What is Merck & Co.'s net change in cash?

Merck & Co. (MRK) reported net change in cash of -$9.29B in Q1 2026.

How has Merck & Co.'s net change in cash changed year-over-year?

Merck & Co.'s net change in cash decreased by 102.6% year-over-year, from -$4.59B to -$9.29B.

What does net change in cash mean?

Total increase or decrease in cash during the period — the sum of operating, investing, financing cash flows plus FX effects.

Merck & Co. MRK Net Change in Cash

Net Change in Cash at other companies

Bristol-Myers SquibbBMY

-$635M-220%

PfizerPFE

$563M+50.1%

Johnson & JohnsonJNJ

$1.98B-86.2%

Regeneron PharmaceuticalsREGN

-$153.1M-125%

CytokineticsCYTK

$7.32M+135%

Phibro Animal HealthPAHC

-$557K+91.7%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$16.3B+4.9%

Gross profit$12.1B-0.2%

Net income-$4.2B-183%

EPS (diluted)-$1.72-186%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$5.4B-38.2%

Total debt$49.1B+35.8%

Total equity$45.9B-5.1%

Total assets$128.69B+11.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$3.9B+56.7%

CapEx$991.0M-25.4%

Free cash flow$2.9B+150%

Valuation

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Market cap$317.77B+57.6%

Enterprise value$361.47B+56.9%

P/E35.6×+23.3×

P/S4.8×+1.7×

Profitability

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Gross margin73.9%-2.5pp

Net margin13.6%-13.7pp

FCF margin21.5%-5.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity19%-20.3pp

Debt / equity1.1×+0.3×

Current ratio1.3×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Merck & Co. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect.

The official record: Merck & Co.’s 10-Q, filed May 4, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Merck & Co.'s net change in cash?: Merck & Co. (MRK) reported net change in cash of -$9.29B in Q1 2026.
How has Merck & Co.'s net change in cash changed year-over-year?: Merck & Co.'s net change in cash decreased by 102.6% year-over-year, from -$4.59B to -$9.29B.
What does net change in cash mean?: Total increase or decrease in cash during the period — the sum of operating, investing, financing cash flows plus FX effects.