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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |