Merck (MRK) Inventory Average (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) posted quarterly Inventory Average of $6.6 billion for Q1 2026, up 6.76% YoY from $6.2 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed sequentially from $6.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) Inventory Average (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck has disclosed Inventory Average across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $6.6 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Inventory Average rose 6.76% year-over-year to $6.6 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $6.6 billion (up 6.76% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $6.4 billion, up 2.41% from the prior year.
  • Inventory Average held at $6.6 billion in Q1 2026, from $6.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Inventory Average for MRK reached as high as $6.6 billion in Q1 2026 and fell as low as $5.6 billion in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Inventory Average is $6.2 billion (2024), against an average of $6.2 billion.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Inventory Average fell 4.97% — and 2024, when it increased 10.06%.
  • A 5-year view of Inventory Average shows it stood at $5.8 billion in 2022, then advanced by 8.36% to $6.2 billion in 2023, then fell by 1.09% to $6.2 billion in 2024, then rose by 6.06% to $6.6 billion in 2025, then climbed by 0.27% to $6.6 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Inventory Average over the past three periods registered $6.6 billion, $6.6 billion, and $6.5 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory Avg. (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 14.14 Bn
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 14.39 Bn
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 5.00 Bn
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn 6.56 Bn
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn 6.57 Bn
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 6.21 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 1.84 Bn
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn 10.66 Bn
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn 2.06 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 6.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 6.55 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 6.52 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 6.40 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 6.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 6.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 6.36 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 6.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 6.43 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 6.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 6.03 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 5.90 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 5.89 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 5.76 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 5.57 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 5.65 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 5.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 5.78 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 5.55 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 5.95 Bn