Merck (MRK) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Merck's Profit After Tax came in at -$1.34 billion for Q2 2026, compared with $4.43 billion a year earlier.
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Merck (MRK) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Merck reported Profit After Tax of $3.17 billion, down 80.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $18.26 billion, up 6.6% from FY2024.
- Profit After Tax carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 32.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Profit After Tax was $17.13 billion in FY2024, $377 million in FY2023 (-97.4%), $14.53 billion in FY2022 (+17.5%) and $12.36 billion in FY2021 (+173.2%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Profit After Tax is -$5.97 billion (Q2 2023) to $5.79 billion (Q3 2025).
- Year-over-year, Profit After Tax increased in two of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 3.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Profit After Tax over five years came in Q2 2022 (growth of 225.3%), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a decline of 34.4%).
- Business Quant data shows MRK's Profit After Tax at -$4.24 billion (Q1 2026), $2.96 billion (Q4 2025) and $5.79 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,122.91 Bn | 1,091.50 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 7.10 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 615.09 Bn | 533.62 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 5.53 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 504.75 Bn | 477.86 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 3.62 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 360.18 Bn | 314.55 Bn | 12.21 Bn | -1.34 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 292.05 Bn | 256.04 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 3.26 Bn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 256.09 Bn | 229.78 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 233.63 Bn | 189.02 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 2.38 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 194.49 Bn | 168.69 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -10.50 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 168.35 Bn | 114.99 Bn | 10.94 Bn | -246.00 Mn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 126.70 Bn | 98.70 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.79 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.46 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.23 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.75 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -5.97 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.95 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.82 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.57 Bn |
API Access
Merck Profit After Tax 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=profit-after-tax&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "profit-after-tax", "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=profit-after-tax&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();