Growth Metrics

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% on a QoQ basis from $956.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

  • Quarterly Long-Term Investments rose 343.78% year-over-year to $1.1 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.1 billion (up 343.78% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $956.0 million, up 106.48% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Investments climbed to $1.1 billion in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from $956.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Long-Term Investments topped out at $1.3 billion in Q3 2023 and bottomed at $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.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Long-Term Investments slumped 75.17%; it then surged 343.78% in 2026.
  • Tracing MRK's Long-Term Investments over 5 years: stood at $1.0 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 75.17% to $252.0 million in 2023, then surged by 83.73% to $463.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 106.48% to $956.0 million in 2025, then rose by 15.59% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MRK Long-Term Investments figures stand at $1.1 billion (Q1 2026), $956.0 million (Q4 2025), and $1.1 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Long-Term Investments (Qtr)
1 Novartis Ag 107,124,802.25 Bn 107,124,802.25 Bn - 100.00 Mn
2 Eli Lilly 969.00 Bn 963.72 Bn 16.22 Bn 3.12 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 539.46 Bn 517.41 Bn 15.96 Bn -
4 AbbVie 376.92 Bn 367.57 Bn 10.78 Bn 268.00 Mn
5 Merck 285.00 Bn 279.35 Bn 12.09 Bn 1.11 Bn
6 Amgen 177.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 5.87 Bn -
7 Gilead Sciences 163.22 Bn 155.50 Bn 5.52 Bn 983.00 Mn
8 Pfizer 145.86 Bn 133.09 Bn -1.21 Bn 1.63 Bn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 111.90 Bn 101.44 Bn 8.07 Bn 366.00 Mn
10 Gsk 88.34 Bn 83.66 Bn - -

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
Mar 31, 2021 544.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 33.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 1.37 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 1.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 555.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 1.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 2.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 3.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 5.62 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 6.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 7.61 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 10.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 11.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 12.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 12.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 12.14 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 11.90 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 11.42 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 11.66 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 11.88 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 12.55 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 13.04 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 13.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 13.33 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 13.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 13.52 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 13.49 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 12.62 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 11.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 9.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 9.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 8.56 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 215.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 7.31 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 209.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 4.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 3.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 4.69 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 2.42 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 2.18 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 2.08 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 2.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 2.14 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 2.05 Bn
Mar 31, 2010 2.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 432.00 Mn