Merck (MRK) Long-Term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Merck (MRK) posted Long-Term Investments of $1.22 billion for Q2 2026, up 57.9% from $774 million a year earlier and up 10.6% from the prior quarter.
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Merck (MRK) Long-Term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Merck's Long-Term Investments came in at $956 million, up 106.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Long-Term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Merck's Long-Term Investments was $463 million in FY2024 (+83.7%), $252 million in FY2023 (-75.2%), $1.02 billion in FY2022 (+174.3%) and $370 million in FY2021 (-52.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Long-Term Investments since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Investments has increased in each of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 75.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Investments in the past five years was Q2 2023, with growth of 410.1%; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a decline of 78.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Investments for the three prior quarters was $1.11 billion (Q1 2026), $956 million (Q4 2025) and $1.12 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Long-Term Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,109.58 Bn | 1,078.16 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 3.86 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 630.16 Bn | 548.69 Bn | 17.26 Bn | - |
| 3 | AbbVie | 488.57 Bn | 461.73 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 266.00 Mn |
| 4 | Merck | 359.15 Bn | 313.58 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 274.32 Bn | 238.71 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 69.00 Mn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 246.73 Bn | 220.50 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 297.00 Mn |
| 7 | Amgen | 224.28 Bn | 179.68 Bn | 7.24 Bn | - |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 187.60 Bn | 161.71 Bn | 6.22 Bn | - |
| 9 | Pfizer | 161.13 Bn | 108.08 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 1.56 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 129.23 Bn | 101.23 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 5.79 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
API Access
Merck Long-Term Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-investments&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-investments", "ticker": "MRK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-investments&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();