Growth Metrics

Merck (MRK) Shares Outstanding (2016 - 2025)

Merck (MRK) has disclosed Shares Outstanding for 17 consecutive years, with $3.6 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Shares Outstanding changed 0.0% to $3.6 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $3.6 billion through Dec 2025, changed 0.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $3.6 billion for FY2025, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding for Q4 2025 was $3.6 billion at Merck, roughly flat from $3.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Shares Outstanding was $3.6 billion in Q4 2024, with the low at $3.6 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Average Shares Outstanding over 5 years is $3.6 billion, with a median of $3.6 billion recorded in 2021.
  • Peak annual rise in Shares Outstanding hit 241.64% in 2021, while the deepest fall reached 0.0% in 2021.
  • Over 5 years, Shares Outstanding stood at $3.6 billion in 2021, then changed by 0.0% to $3.6 billion in 2022, then changed by 0.0% to $3.6 billion in 2023, then grew by 0.0% to $3.6 billion in 2024, then changed by 0.0% to $3.6 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding over the past three periods came in at $3.6 billion, $3.6 billion, and $3.6 billion for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.