Annotated balance sheet · halal screening

Merck & Co., Inc.

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Annotated balance sheet · halal screening

Merck & Co., Inc. — Q1 2026

Source: SEC Form 10-Q filed 2026-03-31 · via FMP · USD millions · Open filing

Assets

Current Assets

Cash & cash equivalents①

$5,327

Marketable securities①

$375

Accounts receivable

$12,210

Inventories

$6,479

Other current assets

$10,624

Total current assets

$35,015

Non-current Assets

Property, plant & equipment, net②tangible

$25,433

Operating lease right-of-use assets②tangible

Long-term marketable securities①

$1,105

Goodwill

$21,581

Intangible assets, net

$25,745

Other non-current assets

$19,806

Total non-current assets

$93,670

TOTAL ASSETS

$128,685

CHECK ①

Cash + Securities Ratio

under AAOIFI

2.4%

✓ PASS

Threshold≤ 30%Buffer27.6 percentage points to spare

Breach risk

Comfortable

0%← Pass zone | Fail zone →45%

Caps how much of a company's value can be held in interest-bearing financial assets — too much suggests the business is more about earning interest than producing real goods/services.

SourceAAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 (Financial Papers — Shares and Bonds), §3.5.1

Liabilities

Current Liabilities

Accounts payable

$3,863

Other current liabilities

Deferred revenue

Commercial paper③interest-bearing

Short-term debt③interest-bearing

$2,444

Total current liabilities

$6,307

Non-current Liabilities

Long-term debt③interest-bearing

$46,673

Other non-current liabilities

$7,642

Total non-current liabilities

$54,315

TOTAL LIABILITIES

$82,754

CHECK ③

Interest-bearing Debt Ratio

under AAOIFI

17.5%

✓ PASS

Threshold≤ 30%Buffer12.5 percentage points to spare

Breach risk

Comfortable

0%← Pass zone | Fail zone →45%

Caps how much of a company's value comes from interest-bearing loans. Companies that rely heavily on riba (interest-based debt) fail this check even if their business itself is permissible.

SourceAAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 (Financial Papers — Shares and Bonds), §3.4.2

Income Statement Excerpt (trailing 12 months)

Total revenue

$65,593

Of which:

Product & services revenue

$65,593

Interest income④non-permissible

$234

CHECK ④

Non-permissible Income Ratio

under AAOIFI

0.4%

✓ PASS

Threshold≤ 5%Buffer4.6 percentage points to spare

Breach risk

Comfortable

0%← Pass zone | Fail zone →8%

Caps what fraction of company revenue can come from non-permissible sources. If your stock passes but interest income is high, you'd 'purify' your share of that income through charity.

SourceAAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 (Financial Papers — Shares and Bonds), §3.6

Final verdict — under AAOIFI Standard

Halal

Sector check passes: ✓ yes

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