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 | 92,316,836.42 Bn | 92,316,831.46 Bn | 7.76 Bn | -411.19 Mn |
| 2 | Eli Lilly | 983.57 Bn | 978.29 Bn | 16.22 Bn | 1.45 Bn |
| 3 | Johnson & Johnson | 553.56 Bn | 531.50 Bn | 15.96 Bn | 755.00 Mn |
| 4 | AbbVie | 383.35 Bn | 374.00 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 342.00 Mn |
| 5 | Merck | 281.71 Bn | 276.06 Bn | 12.09 Bn | 709.00 Mn |
| 6 | Amgen | 182.20 Bn | 170.16 Bn | 5.87 Bn | 265.00 Mn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 153.71 Bn | 145.98 Bn | 5.52 Bn | 559.00 Mn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 143.75 Bn | 130.98 Bn | -1.21 Bn | 461.00 Mn |
| 9 | Bristol Myers Squibb | 109.71 Bn | 99.25 Bn | 8.07 Bn | 561.00 Mn |
| 10 | Novartis Ag | 108.28 Bn | 107.60 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |