Merck MRK
NYSE MRK
$146.77 -0.36 (-0.24%)
At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Merck (MRK) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Merck's (MRK) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $4.5 billion in Q2 2026, up 77.03% year-over-year from $2.5 billion in Q2 2025, and up 52.96% quarter-over-quarter from $2.9 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Merck (MRK) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck (MRK) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $4.5 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 77.03% year-over-year to $4.5 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $16.1 billion, a 9.11% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $12.4 billion, down 31.7% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $4.5 billion for Q2 2026 at Merck, up from $2.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $8.5 billion in Q3 2024 and troughed at -$743.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $3.4 billion and a median of $3.1 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow soared 2290.51% in 2022 and tumbled 122.65% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $3.3 billion in 2022, then plunged by 122.65% to -$743.0 million in 2023, then soared by 438.22% to $2.5 billion in 2024, then declined by 27.42% to $1.8 billion in 2025, then surged by 145.45% to $4.5 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $4.5 billion (Q2 2026), $2.9 billion (Q1 2026), and $1.8 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 650.65 Bn 629.89 Bn 17.26 Bn 7.30 Bn
2 AbbVie 466.34 Bn 459.82 Bn 12.70 Bn 3.11 Bn
3 Merck 362.11 Bn 355.02 Bn 12.21 Bn 4.48 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 267.81 Bn 260.52 Bn 11.24 Bn 6.20 Bn
5 Pfizer 157.31 Bn 145.91 Bn 10.94 Bn 302.00 Mn
6 Bristol Myers Squibb 128.75 Bn 117.69 Bn 9.25 Bn 3.09 Bn
7 Sanofi 51.80 Bn 44.84 Bn 10.79 Bn 3.44 Bn
8 Revolution Medicines 40.91 Bn 40.91 Bn - -389.61 Mn
9 BeOne Medicines 39.65 Bn 34.55 Bn 1.53 Bn 437.80 Mn
10 Incyte 25.18 Bn 20.65 Bn 1.57 Bn 495.25 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 4.48 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.93 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.82 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 6.84 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.53 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 8.51 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 4.85 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -743.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 6.82 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.74 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 332.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 3.28 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 4.48 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 3.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 3.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 3.89 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 3.63 Bn