Merck (MRK) Treasury Stock (2009 - 2026)
Merck (MRK) posted Treasury Shares of 1.11 billion for Q2 2026, up 3.2% from 1.07 billion a year earlier and up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Merck (MRK) Treasury Stock (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Merck's Treasury Shares came in at 1.1 billion, up 5.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Treasury Shares has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Merck's Treasury Shares was 1.05 billion in FY2024 (+0.4%), 1.05 billion in FY2023 (+0.6%), 1.04 billion in FY2022 (-1.0%) and 1.05 billion in FY2021 (+0.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Treasury Shares in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Treasury Shares has increased in each of the last 11 quarters, with growth averaging 2.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Treasury Shares in the past five years was Q4 2025, with growth of 5.1%; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a decline of 1.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Treasury Shares for the three prior quarters was 1.11 billion (Q1 2026), 1.1 billion (Q4 2025) and 1.09 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Treasury Stock (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,224.11 Bn | 1,197.72 Bn | 20.46 Bn | - |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 665.34 Bn | 585.20 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 76.18 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 515.72 Bn | 483.73 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 10.62 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 362.64 Bn | 325.58 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 64.59 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 315.51 Bn | 288.75 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.26 Bn | 263.15 Bn | 13.26 Bn | - |
| 7 | Amgen | 249.20 Bn | 200.85 Bn | 7.58 Bn | - |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 207.48 Bn | 182.59 Bn | 6.73 Bn | - |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.49 Bn | 114.85 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 115.20 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.73 Bn | 110.72 Bn | 2.91 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 64.59 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 64.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 63.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 63.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 61.80 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 60.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 59.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 58.30 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 57.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 57.39 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 57.45 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 57.45 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 57.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 56.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 56.58 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 56.49 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 56.76 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 56.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 57.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 57.11 Bn |
API Access
Merck Treasury Stock API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=treasury-shares&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "treasury-shares", "ticker": "MRK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=treasury-shares&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();