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

Merck (MRK) Long-Term Investments (2009 - 2026)

Merck's (MRK) quarterly Long-Term Investments came in at $1.2 billion in Q2 2026, up 57.88% year-over-year from $774.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 10.59% quarter-over-quarter from $1.1 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Merck (MRK) Long-Term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck (MRK) has reported Long-Term Investments for 18 consecutive years, with $1.2 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Long-Term Investments rose 57.88% year-over-year to $1.2 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $1.2 billion, a 57.88% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $956.0 million, up 106.48% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Investments was $1.2 billion for Q2 2026 at Merck, up from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Long-Term Investments peaked at $1.3 billion in Q3 2023 and troughed at $238.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $782.2 million and a median of $865.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Long-Term Investments.
  • Across the five-year window, Long-Term Investments soared 410.08% in 2023 and sank 78.29% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Long-Term Investments stood at $1.0 billion in 2022, then slumped by 75.17% to $252.0 million in 2023, then soared by 83.73% to $463.0 million in 2024, then surged by 106.48% to $956.0 million in 2025, then grew by 27.82% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Long-Term Investments figures came in at $1.2 billion (Q2 2026), $1.1 billion (Q1 2026), and $956.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Long-Term Investments (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 650.65 Bn 629.89 Bn 17.26 Bn -
2 AbbVie 466.34 Bn 459.82 Bn 12.70 Bn 266.00 Mn
3 Merck 362.11 Bn 355.02 Bn 12.21 Bn 1.22 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 267.81 Bn 260.52 Bn 11.24 Bn 69.00 Mn
5 Pfizer 157.31 Bn 145.91 Bn 10.94 Bn 1.56 Bn
6 Bristol Myers Squibb 128.75 Bn 117.69 Bn 9.25 Bn 397.00 Mn
7 Sanofi 51.80 Bn 44.84 Bn 10.79 Bn 3.73 Bn
8 Revolution Medicines 40.91 Bn 40.91 Bn - -
9 BeOne Medicines 39.65 Bn 34.55 Bn 1.53 Bn -
10 Incyte 25.18 Bn 20.65 Bn 1.57 Bn 345.03 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.22 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 956.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 774.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 616.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 463.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 575.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 357.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 280.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 252.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 1.31 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 984.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 238.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 316.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 370.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 435.00 Mn