Merck MRK
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Merck (MRK) Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) posted quarterly Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability of $1.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 6.03% year-over-year from $1.4 billion in Q1 2025, and up 3.82% quarter-over-quarter from $1.4 billion in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck (MRK) has reported Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability for 18 consecutive years, with $1.5 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability rose 6.03% year-over-year to $1.5 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.5 billion (up 6.03% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.4 billion, up 3.75% from the prior year.
  • Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability advanced to $1.5 billion in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability topped out at $3.1 billion in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $864.0 million in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability has averaged $1.6 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.4 billion in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability soared 155.07% — and 2023, when it slumped 66.51%.
  • Merck's Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then surged by 64.79% to $3.0 billion in 2023, then slumped by 53.11% to $1.4 billion in 2024, then rose by 3.75% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then gained by 3.82% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MRK's Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability at $1.5 billion in Q1 2026, $1.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.4 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 652.20 Bn 631.44 Bn 17.26 Bn
2 AbbVie 469.51 Bn 462.94 Bn 12.70 Bn
3 Merck 376.81 Bn 369.67 Bn 12.21 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 303.04 Bn 295.35 Bn 11.24 Bn
5 Astrazeneca 257.61 Bn 252.71 Bn 12.86 Bn
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
9 Gsk 106.24 Bn 102.07 Bn 8.24 Bn
10 Sanofi 55.07 Bn 47.69 Bn 10.79 Bn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 1.43 Bn
Jun 30, 2026 1.43 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.38 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.43 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.43 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.41 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.41 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 864.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 864.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 876.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 876.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 922.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 922.00 Mn