Growth Metrics

Merck (MRK) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) reported Research & Development of $12.6 billion for Q1 2026, up 247.75% year-over-year from $3.6 billion in Q1 2025, and up 8294.67% on a QoQ basis from $150.0 million in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $12.6 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 247.75% year-over-year to $12.6 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $21.0 billion (up 19.68% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $15.8 billion, down 11.98% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development rose to $12.6 billion in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from $150.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $13.3 billion in Q2 2023 and bottomed at $150.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $4.0 billion (2025), against an average of $4.9 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Research & Development surged 376.09%; it then slumped 96.73% in 2025.
  • Tracing MRK's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $3.8 billion in 2022, then jumped by 45.7% to $5.5 billion in 2023, then dropped by 16.65% to $4.6 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 96.73% to $150.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 8294.67% to $12.6 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MRK Research & Development figures stand at $12.6 billion (Q1 2026), $150.0 million (Q4 2025), and $4.2 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Novartis Ag 107,124,802.25 Bn 107,124,802.25 Bn - -
2 Eli Lilly 969.00 Bn 963.72 Bn 16.22 Bn 3.51 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 539.46 Bn 517.41 Bn 15.96 Bn 3.53 Bn
4 AbbVie 376.92 Bn 367.57 Bn 10.78 Bn 2.47 Bn
5 Merck 285.00 Bn 279.35 Bn 12.09 Bn 12.59 Bn
6 Amgen 177.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 5.87 Bn 1.72 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 163.22 Bn 155.50 Bn 5.52 Bn 1.37 Bn
8 Pfizer 145.86 Bn 133.09 Bn -1.21 Bn 2.49 Bn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 111.90 Bn 101.44 Bn 8.07 Bn 2.65 Bn
10 Gsk 88.34 Bn 83.66 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 12.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 150.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.23 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 4.05 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 3.62 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 4.58 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 5.86 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.99 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 5.50 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 3.31 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 13.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 4.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 3.78 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 4.40 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 2.80 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 2.58 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 3.07 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 2.45 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 4.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 2.41 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 5.79 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 622.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 2.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 2.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 2.40 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 3.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 2.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 1.93 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 2.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 2.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 2.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 1.40 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 2.32 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 4.41 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 1.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 1.83 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 4.79 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 1.66 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 2.15 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 1.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 1.80 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 1.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 1.67 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 1.74 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 2.28 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 1.66 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 1.66 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 1.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 1.84 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 1.66 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 2.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 1.91 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 2.22 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 1.92 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 2.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 1.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 2.42 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 1.95 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 1.94 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 2.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 4.56 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 2.32 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 2.18 Bn
Mar 31, 2010 2.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 1.97 Bn
Sep 30, 2009 1.25 Bn
Jun 30, 2009 1.40 Bn
Mar 31, 2009 1.22 Bn