Merck & Co.’s quarter to 30 September: revenue up 4.7%
Merck & Co. filed its 10-Q on 4 November 2026 for the quarter to 30 September 2026: revenue of $18.1B, up 4.7% on a year earlier.
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Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) filed its quarterly report (10-Q) with the SEC on 4 November 2026, covering the quarter to 30 September 2026 (Q3 FY26 in its own fiscal calendar). The figures below are from that filing as the SEC’s XBRL data records them, each against the same quarter a year earlier.
The quarter
In the quarter to 30 September 2026, revenue was $18.1B, against $17.3B a year earlier (up 4.7%). Net income was $5.1B, against net income of $5.8B a year earlier. Diluted earnings per share were $2.04 ($2.32 a year earlier).
Cash flow and spending
In the quarter to 30 September 2026, operating cash flow was $6.6B and capital spending $1.0B, leaving free cash flow of $5.5B against $6.8B a year earlier. Free cash flow is our calculation: operating cash flow minus capital spending. The quarter’s cash figures are the year to date minus the earlier quarters, as the filing reports cash flow year to date.
Balance sheet
At 30 September 2026, Merck & Co. reported cash and short-term investments of $9.7B and debt of $49.7B.
Every figure, with its filing
The last four quarters and years for Merck & Co., each linked to its filing, are on the MRK page at /s/mrk.
Sources
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