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Merck & Co., Inc. MRK

Healthcare  —  Drug Manufacturers General
148.78 0.80 0.54% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$365.4B
P/E
119×
S&P 500 Member Dividend Aristocrat Revenue Champion (5y)
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Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) Current ratio

Merck & Co., Inc.'s current ratio at the end of the quarter to 30 June 2026 was 1.3×, down 0.2× from fiscal 2025 (1.5×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.0× (fiscal 2020) to 1.8× (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is in line with the Drug Manufacturers General industry median of 1.3× and below the Healthcare sector median of 3.0×.

Current ratio, annual

Annual

Period Current ratio Change
FY2025 1.5× 12.58%
FY2024 1.4× 8.99%
FY2023 1.3× (15.04%)
FY2022 1.5× 16.24%
FY2021 1.3× 24.78%
FY2020 1.0× (17.86%)
FY2019 1.2× 6.15%
FY2018 1.2× (12.42%)
FY2017 1.3× (25.23%)
FY2016 1.8× 14.84%

Quarterly

Period Current ratio Change
Jun 2026 1.3× 1.79%
Mar 2026 1.3× (15.41%)
Dec 2025 1.5× (7.52%)
Sep 2025 1.7× 16.69%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 1.0× High 1.8×
Ten-year median 1.3×
Current reading's percentile 82

Current ratio against peers

Company Current ratio
AMGN Amgen Inc. compare 1.4×
MRK Merck & Co., Inc. 1.3×
PFE Pfizer Inc. compare 1.3×
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. compare 1.3×
JNJ Johnson & Johnson compare 1.1×
AZN AstraZeneca PLC compare 0.9×
NVO Novo Nordisk A/S compare 0.9×
NVS Novartis AG compare 0.9×
ABBV AbbVie Inc. compare 0.8×
Drug Manufacturers General industry median 1.3×
Healthcare sector median 3.0×
Market median 1.6×

What Current ratio is

Current Ratio shows whether a company’s short-term assets are enough to cover the bills and debts it must pay within the next year.

Current Assets (Total) ÷ Current Liabilities (Total)

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