MRKMerck & Co.
Merck & Co., Inc. (Merck or the Company) is a global health care company that delivers innovative health solutions through its prescription medicines, including biologic therapies, vaccines and animal health products. 10-K, Item 1
- Employees
- 75,000
- Headquarters
- Rahway, NJ
- CEO
- Robert M. Davis
- Next results
- around Feb 2, 2027
What changed
10-K filed Feb 24, 2026 against Feb 25, 2025| Area | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Risk factors | 12 new paragraphs, nothing like them in the previous 10-K | 10-K Item 1A |
| Receivables growing faster than revenue | Receivables +14.6% vs revenue +1.3% (+13.3 pts) | 10-K · XBRL |
| Cash from operations lower than net income | Cash from operations $16.5B vs net income $18.3B (FY ending 2025-12-31) | 10-K · XBRL |
| Accounting checks | 9 other checks clear, 2 worth a look | 10-K · XBRL |
| Insiders | No open-market buys in the last 90 days | Form 4 |
| Filings | 3 in the last 30 days | EDGAR |
Each row opens the detail with the quote and the filing. A row is a change worth reading, not a verdict.
What's new, in their words
10-K filed Feb 24, 2026Paragraphs in Risk Factors that were not in the 10-K filed 2025-02-25. Quoted as filed.
The Company faces continued pricing pressure with respect to its products in the public and private sectors. The Company faces continued pricing pressure globally and, particularly in mature markets, from managed care organizations, government agencies and programs that could negatively affect the Company’s sales
10-K, Item 1A
Accounting checks
latest 10-K9 of 11 clear 2 worth a look. Checks, not verdicts.
- !Receivables growing faster than revenueReceivables +14.6% vs revenue +1.3% (+13.3 pts)
- !Cash from operations lower than net incomeCash from operations $16.5B vs net income $18.3B (FY ending 2025-12-31)
- ✓Inventory +9.0% vs revenue +1.3% (+7.7 pts)
- ✓Same auditor in both 10-Ks: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- ✓No statement of substantial doubt about going concern
- ✓No 8-K item 4.02 in the last 2 years
- ✓No NT 10-K or NT 10-Q in the last 2 years
- ✓The same matters as last year: U.S. Rebate Accruals - Medicaid, Managed Care and Medicare Part D; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; Florham Park, New Jersey; February 24, 2026
- ✓No sentence in the 10-K concludes that controls were not effective because of a material weakness
- ✓No 8-K item 2.06 in the last 2 years
- ✓No 8-K item 1.03 in the last 2 years
In the last 30 days
All filings →- Nov 4, 202610-Q Quarterly report (10-Q) period ended Sep 30, 2026
- Oct 29, 20268-K Quarterly results 8-K item 2.02
- Oct 13, 20268-K Director or officer change 8-K item 5.02
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