Merck MRK
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:01 PM EDT

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

Merck (MRK) posted quarterly 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 reported Long-Term Investments for 18 consecutive years, with $1.1 billion the latest figure, recorded in 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 rose 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.
  • Historically, Long-Term Investments has averaged $635.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $622.0 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Long-Term Investments plunged 75.17% — and 2026, when it jumped 343.78%.
  • Merck's Long-Term Investments stood at $1.0 billion in 2022, then slumped 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 climbed 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 Johnson & Johnson 652.20 Bn 631.44 Bn 17.26 Bn -
2 AbbVie 469.51 Bn 462.94 Bn 12.70 Bn 266.00 Mn
3 Merck 376.81 Bn 369.67 Bn 12.21 Bn 1.22 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 303.04 Bn 295.35 Bn 11.24 Bn 69.00 Mn
5 Astrazeneca 257.61 Bn 252.71 Bn 12.86 Bn 297.00 Mn
6 Amgen 237.37 Bn 223.38 Bn 7.24 Bn -
7 Gilead Sciences 181.73 Bn 178.55 Bn 6.22 Bn -
8 Pfizer 159.66 Bn 147.96 Bn 10.94 Bn 1.56 Bn
9 Gsk 106.24 Bn 102.07 Bn 8.24 Bn 135.51 Mn
10 Sanofi 55.07 Bn 47.69 Bn 10.79 Bn 3.73 Bn

Historic Data

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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 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