Merck (MRK) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Merck (MRK) reported Payables of $5.96 billion for Q2 2026, up 0.2% from $5.95 billion a year earlier but down 0.8% from the prior quarter.
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Merck (MRK) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Merck posted Payables of $6.54 billion, up 6.2% from FY2024.
- Payables has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Payables came in at $6.16 billion in FY2024 (+4.3%), $5.91 billion in FY2023 (-3.9%), $6.15 billion in FY2022 (-3.6%) and $6.38 billion in FY2021 (+6.3%).
- Five-year quarterly Payables spans a low of $5.03 billion in Q3 2021 and a high of $6.54 billion in Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Payables has now increased in each of the last nine quarters, with growth averaging 5.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Payables in five years was Q3 2025 (growth of 11.2%); the low point was Q2 2022 (a decline of 5.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $6.01 billion (Q1 2026), $6.54 billion (Q4 2025) and $6.19 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,133.43 Bn | 1,102.02 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 6.11 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 615.31 Bn | 533.83 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 20.92 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 505.93 Bn | 479.05 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 33.30 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 367.07 Bn | 321.44 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 5.96 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 297.69 Bn | 261.68 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 4.26 Bn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 261.59 Bn | 235.28 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 22.89 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 236.28 Bn | 191.68 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 2.87 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 190.31 Bn | 164.51 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 674.00 Mn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 170.69 Bn | 117.33 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 7.03 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 130.78 Bn | 102.79 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 429.50 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.96 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
Merck Payables 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=payables&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();