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Merck (MRK) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026)

Merck has reported Tax Rate over the past 18 years, most recently at 20.26% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Rate fell 3411.0% to 20.26% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 23.11% through Mar 2026, up 964.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 13.31% for FY2025, 75.0% down from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was 20.26% for Q1 2026 at Merck, down from 13.39% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 40.08% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 20.26% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 13.39% (2025), against an average of 11.96%.
  • Year-over-year, Tax Rate skyrocketed 2599bps in 2023 and then plummeted -3411bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 14.09% in 2022, then surged by 184bps to 40.08% in 2023, then crashed by -75bps to 10.22% in 2024, then soared by 31bps to 13.39% in 2025, then tumbled by -251bps to 20.26% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MRK's Tax Rate are 20.26% (Q1 2026), 13.39% (Q4 2025), and 14.2% (Q3 2025).