Merck (MRK) Payables (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) posted quarterly Payables of $6.0 billion for Q1 2026, up 2.47% YoY from $5.9 billion in Q1 2025, and down 8.22% sequentially from $6.5 billion in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck has disclosed Payables across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $6.0 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Payables rose 2.47% year-over-year to $6.0 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $6.0 billion (up 2.47% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $6.5 billion, up 6.18% from the prior year.
  • Payables slipped to $6.0 billion in Q1 2026, from $6.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Payables for MRK reached as high as $6.5 billion in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $5.1 billion in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Payables is $5.6 billion (2023), against an average of $5.7 billion.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Payables dropped 5.56% — and 2025, when it gained 11.15%.
  • A 5-year view of Payables shows it stood at $6.1 billion in 2022, then retreated by 3.92% to $5.9 billion in 2023, then rose by 4.33% to $6.2 billion in 2024, then climbed by 6.18% to $6.5 billion in 2025, then slipped by 8.22% to $6.0 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Payables over the past three periods registered $6.0 billion, $6.5 billion, and $6.2 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Payables (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 5.03 Bn
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 27.92 Bn
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 33.77 Bn
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn -22.55 Bn
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn 6.01 Bn
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 2.94 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 645.00 Mn
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn 4.51 Bn
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn 358.50 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 6.01 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 6.54 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 6.19 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 5.95 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 5.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 6.16 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 5.57 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 5.52 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 5.91 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 5.39 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 5.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 5.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 6.15 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 5.14 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 5.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 5.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 6.38 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 5.03 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 5.56 Bn