Growth Metrics

Merck (MRK) Profit After Tax (2016 - 2026)

Merck has reported Profit After Tax over the past 18 years, most recently at -$4.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Profit After Tax fell 183.48% to -$4.2 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $8.9 billion through Mar 2026, down 48.74% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $18.3 billion for FY2025, 6.7% up from the prior year.
  • Profit After Tax was -$4.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Merck, down from $3.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Profit After Tax peaked at $5.8 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$6.0 billion in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Profit After Tax is $3.7 billion (2024), against an average of $2.7 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Profit After Tax crashed 251.5% in 2023 and then surged 407.08% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Profit After Tax shows it stood at $3.0 billion in 2022, then crashed by 140.24% to -$1.2 billion in 2023, then surged by 407.08% to $3.7 billion in 2024, then decreased by 20.55% to $3.0 billion in 2025, then crashed by 243.15% to -$4.2 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MRK's Profit After Tax are -$4.2 billion (Q1 2026), $3.0 billion (Q4 2025), and $5.8 billion (Q3 2025).