Merck MRK
NYSE MRK
$144.70 -2.83 (-1.92%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Merck (MRK) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026)

Merck's (MRK) quarterly Short term Debt came in at $2.8 billion in Q2 2026, up 97.0% year-over-year from $1.4 billion in Q2 2025, and up 15.59% quarter-over-quarter from $2.4 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Merck (MRK) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck (MRK) has reported Short term Debt for 18 consecutive years, with $2.8 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Short term Debt rose 97.0% year-over-year to $2.8 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $2.8 billion, a 97.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $2.6 billion, down 2.27% from the prior year.
  • Short term Debt was $2.8 billion for Q2 2026 at Merck, up from $2.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Short term Debt peaked at $3.1 billion in Q3 2024 and troughed at $887.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $2.2 billion and a median of $2.5 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Short term Debt.
  • Across the five-year window, Short term Debt sank 83.34% in 2022 and soared 255.02% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Short term Debt stood at $1.9 billion in 2022, then retreated by 29.5% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then jumped by 93.08% to $2.6 billion in 2024, then declined by 2.27% to $2.6 billion in 2025, then increased by 9.12% to $2.8 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Short term Debt figures came in at $2.8 billion (Q2 2026), $2.4 billion (Q1 2026), and $2.6 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 641.14 Bn 620.38 Bn 17.26 Bn
2 AbbVie 451.04 Bn 444.47 Bn 12.70 Bn
3 Merck 357.43 Bn 350.29 Bn 12.21 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 266.73 Bn 259.04 Bn 11.24 Bn
5 Pfizer 157.52 Bn 145.82 Bn 10.94 Bn
6 Sanofi 52.14 Bn 44.76 Bn 10.79 Bn
7 Revolution Medicines 42.88 Bn 42.88 Bn -
8 Incyte 24.70 Bn 20.16 Bn 1.57 Bn
9 United Therapeutics 21.47 Bn 18.80 Bn 683.80 Mn
10 Neurocrine Biosciences 15.82 Bn 15.43 Bn 935.80 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 2.83 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.59 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.41 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.43 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.36 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.65 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.08 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.37 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 887.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 2.84 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 2.67 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.95 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.94 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 2.98 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 2.41 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 3.53 Bn