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Merck & Co.

NYSE: MRK · USD

Merck & Co. debt and dilution72

Borrowings, liquidity, share count and stock-based dilution.

Total debt

USD millions

$53,906M
Jun 30, 2009 through Jun 30, 2026

Cash & equivalents

USD millions

$6,849M

Net debt

USD millions

$47,057M

Debt / equity

×

1.28×

Debt / assets

%

41.53%

Net debt / EBITDA

× · TTM

—

Operating income is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Debt / FCF

× · TTM

3.36×

Interest coverage

× · TTM

—

Operating income is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Current ratio

×

1.32×

Diluted shares

Million shares

2,470M shares

Basic shares

Million shares

2,470M shares

Share count growth

%

-1.59%

Share repurchases

USD millions

$757M

Quarterly data

Merck & Co. capital history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedTotal debtUSD millionsCash & equivalentsUSD millionsNet debtUSD millionsDebt / equity×Debt / assets%Net debt / EBITDA×Debt / FCF×Interest coverage×Current ratio×Diluted sharesMillion sharesBasic sharesMillion sharesShare count growth%Share repurchasesUSD millions
FY 2026 Q2Jun 30, 202653,9066,84947,0571.28×41.53%—3.36×—1.32×2,4702,470-1.59%757
FY 2026 Q1Mar 31, 202649,1175,32743,7901.07×38.17%—3.48×—1.3×2,4722,472-2.02%874
FY 2025 Q4Dec 31, 202549,33914,56534,7740.94×36.05%—3.99×—1.54×2,486.232,481.23-1.77%1,252
FY 2025 Q3Sep 30, 202541,37418,16923,2050.8×31.94%—3.17×—1.66×2,4982,495-1.54%1,323
FY 2025 Q2Jun 30, 202535,4028,00727,3950.72×30.12%—2.4×—1.42×2,5132,510-0.95%1,345
FY 2025 Q1Mar 31, 202534,8448,62926,2150.72×30.27%—2.04×—1.41×2,5312,523-0.39%1,164
FY 2024 Q4Dec 31, 202437,11113,24223,8690.8×31.69%—2.05×—1.36×2,535.042,526.04-0.32%489
FY 2024 Q3Sep 30, 202438,13114,59323,5380.86×32.44%—2.57×—1.36×2,5412,534-0.12%444
FY 2024 Q2Jun 30, 202437,78811,30426,4840.87×33.55%—2.87×—1.47×2,5442,534-0.2%251
FY 2024 Q1Mar 31, 202434,2195,57928,6400.85×32.33%—3.1×—1.25×2,5442,533-0.2%122
FY 2023 Q4Dec 31, 202335,0556,84128,2140.93×32.86%—3.83×—1.25×2,541.072,534.03-0.04%393
FY 2023 Q3Sep 30, 202334,8598,60526,2540.84×32.66%—2.65×—1.38×2,5462,5370.16%466
FY 2023 Q2Jun 30, 202336,9115,66031,2510.95×35.33%—3.41×—1.28×2,5392,5390.32%338
FY 2023 Q1Mar 31, 202330,7469,70721,0390.66×28.52%—2.73×—1.44×2,5512,5380.4%149
FY 2022 Q4Dec 31, 202230,69112,69417,9970.67×28.12%—2.09×—1.47×2,547.932,534.970.31%0
FY 2022 Q3Sep 30, 202230,41811,14519,2730.68×28.41%—1.99×—1.46×2,5422,5330.12%0
FY 2022 Q2Jun 30, 202231,6639,67521,9880.73×29.57%—2.19×—1.39×2,5402,531-0.08%0
FY 2022 Q1Mar 31, 202231,7948,55623,2380.78×29.81%—2.58×—1.4×2,5372,528-4.69%0
FY 2021 Q4Dec 31, 202133,1028,09625,0060.87×31.32%—3.82×—1.27×2,535.032,527.03-4.69%18
FY 2021 Q3Sep 30, 202126,44110,01616,4250.74×28.28%—3.38×—1.31×2,5362,530-4.54%583
FY 2021 Q2Jun 30, 202126,5218,57517,9460.79×29.24%—5.45×—1.31×2,5402,533-4.35%239
FY 2021 Q1Mar 31, 202131,2536,98124,2721.16×34.4%—4.8×—1.02×2,662.972,652.49-0.08%0
FY 2020 Q4Dec 31, 202031,7918,06223,7291.25×34.71%—5.71×—1.02×2,662.972,651.44-0.56%0
FY 2020 Q3Sep 30, 202028,7417,35621,3850.98×32.01%—4.27×—1.3×2,659.822,650.39-1.13%0
FY 2020 Q2Jun 30, 202030,87411,10319,7711.11×34.07%—3.3×—1.32×2,657.732,648.3-1.83%0
FY 2020 Q1Mar 31, 202027,9987,42520,5731.06×32.97%—3.13×—1.11×2,669.262,654.58-2.01%1,281
FY 2019 Q4Dec 31, 201926,3469,67616,6701.01×31.22%—2.64×—1.24×2,682.072,666.35-2.76%1,050
FY 2019 Q3Sep 30, 201926,0887,86918,2190.97×31.31%—2.91×—1.26×2,695.462,680.78-3.91%1,405
FY 2019 Q2Jun 30, 201926,5876,65919,9280.96×31.66%—3.39×—1.21×2,712.222,697.55-4.06%1,235
FY 2019 Q1Mar 31, 201925,8968,07617,8200.94×31.44%—3.1×—1.37×2,727.942,709.08—1,090
FY 2018 Q4Dec 31, 201825,1147,96517,1490.93×30.39%—3.02×—1.17×2,760.942,742.11—5,933
FY 2018 Q3Sep 30, 201823,5927,82615,7660.72×27.71%———1.44×2,806.542,789.78—996
FY 2018 Q2Jun 30, 201823,3385,31018,0280.71×27.44%———1.33×2,825.412,811.78—1,596
FY 2011 Q1Mar 31, 201117,84611,6956,1510.31×16.86%—1.88×—1.98×3,252.993,232.03-0.96%—
FY 2010 Q4Dec 31, 201017,88210,9006,9820.31×16.9%—1.96×—1.86×3,259.53,230.1912.44%0.3
FY 2010 Q3Sep 30, 201018,147.99,874.48,273.50.31×16.83%—2.8×—1.6×3,250.483,225.9545.95%296.1
FY 2010 Q2Jun 30, 201017,982.68,665.69,3170.31×16.94%—3.62×—1.7×3,275.523,254.4647.27%—
FY 2010 Q1Mar 31, 201019,103.58,23610,867.50.32×17.12%—7.71×—1.72×3,291.773,263.47——
FY 2009 Q4Dec 31, 200917,454.19,311.48,142.70.28×15.57%—9.04×—1.8×2,887.142,872.88——
FY 2009 Q3Sep 30, 20098,2184,3123,9060.64×26.9%———2.59×2,215.162,210.34——
FY 2009 Q2Jun 30, 20098,1692,9895,1800.68×27.65%———2.44×2,211.282,209.92——
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Debt uses reported borrowings, with overlapping concepts treated as alternatives. Cash excludes restricted cash and short-term investments. Dilution compares split-normalized weighted average basic shares year over year. Share buyback spending does not by itself measure shares retired.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · MRK, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Total debt
Reported borrowing balances. Uses an aggregate including current maturities, or current plus noncurrent debt. Adds separately disclosed short-term borrowings, with commercial paper as a fallback, unless the selected current/aggregate concept already includes them. Finance leases are included when part of the reported debt concept; undisclosed components are not estimated.
Cash & equivalents
Unrestricted reported cash and cash equivalents. Excludes short-term investments and restricted cash.
Net debt
Total debt − cash and equivalents. Negative means net cash.
Debt / equity
Total debt / equity including noncontrolling interests. Nonpositive equity yields unavailable.
Debt / assets
Total debt / total assets × 100.
Net debt / EBITDA
Period-end net debt / (TTM operating income + TTM depreciation and amortization). Negative net debt is retained.
Debt / FCF
Period-end reported debt / positive TTM free cash flow. Reflects the selected reported capex scope and SBC option.
Interest coverage
TTM operating income / positive TTM interest expense. IFRS finance costs can include more than interest.
Current ratio
Current assets / positive current liabilities.
Diluted shares
Reported weighted average diluted shares, normalized for subsequent recorded stock splits. Fourth-quarter counts use a day-weighted annual/nine-month reconstruction where possible.
Basic shares
Reported weighted average basic shares, normalized for subsequent recorded stock splits.
Share count growth
Year-over-year change in split-normalized weighted average basic shares × 100. A dilution proxy; negative means a lower share count.
Share repurchases
Reported cash payments for repurchase of common shares. This is spending, not a buyback yield.