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

Merck (MRK) posted quarterly Long-Term Investments of $1.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 343.78% YoY from $249.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 15.59% sequentially from $956.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Merck has disclosed Long-Term Investments across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $1.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Long-Term Investments rose 343.78% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.1 billion (up 343.78% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $956.0 million, up 106.48% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Investments improved to $1.1 billion in Q1 2026, from $956.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Long-Term Investments for MRK reached as high as $1.3 billion in Q3 2023 and fell as low as $238.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Long-Term Investments is $622.0 million (2023), against an average of $635.0 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Long-Term Investments slumped 75.17% — and 2026, when it jumped 343.78%.
  • A 5-year view of Long-Term Investments shows it stood at $1.0 billion in 2022, then tumbled 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.
  • According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Investments over the past three periods registered $1.1 billion, $956.0 million, and $1.1 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Long-Term Investments (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 3.12 Bn
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn -
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 268.00 Mn
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn -12.00 Mn
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn 1.11 Bn
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn -
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 983.00 Mn
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn 1.63 Bn
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -24.00 Mn
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn 465.60 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