Merck (MRK) Total Debt (2009 - 2025)

Merck (MRK) posted annual Total Debt of $49.3 billion for FY2025, up 32.95% year-over-year from $37.1 billion in FY2024.

Merck (MRK) Total Debt (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Merck has disclosed Total Debt across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $49.3 billion for FY2025.

  • 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 advanced to $49.3 billion in FY2025, from $37.1 billion in the prior year.
  • Over the last five years, Total Debt for MRK reached as high as $49.3 billion in FY2025 and fell as low as $30.7 billion in FY2022.
  • The 5-year median for Total Debt is $35.1 billion (2023), against an average of $37.1 billion.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Total Debt retreated 7.28% — and 2025, when it soared 32.95%.
  • A 5-year view of Total Debt shows it stood at $33.1 billion in 2021, then dropped by 7.28% to $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.
  • According to Business Quant data, Total Debt over the past three periods registered $49.3 billion, $37.1 billion, and $35.1 billion for FY2025, FY2024, and FY2023 respectively.

Peer Comparison

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 49.34 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 37.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 35.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 30.69 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 33.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 31.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 26.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 25.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 24.41 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 24.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 26.41 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 21.40 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 25.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 20.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 17.52 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 17.88 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 17.47 Bn