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Merck (MRK) Shares Repurchased (2016 - 2026)

Merck has reported Shares Repurchased over the past 16 years, most recently at $874.0 million for Q1 2026.

Quarterly Shares Repurchased fell 24.91% to $874.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $4.8 billion through Mar 2026, up 104.17% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $5.1 billion for FY2025, 289.28% up from the prior year.
Shares Repurchased was $874.0 million for Q1 2026 at Merck, down from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
Over five years, Shares Repurchased peaked at $1.3 billion in Q2 2025 and troughed at $122.0 million in Q1 2024.
The 4-year median for Shares Repurchased is $466.0 million (2023), against an average of $662.3 million.
Year-over-year, Shares Repurchased dropped 25.74% in 2024 and then surged 854.1% in 2025.
A 4-year view of Shares Repurchased shows it stood at $393.0 million in 2023, then grew by 24.43% to $489.0 million in 2024, then surged by 156.03% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 30.19% to $874.0 million in 2026.
Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MRK's Shares Repurchased are $874.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.3 billion (Q3 2025).