Merck (MRK) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) reported Total Debt of $49.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 40.96% year-over-year from $34.8 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $49.3 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Merck (MRK) has 18 years of Total Debt data on file, last reported at $49.1 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Total Debt for Q1 2026 came in at $49.1 billion, up 40.96% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $49.1 billion (up 40.96% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $49.3 billion, up 32.95% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt steadied at $49.1 billion in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from $49.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Total Debt peaked at $49.3 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $30.4 billion in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $36.4 billion and a median of $35.1 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Total Debt.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Total Debt retreated 7.28% in 2022, then jumped 40.96% in 2026.
  • 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.
  • Business Quant data shows MRK's Total Debt at $49.1 billion in Q1 2026, $49.3 billion in Q4 2025, and $41.4 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 Gsk 93,699,046.73 Bn 93,699,041.77 Bn 7.76 Bn -18.89 Bn
2 Eli Lilly 1,012.06 Bn 1,006.77 Bn 16.22 Bn 43.37 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 560.67 Bn 538.62 Bn 15.96 Bn 54.99 Bn
4 AbbVie 402.20 Bn 392.85 Bn 10.78 Bn 64.53 Bn
5 Merck 298.59 Bn 292.94 Bn 12.09 Bn 49.12 Bn
6 Amgen 188.77 Bn 176.74 Bn 5.87 Bn 57.32 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 160.22 Bn 152.49 Bn 5.52 Bn 22.17 Bn
8 Pfizer 148.19 Bn 135.42 Bn -1.21 Bn 64.46 Bn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 116.72 Bn 106.26 Bn 8.07 Bn 44.46 Bn
10 Novartis Ag 109.78 Bn 109.09 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