Merck & Co. Long-term investments decreased by 14.4% to $956.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 78.4%, from $536.00M to $956.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Long-term investments shows an upward trend with a 4.0% CAGR.
Reflects long-term capital deployment and strategic partnerships; value fluctuations can impact net income depending on accounting methods.
Assets such as debt securities, equity in other companies, or other financial instruments intended to be held for more t...
Common in cash-rich tech companies that take minority stakes in emerging startups or AI ventures.
long_term_investments| 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 | $411.00M | $435.00M | $370.00M | $316.00M | $238.00M | $984.00M | $1.02B | $1.29B | $1.21B | $1.31B | $337.00M | $280.00M | $357.00M | $575.00M | $536.00M | $616.00M | $774.00M | $1.12B | $956.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +5.8% | -14.9% | -14.6% | -24.7% | +313.4% | +3.2% | +27.1% | -5.9% | +7.6% | -74.2% | -16.9% | +27.5% | +61.1% | -6.8% | +14.9% | +25.6% | +44.3% | -14.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -42.1% | +126.2% | +174.3% | +308.2% | +410.1% | +32.7% | -66.8% | -78.3% | -70.6% | -56.0% | +59.1% | +120.0% | +116.8% | +94.3% | +78.4% |
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