What is Merck & Co.'s investment purchases?

Merck & Co. (MRK) reported investment purchases of $374M in Q1 2026.

How has Merck & Co.'s investment purchases changed year-over-year?

Merck & Co.'s investment purchases decreased by 37.1% year-over-year, from $595M to $374M.

What is the long-term trend for Merck & Co.'s investment purchases?

Over 2 years (2021 to 2024), Merck & Co.'s investment purchases has grown at a 2178.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1M to $519M.

What does investment purchases mean?

Cash spent purchasing investment securities across all categories.

Merck & Co. MRK Investment Purchases

Investment Purchases at other companies

Johnson & JohnsonJNJ

$144M-42.6%

CytokineticsCYTK

$106.52M-33.1%

Phibro Animal HealthPAHC

$13M—

United TherapeuticsUTHR

$701.7M+1.4%

ImmunityBio, Inc.IBRX

$139.09M+138,993%

ZoetisZTS

$2M0.0%

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$317.37B+61.7%

Enterprise value$361.07B+60.4%

P/E35.5×+23.6×

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:PaymentsToAcquireInvestments.

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 investment purchases?: Merck & Co. (MRK) reported investment purchases of $374M in Q1 2026.
How has Merck & Co.'s investment purchases changed year-over-year?: Merck & Co.'s investment purchases decreased by 37.1% year-over-year, from $595M to $374M.
What is the long-term trend for Merck & Co.'s investment purchases?: Over 2 years (2021 to 2024), Merck & Co.'s investment purchases has grown at a 2178.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1M to $519M.
What does investment purchases mean?: Cash spent purchasing investment securities across all categories.