Merck (MRK) Treasury Shares (2009 - 2026)
Merck's Treasury Shares was $64.13 billion in Q2 2026, up 6.0% from $60.5 billion a year earlier and up 0.6% from the prior quarter.
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Merck (MRK) Treasury Shares (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Treasury Shares at Merck came in at $63 billion, up 8.1% from FY2024.
- Treasury Shares has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Treasury Shares was $58.3 billion in FY2024 (+1.5%), $57.45 billion in FY2023 (+1.7%), $56.49 billion in FY2022 (-1.1%) and $57.11 billion in FY2021 (+0.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Treasury Shares in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Treasury Shares has increased for 12 straight quarters, with growth averaging 5.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Treasury Shares over five years was Q4 2025 (growth of 8.1%); the worst was Q4 2022 (a decline of 1.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, MRK's Treasury Shares in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $63.75 billion (Q1 2026), $63 billion (Q4 2025) and $61.8 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Treasury Shares (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,122.91 Bn | 1,091.50 Bn | 19.71 Bn | - |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 615.09 Bn | 533.62 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 711.62 Mn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 504.75 Bn | 477.86 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 77.11 Mn |
| 4 | Merck | 360.18 Bn | 314.55 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 292.05 Bn | 256.04 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 49.00 Mn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 256.09 Bn | 229.78 Bn | 12.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Amgen | 233.63 Bn | 189.02 Bn | 7.24 Bn | - |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 194.49 Bn | 168.69 Bn | 6.22 Bn | - |
| 9 | Pfizer | 168.35 Bn | 114.99 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 3.94 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 126.70 Bn | 98.70 Bn | 2.84 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.05 Bn |
API Access
Merck Treasury Shares 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();