Income tax expense · 2011–2025
Merck income tax expense
$2.8B+0.0% · FY2025
Merck (MRK) reported $2.8B in income tax expense for fiscal 2025, +0.0% year on year.
| Fiscal year | Income tax expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $2.8B | +0.0% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $2.8B | +85.4% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $1.5B | −21.2% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $1.9B | +26.1% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $1.5B | +13.5% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $1.3B | −14.4% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $1.6B | −37.6% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $2.5B | −38.9% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $4.1B | +471.4% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $718M | −23.8% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $942M | −82.4% | Open → |
| FY20142014-12-31 | $5.3B | +420.3% | Open → |
| FY20132013-12-31 | $1.0B | −57.9% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-31 | $2.4B | +159.0% | Open → |
| FY20112011-12-31 | $942M | — | Open → |
Income tax expense — Income tax expense is the tax a company charged against profit in its income statement for the year. It is not the same as the cash it handed to tax authorities: deferred tax, provisions and timing differences separate the two, often by billions. The cash figure is a different line in the cash-flow statement.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +8.1%
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0000310158-26-000063 · February 24, 2026
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