to 0.78 in 2024, then jumped by 42.51% to 1.11 in 2025, then slumped by 35.0% to 0.72 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MRK FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.72 (Q1 2026), 1.11 (Q4 2025), and 0.3 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (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 0.51
3 Johnson & Johnson 539.46 Bn 517.41 Bn 15.96 Bn 2.14
4 AbbVie 376.92 Bn 367.57 Bn 10.78 Bn 0.87
5 Merck 285.00 Bn 279.35 Bn 12.09 Bn 0.72
6 Amgen 177.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 5.87 Bn 0.92
7 Gilead Sciences 163.22 Bn 155.50 Bn 5.52 Bn 0.43
8 Pfizer 145.86 Bn 133.09 Bn -1.21 Bn 1.12
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 111.90 Bn 101.44 Bn 8.07 Bn 1.69
10 Gsk 88.34 Bn 83.66 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.72
Dec 31, 2025 1.11
Sep 30, 2025 0.30
Jun 30, 2025 0.82
Mar 31, 2025 1.75
Dec 31, 2024 0.78
Sep 30, 2024 0.23
Jun 30, 2024 0.41
Mar 31, 2024 0.87
Dec 31, 2023 -2.49
Sep 30, 2023 0.27
Jun 30, 2023 0.69
Mar 31, 2023 5.58
Dec 31, 2022 0.53
Sep 30, 2022 0.39
Jun 30, 2022 0.56
Mar 31, 2022 0.46
Dec 31, 2021 0.42
Sep 30, 2021 0.45
Jun 30, 2021 1.67
Mar 31, 2021 10.41
Dec 31, 2020 0.78
Sep 30, 2020 1.21
Jun 30, 2020 1.17
Mar 31, 2020 -5.56
Dec 31, 2019 -1.77
Sep 30, 2019 0.43
Jun 30, 2019 0.64
Mar 31, 2019 1.93
Dec 31, 2018 0.48
Sep 30, 2018 0.60
Jun 30, 2018 0.47
Mar 31, 2018 1.84
Dec 31, 2017 0.39
Sep 30, 2017 -0.80
Jun 30, 2017 0.45
Mar 31, 2017 -24.42
Dec 31, 2016 0.41
Sep 30, 2016 0.50
Jun 30, 2016 1.06
Mar 31, 2016 0.68
Dec 31, 2015 0.34
Sep 30, 2015 0.42
Jun 30, 2015 0.54
Mar 31, 2015 0.62
Dec 31, 2014 -0.83
Sep 30, 2014 0.32
Jun 30, 2014 0.67
Mar 31, 2014 0.60
Dec 31, 2013 0.49
Sep 30, 2013 0.35
Jun 30, 2013 0.69
Mar 31, 2013 0.66
Dec 31, 2012 -3.60
Sep 30, 2012 0.47
Jun 30, 2012 0.51
Mar 31, 2012 0.70
Dec 31, 2011 -1.30
Sep 30, 2011 0.28
Jun 30, 2011 0.47
Mar 31, 2011 0.84
Dec 31, 2010 -1.19
Sep 30, 2010 0.52
Jun 30, 2010 0.40
Mar 31, 2010 1.16
Dec 31, 2009 0.48
Sep 30, 2009 -1.31
Jun 30, 2009 2.09
Mar 31, 2009 1.68