Merck (MRK) Treasury Shares (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) posted quarterly Treasury Shares of $63.7 billion for Q1 2026, up 7.32% YoY from $59.4 billion in Q1 2025, and up 1.19% sequentially from $63.0 billion in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) Treasury Shares (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck has disclosed Treasury Shares across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $63.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Treasury Shares rose 7.32% year-over-year to $63.7 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $63.7 billion (up 7.32% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $63.0 billion, up 8.05% from the prior year.
  • Treasury Shares advanced to $63.7 billion in Q1 2026, from $63.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Treasury Shares for MRK reached as high as $1.1 billion in Q1 2026 and fell as low as $4.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Treasury Shares is $1.0 billion (2022), against an average of $872.4 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Treasury Shares slipped 1.09% — and 2025, when it grew 8.05%.
  • A 5-year view of Treasury Shares shows it stood at $56.5 billion in 2022, then gained by 1.7% to $57.4 billion in 2023, then gained by 1.48% to $58.3 billion in 2024, then grew by 8.05% to $63.0 billion in 2025, then gained by 1.19% to $63.7 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Treasury Shares over the past three periods registered $63.7 billion, $63.0 billion, and $61.8 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Treasury Shares (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 3.01 Bn
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 76.26 Bn
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 10.61 Bn
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn -
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn 1.11 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 3.94 Bn
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -47.00 Mn
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn 2.98 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 63.75 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.11 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 63.75 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 63.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 63.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 61.80 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 61.80 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 60.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 60.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 59.40 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 59.40 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.06 Bn