# clm_062934F11209

subject: Merck & Co. (/record/merck.md)  
predicate: research_and_development  
value: 15,789,000,000 United States dollar  
valid_from: 2025-12-31  
valid_to: null  
published: 2026-02-24  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Merck & Co. research and development: 15,789,000,000 United States dollar", as of 2025-12-31. Claim clm_062934F11209, https://asof.is/claim/clm_062934F11209, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015826000063/0000310158-26-000063-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense in 10-K FY2025, filed 2026-02-24  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310158/000031015826000063/0000310158-26-000063-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-K FY2025, published 2026-02-24)

## Supersedes

- [Merck & Co.](/record/merck.md) | research_and_development | 17,938,000,000 United States dollar | valid 2024-12-31 to 2025-12-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_062934F11209](/claim/clm_062934F11209.md) | [clm_B017880F2FAE](/claim/clm_B017880F2FAE.md)

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