Growth Metrics

Merck (MRK) Shares Repurchased (2016 - 2025)

Merck (MRK) has disclosed Shares Repurchased for 15 consecutive years, with $1.3 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Shares Repurchased rose 156.03% to $1.3 billion in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $5.1 billion, a 289.28% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $5.1 billion, up 289.28% from a year prior.
  • Shares Repurchased was $1.3 billion for Q4 2025 at Merck, down from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Repurchased ranged from a high of $1.3 billion in Q2 2025 to a low of $18.0 million in Q4 2021.
  • A 4-year average of $571.7 million and a median of $444.0 million in 2024 define the central range for Shares Repurchased.
  • Peak YoY movement for Shares Repurchased: dropped 25.74% in 2024, then surged 854.1% in 2025.
  • Merck's Shares Repurchased stood at $18.0 million in 2021, then soared by 2083.33% to $393.0 million in 2023, then increased by 24.43% to $489.0 million in 2024, then soared by 156.03% to $1.3 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MRK's Shares Repurchased are $1.3 billion (Q4 2025), $1.3 billion (Q3 2025), and $1.3 billion (Q2 2025).