Growth Metrics

Merck (MRK) Long-Term Debt Issuances (2010 - 2025)

Merck (MRK) reported Long-Term Debt Issuances of $7.9 billion for Q4 2025, up 32.81% on a QoQ basis from $6.0 billion in Q3 2025.

Merck (MRK) has 11 years of Long-Term Debt Issuances data on file, last reported at $7.9 billion in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Long-Term Debt Issuances changed N/A year-over-year to $7.9 billion in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $13.9 billion (up 173587.5% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $13.9 billion, up 285.66% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Debt Issuances rose to $7.9 billion in Q4 2025 per MRK's latest filing, from $6.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Long-Term Debt Issuances topped out at $7.9 billion in Q4 2021 and bottomed at -$7.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • The 4-year median for Long-Term Debt Issuances is $6.0 billion (2025), against an average of $4.4 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Long-Term Debt Issuances soared 85.71%; it then jumped 596300.0% in 2025.
  • Tracing MRK's Long-Term Debt Issuances over 4 years: stood at $7.9 billion in 2021, then plunged by 100.09% to -$7.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 85.71% to -$1.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 791900.0% to $7.9 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MRK Long-Term Debt Issuances figures stand at $7.9 billion (Q4 2025), $6.0 billion (Q3 2025), and -$1.0 million (Q3 2024).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Long-Term Debt Issuances (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 -
3 Johnson & Johnson 539.46 Bn 517.41 Bn 15.96 Bn -
4 AbbVie 376.92 Bn 367.57 Bn 10.78 Bn 7.99 Bn
5 Merck 285.00 Bn 279.35 Bn 12.09 Bn -
6 Amgen 177.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 5.87 Bn 3.96 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 163.22 Bn 155.50 Bn 5.52 Bn -
8 Pfizer 145.86 Bn 133.09 Bn -1.21 Bn -
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 111.90 Bn 101.44 Bn 8.07 Bn -
10 Gsk 88.34 Bn 83.66 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 7.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 7.92 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 5.96 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 5.96 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -7.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -7.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 7.94 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 7.94 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 -26.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -26.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 4.45 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 4.45 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 4.96 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 4.96 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 1.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 1.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 8.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 8.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -2.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -2.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -1.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -1.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 7.94 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 7.94 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 3.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 3.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 1.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 1.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 58.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 58.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 2.50 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 2.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 1.99 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 1.99 Bn