Merck & Co., Inc.
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Merck International Defined Benefit Pension Plans by Year
International Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Funded Status ($M) ($M)
Merck International Defined Benefit Pension Plans: $2,454M in FY2025, up 78.7% from a year earlier. That is the highest of the 10 years on record here.
Where the FY2025 figure comes from
Source: Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-24) ↗
Reported in Form 10-Q / 10-K Employee Benefit Plans Note.
Annual history
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| Period | Ended | International Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Funded Status ($M) ($M) | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 2,454 | +78.7% | Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-24) ↗ |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 1,373 | +164.0% | Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-24) ↗ |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 520 | -27.6% | Form 10-K (filed 2025-02-25) ↗ |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 718 | +15.8% | Form 10-K (filed 2024-02-26) ↗ |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 620 | -238.1% | Form 10-K (filed 2023-02-24) ↗ |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | -449 | 0.0% | Form 10-K (filed 2022-02-25) ↗ |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | -449 | -10.7% | Form 10-K (filed 2021-02-25) ↗ |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | -503 | +249.3% | Form 10-K (filed 2020-02-26) ↗ |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | -144 | -75.1% | Form 10-K (filed 2019-02-27) ↗ |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | -578 | – | Form 10-K (filed 2018-02-27) ↗ |
Breakdown
What makes up international Defined Benefit Pension Plans
- International Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO) ($M)8,452 · FY2025
- International Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Fair Value of Plan Assets ($M)735 · FY2025
- International Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Service Cost ($M)228 · FY2025
- International Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Interest Cost ($M)303 · FY2025
- International Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Expected Return on Plan Assets ($M)613 · FY2025
- International Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit) ($M)-114 · FY2025
- International Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Actual Return on Plan Assets ($M)318 · FY2025
- International Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Benefits Paid ($M)268 · FY2025
- International Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Expected Employer Contributions Next Fiscal Year ($M)190 · FY2025
- International Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Benefit Obligation Discount Rate (%)4.2% · FY2025
- International Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Assets (%)5.4% · FY2025
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Merck International Defined Benefit Pension Plans ($M), annual FY2016–FY2025 [Data set]. Compiled from Merck SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/mrk/kpis/db-intl-pension-funded
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