Merck (MRK) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) posted quarterly Total Debt of $49.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 40.96% YoY from $34.8 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed sequentially from $49.3 billion in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck has disclosed Total Debt across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $49.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Total Debt rose 40.96% year-over-year to $49.1 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $49.1 billion (up 40.96% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $49.3 billion, up 32.95% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt held at $49.1 billion in Q1 2026, from $49.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Total Debt for MRK reached as high as $49.3 billion in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $30.4 billion in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Total Debt is $35.1 billion (2023), against an average of $36.4 billion.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Total Debt retreated 7.28% — and 2026, when it jumped 40.96%.
  • A 5-year view of Total Debt shows it stood at $30.7 billion in 2022, then climbed by 14.22% to $35.1 billion in 2023, then increased by 5.87% to $37.1 billion in 2024, then soared by 32.95% to $49.3 billion in 2025, then declined by 0.45% to $49.1 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Total Debt over the past three periods registered $49.1 billion, $49.3 billion, and $41.4 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 43.37 Bn
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 54.99 Bn
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 64.53 Bn
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn -24.45 Bn
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn 49.12 Bn
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 57.32 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 22.17 Bn
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn 64.46 Bn
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -19.00 Mn
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 49.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 49.34 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 41.37 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 35.40 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 34.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 37.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 38.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 37.79 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 34.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 35.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 34.86 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 36.91 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 30.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 30.69 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 30.42 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 31.66 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 31.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 33.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 26.44 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 26.52 Bn