Merck & Co. Accumulated Depreciation increased by 39.4% to $28.73B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.4%, from $25.79B to $28.73B. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A high ratio of accumulated depreciation to gross PP&E may indicate an aging asset base requiring future capital expenditure.
This is the cumulative amount of depreciation expense charged against fixed assets since their acquisition. It represent...
Standard accounting metric; essential for evaluating the lifecycle stage of industrial assets.
ppe_accumulated_depreciation| 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 | $18.24B | $18.16B | $0.00 | $18.50B | $17.80B | $17.92B | $0.00 | $18.26B | $18.43B | $18.45B | $23.59B | $18.62B | $18.96B | $19.07B | $25.79B | $19.68B | $20.26B | $20.61B | $28.73B |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.4% | -100.0% | — | -3.8% | +0.7% | -100.0% | — | +1.0% | +0.1% | +27.9% | -21.1% | +1.8% | +0.6% | +35.2% | -23.7% | +2.9% | +1.7% | +39.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -2.4% | -1.3% | — | -1.3% | +3.6% | +2.9% | — | +2.0% | +2.9% | +3.4% | +9.3% | +5.7% | +6.8% | +8.0% | +11.4% |
| % of PP&E (Net) | 1858.9% | 97.8% | 0.0% | 93.7% | 88.7% | 87.7% | 0.0% | 83.9% | 82.9% | 81.9% | 102.3% | 80.8% | 81.7% | 81.3% | 108.5% | 79.4% | 80.3% | 80.4% | 113.5% |
| Share Change | — | -1761.1pp | -97.8pp | +93.7pp | -4.9pp | -1.0pp | -87.7pp | +83.9pp | -1.0pp | -1.0pp | +20.5pp | -21.5pp | +0.9pp | -0.3pp | +27.1pp | -29.1pp | +0.9pp | +0.1pp | +33.1pp |
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