Growth Metrics

Merck (MRK) Shares Outstanding (2016 - 2026)

Merck has reported Shares Outstanding over the past 18 years, most recently at $3.6 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Outstanding changed 0.0% to $3.6 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $3.6 billion through Mar 2026, 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 was $3.6 billion for Q1 2026 at Merck, roughly flat from $3.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Shares Outstanding peaked at $3.6 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at $3.6 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Outstanding is $3.6 billion (2022), against an average of $3.6 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding changed 0.0% in 2022 and then increased 0.0% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Outstanding shows it stood at $3.6 billion in 2022, then changed by 0.0% to $3.6 billion in 2023, then changed by 0.0% to $3.6 billion in 2024, then increased by 0.0% to $3.6 billion in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to $3.6 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MRK's Shares Outstanding are $3.6 billion (Q1 2026), $3.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.6 billion (Q3 2025).