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

Merck (MRK) reported Net Cash Flow of -$9.3 billion for Q1 2026, down 95.55% year-over-year from -$208.4 billion in Q1 2025, and down 158.09% quarter-over-quarter from -$3.6 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Merck (MRK) has 18 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$9.3 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$9.3 billion, down 95.55% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$3.7 billion (down 221.63% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $809.0 million, down 87.93% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow eased to -$9.3 billion in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, 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.
  • A 5-year average of -$154.9 million and a median of -$1.0 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Net Cash Flow plunged 712.35% in 2023, then soared 245.29% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then slumped by 272.52% to -$1.9 billion in 2023, then soared by 48.46% to -$1.0 billion in 2024, then slumped by 258.23% to -$3.6 billion in 2025, then slumped by 158.09% to -$9.3 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MRK's Net Cash Flow at -$9.3 billion in Q1 2026, -$3.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $10.2 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn 210.32 Mn
2 Eli Lilly 983.57 Bn 978.29 Bn 16.22 Bn -2.05 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 553.56 Bn 531.50 Bn 15.96 Bn 2.00 Bn
4 AbbVie 383.35 Bn 374.00 Bn 10.78 Bn 4.17 Bn
5 Merck 281.71 Bn 276.06 Bn 12.09 Bn -9.27 Bn
6 Amgen 182.20 Bn 170.16 Bn 5.87 Bn 2.91 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 153.71 Bn 145.98 Bn 5.52 Bn 75.00 Mn
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn 544.00 Mn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn -587.00 Mn
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -9.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -9.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.59 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 10.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 10.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.03 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -4.74 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -4.74 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.78 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.95 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.95 Bn