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

Merck (MRK) reported Long-Term Investments of $1.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 343.78% year-over-year from $249.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 15.59% quarter-over-quarter from $956.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Merck (MRK) has 18 years of Long-Term Investments data on file, last reported at $1.1 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Long-Term Investments for Q1 2026 came in at $1.1 billion, up 343.78% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.1 billion (up 343.78% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $956.0 million, up 106.48% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Investments advanced to $1.1 billion in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from $956.0 million 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 $635.0 million and a median of $622.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Long-Term Investments.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Long-Term Investments plunged 75.17% in 2023, then jumped 343.78% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Long-Term Investments shows it stood at $1.0 billion in 2022, then sank by 75.17% to $252.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 83.73% to $463.0 million in 2024, then soared by 106.48% to $956.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 15.59% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MRK's Long-Term Investments at $1.1 billion in Q1 2026, $956.0 million in Q4 2025, and $1.1 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Long-Term Investments (Qtr)
1 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn 133.47 Mn
2 Eli Lilly 983.57 Bn 978.29 Bn 16.22 Bn 3.12 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 553.56 Bn 531.50 Bn 15.96 Bn -
4 AbbVie 383.35 Bn 374.00 Bn 10.78 Bn 268.00 Mn
5 Merck 281.71 Bn 276.06 Bn 12.09 Bn 1.11 Bn
6 Amgen 182.20 Bn 170.16 Bn 5.87 Bn -
7 Gilead Sciences 153.71 Bn 145.98 Bn 5.52 Bn 983.00 Mn
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn 1.63 Bn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn 366.00 Mn
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 Bn - 100.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 249.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 463.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 328.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 278.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 396.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 252.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 1.31 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 622.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 725.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 655.00 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
Jun 30, 2021 411.00 Mn