Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) operating KPIs
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Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 7, 2026Score 9/30242% above fair value
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Merck u.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Actual Return on Plan Assets ($M) ($M)
Form 10-K Employee Benefit Plans Note
Latest, FY2025
1,435
Period ended Dec 31, 2025
Change on a year earlier
+439.5%
266 in FY2024
History
10 years
Since FY2016
Sources
9
Documents cited below
Annual history
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| Period | Ended | U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Actual Return on Plan Assets ($M) ($M) | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 1,435 | +439.5% | Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-24) ↗ |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 266 | -75.3% | Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-24) ↗ |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 1,077 | -134.4% | Form 10-K (filed 2025-02-25) ↗ |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | -3,129 | -350.3% | Form 10-K (filed 2024-02-26) ↗ |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 1,250 | -34.5% | Form 10-K (filed 2023-02-24) ↗ |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 1,908 | -11.9% | Form 10-K (filed 2022-02-25) ↗ |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 2,165 | -367.3% | Form 10-K (filed 2021-02-25) ↗ |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | -810 | -147.0% | Form 10-K (filed 2020-02-26) ↗ |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 1,723 | +83.1% | Form 10-K (filed 2019-02-27) ↗ |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 941 | – | Form 10-K (filed 2018-02-27) ↗ |
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Merck U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Actual Return on Plan Assets ($M) ($M), annual FY2016–FY2025 [Data set]. Compiled from Merck SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/mrk/kpis/db_us_pension_actret
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