Merck (MRK) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026)
Merck (MRK) reported Short term Debt of $2.4 billion for Q1 2026, up 79.71% year-over-year from $1.4 billion in Q1 2025, and down 5.6% quarter-over-quarter from $2.6 billion in Q4 2025.
Merck (MRK) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Merck (MRK) has 18 years of Short term Debt data on file, last reported at $2.4 billion in Q1 2026.
- Short term Debt for Q1 2026 came in at $2.4 billion, up 79.71% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.4 billion (up 79.71% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.6 billion, down 2.27% from the prior year.
- Short term Debt eased to $2.4 billion in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from $2.6 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 $2.4 billion in 2026 frame the typical range for Short term Debt.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Short term Debt plunged 83.34% in 2022, then jumped 255.02% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Short term Debt shows it stood at $1.9 billion in 2022, then decreased by 29.5% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then surged by 93.08% to $2.6 billion in 2024, then fell by 2.27% to $2.6 billion in 2025, then dropped by 5.6% to $2.4 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MRK's Short term Debt at $2.4 billion in Q1 2026, $2.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.4 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gsk | 92,316,836.42 Bn | 92,316,831.46 Bn | 7.76 Bn |
| 2 | Eli Lilly | 983.57 Bn | 978.29 Bn | 16.22 Bn |
| 3 | Johnson & Johnson | 553.56 Bn | 531.50 Bn | 15.96 Bn |
| 4 | AbbVie | 383.35 Bn | 374.00 Bn | 10.78 Bn |
| 5 | Merck | 281.71 Bn | 276.06 Bn | 12.09 Bn |
| 6 | Amgen | 182.20 Bn | 170.16 Bn | 5.87 Bn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 153.71 Bn | 145.98 Bn | 5.52 Bn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 143.75 Bn | 130.98 Bn | -1.21 Bn |
| 9 | Bristol Myers Squibb | 109.71 Bn | 99.25 Bn | 8.07 Bn |
| 10 | Novartis Ag | 108.28 Bn | 107.60 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.49 Bn |