Merck (MRK) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) reported Tax Provisions of $709.0 million for Q1 2026, down 13.33% year-over-year from $818.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 54.8% quarter-over-quarter from $458.0 million in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck (MRK) has 18 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at $709.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 came in at $709.0 million, down 13.33% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.7 billion (down 0.81% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.8 billion, changed 0.04% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions grew to $709.0 million in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from $458.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Provisions peaked at $958.0 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$820.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $573.3 million and a median of $571.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Tax Provisions surged 482.35% in 2022, then slumped 265.66% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Tax Provisions shows it stood at $495.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 265.66% to -$820.0 million in 2023, then surged by 151.95% to $426.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 7.51% to $458.0 million in 2025, then soared by 54.8% to $709.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MRK's Tax Provisions at $709.0 million in Q1 2026, $458.0 million in Q4 2025, and $958.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Gsk 93,699,046.73 Bn 93,699,041.77 Bn 7.76 Bn -411.19 Mn
2 Eli Lilly 1,012.06 Bn 1,006.77 Bn 16.22 Bn 1.45 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 560.67 Bn 538.62 Bn 15.96 Bn 755.00 Mn
4 AbbVie 402.20 Bn 392.85 Bn 10.78 Bn 342.00 Mn
5 Merck 298.59 Bn 292.94 Bn 12.09 Bn 709.00 Mn
6 Amgen 188.77 Bn 176.74 Bn 5.87 Bn 265.00 Mn
7 Gilead Sciences 160.22 Bn 152.49 Bn 5.52 Bn 559.00 Mn
8 Pfizer 148.19 Bn 135.42 Bn -1.21 Bn 461.00 Mn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 116.72 Bn 106.26 Bn 8.07 Bn 561.00 Mn
10 Novartis Ag 109.78 Bn 109.09 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 709.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 458.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 958.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 571.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 818.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 426.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 929.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 545.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 903.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -820.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 870.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 637.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 825.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 495.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 330.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 538.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 554.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 85.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 695.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 503.00 Mn