Merck (MRK) Other Operating Expenses (2010 - 2011)
Merck (MRK) posted Other Operating Expenses of $9.74 billion for Q2 2026, up 140.6% from $4.05 billion a year earlier but down 22.6% from the prior quarter.
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Merck (MRK) Other Operating Expenses (2010 - 2011) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Other Operating Expenses at Merck was $30.45 billion, up 68.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $15.73 billion, down 12.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Other Operating Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Merck's Other Operating Expenses was $17.9 billion in FY2024, -$792 million in FY2023, $11.8 billion in FY2022 (-1.2%) and $11.94 billion in FY2021 (+2.3%).
- Quarterly Other Operating Expenses has run from a low of $2.45 billion in Q3 2021 to a high of $13.32 billion in Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Other Operating Expenses increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 53.3%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Other Operating Expenses in the past five years was Q2 2023, with growth of 376.1%; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a decline of 73.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Other Operating Expenses for the three prior quarters was $12.59 billion (Q1 2026), $3.89 billion (Q4 2025) and $4.23 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,221.09 Bn | 1,194.71 Bn | 20.46 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 656.38 Bn | 576.24 Bn | 17.30 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 510.79 Bn | 478.80 Bn | 13.12 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 363.00 Bn | 317.38 Bn | 12.21 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 313.89 Bn | 287.12 Bn | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 290.02 Bn | 263.91 Bn | 13.26 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 249.59 Bn | 204.98 Bn | 7.24 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 208.15 Bn | 183.26 Bn | 6.73 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 170.74 Bn | 118.10 Bn | 12.56 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 137.20 Bn | 109.19 Bn | 2.91 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2011 | -1.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 500.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -950.00 Mn |
API Access
Merck Other Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-operating-expenses&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-operating-expenses", "ticker": "MRK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-operating-expenses&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();