
Merck & Co., Inc.
HealthcareNYSE:MRK · New York Stock Exchange
-$0.74 today
Vol 4.66M · Avg 9.70M
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Cash Flow Statement
Annual data · 5 periods
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | $18.3B +6.5% | $17.1B +4594.0% | $365.0M -97.5% | $14.5B +17.5% | $12.4B | $487.6M | $476.4M | $465.2M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $5.8B +29.8% | $4.5B +16.2% | $3.9B -0.9% | $3.9B +21.6% | $3.2B | $374.2M | $1.2B | $631.8M |
| Deferred Income Tax | -$1.7B -33.8% | -$1.2B +34.2% | -$1.9B -21.1% | -$1.6B -938.5% | $187.0M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $304.2M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $0 -100.0% | $761.0M +18.0% | $645.0M +19.2% | $541.0M +12.9% | $479.0M | $489.0M | $354.6M | -$1.6B |
| Change in Working Capital | -$7.0B -90.2% | -$3.7B -66.3% | -$2.2B +20.7% | -$2.8B +27.5% | -$3.8B | $350.4M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Accounts Receivables | -$1.1B -346.7% | -$244.0M +78.7% | -$1.1B -78.3% | -$644.0M +68.3% | -$2.0B | $592.6M | $1.3B | $626.2M |
| Inventory | -$1.2B -41.3% | -$835.0M -2.3% | -$816.0M -406.8% | -$161.0M +76.1% | -$674.0M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Accounts Payables | $110.0M -39.6% | $182.0M +147.9% | -$380.0M -31.5% | -$289.0M -171.4% | $405.0M | $948.2M | -$1.5B | $433.0M |
| Other Working Capital | -$4.8B -73.9% | -$2.8B -2092.8% | $139.0M +108.2% | -$1.7B -9.8% | -$1.5B | $567.4M | $1.3B | $601.0M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | $1.0B -74.3% | $4.0B -67.4% | $12.2B +173.6% | $4.5B +161.3% | $1.7B | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $300.0M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $16.5B -23.3% | $21.5B +65.1% | $13.0B -31.9% | $19.1B +35.3% | $14.1B | $7.2B | $8.9B | $10.5B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$4.1B -21.9% | -$3.4B +12.7% | -$3.9B +12.0% | -$4.4B +1.3% | -$4.4B | $664.0M | $1.4B | $697.6M |
| Acquisitions (Net) | -$10.0B -145.3% | -$4.1B +66.0% | -$12.0B -9843.8% | -$121.0M +99.1% | -$12.9B | $937.0M | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| Purchases of Investments | -$1.2B -132.6% | -$519.0M +45.7% | -$955.0M +20.7% | -$1.2B -120300.0% | -$1.0M | $444.2M | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Sales of Investments | $1.7B +345.1% | $377.0M -77.3% | $1.7B +130.0% | $721.0M -29.7% | $1.0B | $822.2M | $318.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Investing Activities | -$58.0M +54.3% | -$127.0M -111.5% | $1.1B +3365.6% | $32.0M +114.2% | -$225.0M | $616.4M | $370.0M | $1.2B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$13.7B -77.7% | -$7.7B +45.1% | -$14.1B -183.9% | -$5.0B +70.0% | -$16.6B | $4.8B | $6.4B | $5.1B |
| Debt Repayment | $11.4B +392.7% | $2.3B -44.8% | $4.2B +285.9% | -$2.3B -238.0% | $1.6B | $680.8M | $759.2M | $1.1B |
| Common Stock Issued | $92.0M | $0 | $0 -100.0% | $384.0M | $0 | $778.8M | $946.8M | $812.4M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | -$5.1B -289.3% | -$1.3B +3.0% | -$1.3B | $0 +100.0% | -$840.0M | $351.8M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Dividends Paid | -$8.2B -4.3% | -$7.8B -5.3% | -$7.4B -6.2% | -$7.0B -6.1% | -$6.6B | $535.2M | $613.6M | $692.0M |
| Other Financing Activities | -$131.0M +32.8% | -$195.0M +3.9% | -$203.0M +15.4% | -$240.0M -102.9% | $8.4B | -$1.6B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$1.9B +72.7% | -$7.0B -46.2% | -$4.8B +47.3% | -$9.1B -451.7% | $2.6B | $12.2B | $13.9B | -$15.5B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | $563.0M +292.2% | -$293.0M -1373.9% | $23.0M +105.6% | -$410.0M -208.3% | -$133.0M | $1.3B | $1.1B | $990.2M |
| Net Change in Cash | $1.4B -78.6% | $6.4B +209.3% | -$5.9B -227.3% | $4.6B +32800.0% | $14.0M | $3.2B | $4.9B | $6.5B |
| Free Cash Flow | $12.4B -31.7% | $18.1B +97.9% | $9.1B -37.8% | $14.7B +52.2% | $9.7B | $8.6B | -$16.8B | $11.1B |
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Does MRK generate free cash flow?
Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) generated $12.36B of free cash flow in fiscal 2025.
How much operating cash flow does MRK produce?
Operating cash flow was $16.47B, before capital expenditures of $4.11B.
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