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

Merck (MRK) reported 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 18 years of Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability data on file, last reported at $1.5 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability for Q1 2026 came in at $1.5 billion, up 6.03% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.5 billion (up 6.03% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.4 billion, down 52.91% from the prior year.
  • Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability improved to $1.5 billion in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability peaked at $3.1 billion in Q1 2022 and troughed at $864.0 million in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $1.7 billion and a median of $1.4 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability soared 155.07% in 2022, then slumped 66.51% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability shows it stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then jumped by 64.79% to $3.0 billion in 2023, then increased by 3.31% to $3.1 billion in 2024, then plunged by 52.91% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then rose 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 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn
2 Eli Lilly 983.57 Bn 978.29 Bn 16.22 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 553.56 Bn 531.50 Bn 15.96 Bn
4 AbbVie 383.35 Bn 374.00 Bn 10.78 Bn
5 Merck 281.71 Bn 276.06 Bn 12.09 Bn
6 Amgen 182.20 Bn 170.16 Bn 5.87 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 153.71 Bn 145.98 Bn 5.52 Bn
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 Bn -

Historic Data

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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 3.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 3.06 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
Dec 31, 2023 2.96 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.96 Bn