Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)
NYSE: MRK · Real-Time Price · USD
145.43
+1.50 (1.04%)
Sep 14, 2026, 1:28 PM EDT - Market open
Merck & Co. Cash Flow Statement
Financials in millions USD. Fiscal year is January - December.
Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
Operating Activities
Fiscal Quarter | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 |
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Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Net Income | 3,173 | 8,935 | 18,254 | 19,034 | 16,406 | 17,434 | 17,117 | 12,148 | 13,736 | 2,306 | 365 | 4,608 | 3,111 | 13,030 | 14,519 | 15,260 | 16,579 | 14,180 | 13,049 | 7,197 |
Depreciation & Amortization | 5,388 | 4,984 | 4,638 | 4,334 | 4,382 | 4,384 | 4,245 | 4,034 | 3,866 | 3,681 | 3,732 | 3,698 | 3,658 | 3,668 | 3,789 | 3,724 | 3,523 | 3,342 | 3,123 | 3,126 |
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs | 15,193 | 9,862 | 1,255 | -2,482 | 258 | 269 | 293 | 3,780 | 1,020 | 976 | 932 | 941 | 1,836 | 1,861 | 1,869 | 1,340 | 431 | 402 | 393 | 1,819 |
Loss (Gain) From Sale of Investments | - | -78 | - | -394 | - | 53 | - | 71 | 274 | -143 | - | -1,601 | -1,265 | -708 | - | 2,896 | 1,845 | 1,282 | - | -1,535 |
Loss (Gain) on Equity Investments | -590 | -368 | -368 | -14 | -3 | -14 | -14 | -340 | -540 | 110 | -340 | 1,419 | 1,419 | 969 | 1,419 | -1,940 | -1,940 | -1,940 | -1,940 | -374 |
Stock-Based Compensation | 892 | 810 | 820 | 802 | 793 | 780 | 761 | 741 | 710 | 676 | 645 | 623 | 598 | 566 | 541 | 515 | 493 | 488 | 479 | 472 |
Other Operating Activities | -1,894 | -1,378 | -1,151 | 2,297 | 1,942 | 1,969 | 2,733 | -502 | -303 | 9,848 | 9,877 | 10,198 | 10,328 | 660 | -260 | 445 | 906 | 1,835 | 1,857 | 3,643 |
Change in Accounts Receivable | -1,090 | -1,090 | -1,090 | -244 | -244 | -244 | -244 | -1,148 | -1,148 | -1,148 | -1,148 | -644 | -644 | -644 | -644 | -2,033 | -2,033 | -2,033 | -2,033 | -1,002 |
Change in Inventory | -1,180 | -1,180 | -1,180 | -835 | -835 | -835 | -835 | -816 | -816 | -816 | -816 | -161 | -161 | -161 | -161 | -674 | -674 | -674 | -674 | -895 |
Change in Accounts Payable | 110 | 110 | 110 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 182 | -380 | -380 | -380 | -380 | -289 | -289 | -289 | -289 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 684 |
Change in Income Taxes | 137 | 137 | 137 | 1,023 | 1,023 | 1,023 | 1,023 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 380 | -540 | -540 | -540 | -540 | 814 |
Change in Other Net Operating Assets | -172 | -2,854 | -4,953 | -6,638 | -5,370 | -4,123 | -3,793 | 462 | 57 | -567 | -75 | -1,982 | -3,896 | -3,659 | -2,068 | 362 | -40 | -104 | -997 | -2,512 |
Operating Cash Flow | 19,967 | 17,890 | 16,472 | 17,065 | 18,534 | 20,878 | 21,468 | 18,264 | 16,690 | 14,757 | 13,006 | 17,190 | 15,075 | 15,673 | 19,095 | 19,696 | 18,891 | 17,220 | 14,109 | 13,072 |
Operating Cash Flow Growth (YoY) | 7.73% | -14.31% | -23.27% | -6.57% | 11.05% | 41.48% | 65.06% | 6.25% | 10.71% | -5.84% | -31.89% | -12.72% | -20.20% | -8.98% | 35.34% | 50.67% | 58.79% | 53.97% | 37.77% | 18.39% |
Investing Activities
Fiscal Quarter | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 |
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Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Capital Expenditures | -3,904 | -3,775 | -4,112 | -4,016 | -3,812 | -3,839 | -3,372 | -3,424 | -3,543 | -3,717 | -3,863 | -4,023 | -4,247 | -4,411 | -4,388 | -4,447 | -4,493 | -4,350 | -4,448 | -4,671 |
Cash Acquisitions | -24,663 | -18,821 | -10,042 | -2 | -3,347 | -3,347 | -4,093 | -4,091 | -746 | -11,451 | -12,032 | -12,032 | -12,153 | -1,448 | - | -11,385 | -11,263 | -12,907 | -12,907 | -4,797 |
Investment in Securities | 1,402 | 236 | 471 | -23 | -548 | -526 | -142 | 1,369 | 1,906 | 2,155 | 1,848 | 303 | 46 | -174 | -483 | 528 | 309 | 269 | 1,025 | 397 |
Other Investing Activities | -131 | -104 | -58 | 57 | 161 | -133 | -127 | -91 | -343 | -87 | -36 | -132 | -158 | -113 | -89 | 43 | 87 | -2 | -225 | -213 |
Investing Cash Flow | -27,296 | -22,464 | -13,741 | -3,984 | -7,546 | -7,845 | -7,734 | -6,237 | -2,726 | -13,100 | -14,083 | -15,884 | -16,512 | -6,146 | -4,960 | -15,261 | -15,360 | -16,990 | -16,555 | -9,284 |
Financing Activities
Fiscal Quarter | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 |
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Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Long-Term Debt Issued | - | - | 13,880 | - | - | - | 3,599 | - | - | - | 5,939 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7,936 | - |
Total Debt Issued | 25,836 | 14,941 | 13,880 | 5,977 | -1 | 3,599 | 3,599 | 3,599 | 1,656 | 5,939 | 5,939 | 5,939 | 7,883 | - | - | 7,936 | 7,936 | 7,148 | 7,936 | 2,549 |
Short-Term Debt Repaid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -3,986 | - |
Long-Term Debt Repaid | - | - | -2,503 | - | - | - | -1,290 | - | - | - | -1,755 | - | - | - | -2,251 | - | - | - | -2,319 | - |
Total Debt Repaid | -7,148 | -1,143 | -2,503 | -3,040 | -3,039 | -3,039 | -1,290 | -754 | -755 | -2,505 | -1,755 | -1,753 | -2,752 | -1,002 | -2,251 | -3,419 | -2,419 | -6,402 | -6,305 | -4,828 |
Net Debt Issued (Repaid) | 18,688 | 13,798 | 11,377 | 2,937 | -3,040 | 560 | 2,309 | 2,845 | 901 | 3,434 | 4,184 | 4,186 | 5,131 | -1,002 | -2,251 | 4,517 | 5,517 | 746 | 1,631 | -2,279 |
Issuance of Common Stock | 261 | 230 | 92 | 57 | 48 | 109 | 177 | 171 | 173 | 182 | 125 | 384 | 387 | 402 | 384 | 253 | 260 | 205 | 202 | 89 |
Repurchase of Common Stock | -4,206 | -4,794 | -5,084 | -4,321 | -3,442 | -2,348 | -1,306 | -1,210 | -1,232 | -1,319 | -1,346 | -953 | -487 | -149 | - | -18 | -601 | -840 | -840 | -822 |
Common Dividends Paid | -8,298 | -8,231 | -8,176 | -8,109 | -8,031 | -7,940 | -7,840 | -7,741 | -7,643 | -7,542 | -7,445 | -7,343 | -7,235 | -7,120 | -7,012 | -6,905 | -6,807 | -6,710 | -6,610 | -6,509 |
Other Financing Activities | -275 | -151 | -131 | -246 | -280 | -354 | -372 | -333 | -311 | -325 | -328 | -393 | -348 | -218 | -240 | -205 | -299 | 8,204 | 8,210 | 8,279 |
Financing Cash Flow | 6,170 | 852 | -1,922 | -9,682 | -14,745 | -9,973 | -7,032 | -6,268 | -8,112 | -5,570 | -4,810 | -4,119 | -2,552 | -8,087 | -9,119 | -2,358 | -1,930 | 1,605 | 2,593 | -1,242 |
Net Cash Flow
Fiscal Quarter | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 |
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Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments | -23 | 388 | 563 | 173 | 457 | 1 | -293 | 260 | -191 | -202 | 23 | 203 | -52 | -268 | -410 | -844 | -478 | -91 | -133 | 99 |
Net Cash Flow | -1,182 | -3,334 | 1,372 | 3,572 | -3,300 | 3,061 | 6,409 | 6,019 | 5,661 | -4,115 | -5,864 | -2,610 | -4,041 | 1,172 | 4,606 | 1,233 | 1,123 | 1,744 | 14 | 2,645 |
Free Cash Flow
Fiscal Quarter | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 |
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Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Free Cash Flow | 16,063 | 14,115 | 12,360 | 13,049 | 14,722 | 17,039 | 18,096 | 14,840 | 13,147 | 11,040 | 9,143 | 13,167 | 10,828 | 11,262 | 14,707 | 15,249 | 14,398 | 12,870 | 9,661 | 8,401 |
Free Cash Flow Growth (YoY) | 9.11% | -17.16% | -31.70% | -12.07% | 11.98% | 54.34% | 97.92% | 12.71% | 21.42% | -1.97% | -37.83% | -13.65% | -24.80% | -12.49% | 52.23% | 81.51% | 107.08% | 93.27% | 66.22% | 21.65% |
Free Cash Flow Margin | 24.13% | 21.46% | 19.01% | 20.31% | 23.14% | 26.66% | 28.20% | 23.49% | 21.04% | 17.98% | 15.21% | 22.20% | 18.57% | 19.46% | 24.81% | 25.86% | 25.19% | 23.84% | 19.84% | 18.21% |
Free Cash Flow Per Share | 6.47 | 5.66 | 4.93 | 5.18 | 5.82 | 6.71 | 7.12 | 5.84 | 5.16 | 4.34 | 3.59 | 5.17 | 4.26 | 4.42 | 5.79 | 6.01 | 5.67 | 5.07 | 3.81 | 3.31 |
Levered Free Cash Flow | 15,172 | 14,049 | 11,887 | 14,325 | 15,493 | 17,124 | 17,829 | 12,297 | 11,088 | 9,594 | 9,262 | 13,004 | 10,566 | 10,195 | 12,643 | 11,129 | 10,006 | 9,934 | 5,427 | 7,354 |
Unlevered Free Cash Flow | 16,261 | 15,001 | 12,735 | 15,120 | 16,290 | 17,925 | 18,624 | 13,080 | 11,863 | 10,348 | 9,978 | 13,673 | 11,190 | 10,796 | 13,244 | 11,714 | 10,561 | 10,465 | 5,931 | 7,857 |
Additional Metrics
Fiscal Quarter | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 |
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Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Cash Interest Paid | 1,680 | 1,409 | 1,300 | 1,327 | 1,335 | 1,316 | 1,300 | 1,244 | 1,232 | 1,109 | 1,100 | 955 | 937 | 934 | 937 | 869 | 865 | 773 | 779 | 787 |
Cash Income Tax Paid | 6,086 | 6,086 | 6,086 | 3,928 | 3,928 | 3,928 | 3,928 | 4,338 | 4,338 | 4,338 | 4,338 | 3,239 | 3,239 | 3,239 | 3,239 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,412 | 2,700 |
Change in Working Capital | -2,195 | -4,877 | -6,976 | -6,512 | -5,244 | -3,997 | -3,667 | -1,668 | -2,073 | -2,697 | -2,205 | -2,696 | -4,610 | -4,373 | -2,782 | -2,480 | -2,882 | -2,946 | -3,839 | -2,911 |