Growth Metrics

Merck (MRK) Other Working Capital Changes (2016 - 2025)

Merck (MRK) has disclosed Other Working Capital Changes for 17 consecutive years, with -$1.4 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Other Working Capital Changes fell 240.91% to -$1.4 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $3.3 billion through Dec 2025, up 133.55% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $3.3 billion for FY2025, 133.55% up from the prior year.
  • Other Working Capital Changes for Q4 2025 was -$1.4 billion at Merck, down from -$1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Other Working Capital Changes was $3.7 billion in Q1 2025, with the low at -$2.6 billion in Q3 2024.
  • Average Other Working Capital Changes over 5 years is $513.4 million, with a median of $575.5 million recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Other Working Capital Changes surged 228.03% in 2021, then crashed 1031.43% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Other Working Capital Changes stood at -$2.0 billion in 2021, then surged by 52.75% to -$962.0 million in 2022, then surged by 96.36% to -$35.0 million in 2023, then plummeted by 1031.43% to -$396.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 240.91% to -$1.4 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Other Working Capital Changes over the past three periods came in at -$1.4 billion, -$1.3 billion, and $2.3 billion for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.