Merck MRK
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Merck (MRK) Intangibles (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) posted quarterly Intangibles of $25.7 billion for Q1 2026, up 63.38% year-over-year from $15.8 billion in Q1 2025, and down 3.51% quarter-over-quarter from $26.7 billion in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) Intangibles (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck (MRK) has reported Intangibles for 18 consecutive years, with $25.7 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Intangibles rose 63.38% year-over-year to $25.7 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $25.7 billion (up 63.38% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $26.7 billion, up 62.99% from the prior year.
  • Intangibles retreated to $25.7 billion in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from $26.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Intangibles topped out at $26.7 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $15.2 billion in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Intangibles has averaged $19.4 billion across 5 years, with a median of $19.2 billion in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Intangibles soared 65.15% — and 2023, when it retreated 13.75%.
  • Merck's Intangibles stood at $20.3 billion in 2022, then slipped by 11.14% to $18.0 billion in 2023, then retreated by 9.11% to $16.4 billion in 2024, then surged by 62.99% to $26.7 billion in 2025, then declined by 3.51% to $25.7 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MRK's Intangibles at $25.7 billion in Q1 2026, $26.7 billion in Q4 2025, and $15.3 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Intangibles (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 652.20 Bn 631.44 Bn 17.26 Bn 48.23 Bn
2 AbbVie 469.51 Bn 462.94 Bn 12.70 Bn 49.14 Bn
3 Merck 376.81 Bn 369.67 Bn 12.21 Bn 24.98 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 303.04 Bn 295.35 Bn 11.24 Bn 42.07 Bn
5 Astrazeneca 257.61 Bn 252.71 Bn 12.86 Bn 37.72 Bn
6 Amgen 237.37 Bn 223.38 Bn 7.24 Bn 20.49 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 181.73 Bn 178.55 Bn 6.22 Bn 14.03 Bn
8 Pfizer 159.66 Bn 147.96 Bn 10.94 Bn 47.05 Bn
9 Gsk 106.24 Bn 102.07 Bn 8.24 Bn 22.54 Bn
10 Sanofi 55.07 Bn 47.69 Bn 10.79 Bn 30.64 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 24.98 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 25.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 26.68 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 15.31 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 15.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 15.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 16.37 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 17.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 16.98 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 17.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 18.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 19.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 19.67 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 19.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 20.27 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 21.37 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 22.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 23.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 22.93 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 13.38 Bn