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 — Funded Status ($M) ($M)
Form 10-Q / 10-K Employee Benefit Plans Note
Latest, FY2025
132
Period ended Dec 31, 2025
Change on a year earlier
-130.4%
-434 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 — Funded Status ($M) ($M) | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 132 | -130.4% | Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-24) ↗ |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | -434 | -32.4% | Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-24) ↗ |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | -642 | -15.5% | Form 10-K (filed 2025-02-25) ↗ |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | -760 | -18.5% | Form 10-K (filed 2024-02-26) ↗ |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | -932 | -52.0% | Form 10-K (filed 2023-02-24) ↗ |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | -1,941 | +18.2% | Form 10-K (filed 2022-02-25) ↗ |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | -1,642 | +68.9% | Form 10-K (filed 2021-02-25) ↗ |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | -972 | -3.6% | Form 10-K (filed 2020-02-26) ↗ |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | -1,008 | -6.9% | Form 10-K (filed 2019-02-27) ↗ |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | -1,083 | – | Form 10-K (filed 2018-02-27) ↗ |
Breakdown
What makes up u.s. defined benefit pension plans — funded status ($m)
- U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO) ($M)10,598 · FY2025
- U.S. Pension Plans — Accumulated Benefit Obligation (ABO) ($M)10,400 · FY2025
- U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Fair Value of Plan Assets ($M)2 · FY2025
- U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Service Cost ($M)378 · FY2025
- U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Interest Cost ($M)569 · FY2025
- U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Expected Return on Plan Assets ($M)840 · FY2025
- U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit) ($M)176 · FY2025
- U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Actual Return on Plan Assets ($M)1,435 · FY2025
- U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Benefits Paid ($M)689 · FY2025
- U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Expected Employer Contributions Next Fiscal Year ($M)270 · FY2025
- U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Benefit Obligation Discount Rate (%)5.6% · FY2025
- U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Assets (%)7.7% · FY2025
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Merck U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans — Funded Status ($M) ($M), annual FY2016–FY2025 [Data set]. Compiled from Merck SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/mrk/kpis/db_us_pension_funded
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