Merck MRK
NYSE MRK
$146.77 -0.36 (-0.24%)
At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Merck (MRK) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Merck's (MRK) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at $1.5 billion in Q2 2026, up 248.11% year-over-year from $439.5 million in Q2 2025, and up 116.5% quarter-over-quarter from -$9.3 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Merck (MRK) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck (MRK) has reported Net Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $1.5 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Cash Flow rose 248.11% year-over-year to $1.5 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$1.2 billion, a 69.15% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $809.0 million, down 87.93% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was $1.5 billion for Q2 2026 at Merck, up from -$9.3 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.
  • A 5-year average of -$61.3 million and a median of -$250.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow sank 712.35% in 2023 and jumped 248.11% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Net Cash Flow stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 272.52% to -$1.9 billion in 2023, then surged by 48.46% to -$1.0 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 258.23% to -$3.6 billion in 2025, then soared by 142.58% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at $1.5 billion (Q2 2026), -$9.3 billion (Q1 2026), and -$3.6 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 650.65 Bn 629.89 Bn 17.26 Bn -1.27 Bn
2 AbbVie 466.34 Bn 459.82 Bn 12.70 Bn -2.82 Bn
3 Merck 362.11 Bn 355.02 Bn 12.21 Bn 1.53 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 267.81 Bn 260.52 Bn 11.24 Bn 757.00 Mn
5 Pfizer 157.31 Bn 145.91 Bn 10.94 Bn -722.00 Mn
6 Bristol Myers Squibb 128.75 Bn 117.69 Bn 9.25 Bn -851.00 Mn
7 Sanofi 51.80 Bn 44.84 Bn 10.79 Bn 918.27 Mn
8 Revolution Medicines 40.91 Bn 40.91 Bn - 374.50 Mn
9 BeOne Medicines 39.65 Bn 34.55 Bn 1.53 Bn 407.41 Mn
10 Incyte 25.18 Bn 20.65 Bn 1.57 Bn 521.33 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.53 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -9.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.59 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 10.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -4.74 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.95 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 3.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -3.98 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -3.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.94 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.45 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 502.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.75 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.46 Bn