Merck & Co. Goodwill decreased by 0.0% to $21.58B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 0.4%, from $21.67B to $21.58B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Goodwill shows relatively stable performance with a 1.3% CAGR.
High goodwill indicates an active M&A strategy; significant write-downs (impairment) signal that past acquisitions did not perform as expected.
The premium paid during an acquisition over the fair market value of the acquired company's net tangible and intangible...
High in companies like Microsoft or Salesforce that grow through large-scale acquisitions (e.g., LinkedIn, Activision).
goodwill| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.40B | $18.86B | $21.26B | $21.26B | $21.21B | $21.16B | $21.20B | $21.21B | $21.20B | $21.18B | $21.20B | $21.18B | $21.16B | $21.70B | $21.67B | $21.68B | $21.59B | $21.59B | $21.58B |
| QoQ Change | — | >999% | +12.7% | -0.0% | -0.2% | -0.2% | +0.2% | +0.0% | -0.1% | -0.1% | +0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | +2.5% | -0.1% | +0.1% | -0.4% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | >999% | +12.2% | -0.3% | -0.2% | -0.1% | +0.1% | -0.0% | -0.1% | -0.2% | +2.4% | +2.2% | +2.4% | +2.0% | -0.5% | -0.4% |
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