Growth Metrics

Merck (MRK) Net Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Merck has reported Net Cash Flow over the past 18 years, most recently at -$9.3 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Cash Flow fell 95.55% to -$9.3 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$3.7 billion through Mar 2026, down 221.63% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $809.0 million for FY2025, 87.93% down from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was -$9.3 billion for Q1 2026 at Merck, down from -$3.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Cash Flow peaked at $10.2 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$9.3 billion in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is -$1.0 billion (2024), against an average of -$154.9 million.
  • Year-over-year, Net Cash Flow plummeted 712.35% in 2023 and then soared 245.29% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then crashed by 272.52% to -$1.9 billion in 2023, then soared by 48.46% to -$1.0 billion in 2024, then crashed by 258.23% to -$3.6 billion in 2025, then plummeted by 158.09% to -$9.3 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MRK's Net Cash Flow are -$9.3 billion (Q1 2026), -$3.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $10.2 billion (Q3 2025).