Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) Overview
- 1 Apr 2026: Period ending 30 Jun 2026; Estimate (m); Actual -0.54; Beat / miss (m).
- 1 Jan 2026: Period ending 31 Mar 2026; Estimate (m); Actual -1.72; Beat / miss (m).
- 1 Jul 2025: Period ending 30 Sept 2025; Estimate (m); Actual 2.32; Beat / miss (m).
- 1 Apr 2025: Period ending 30 Jun 2025; Estimate (m); Actual 1.76; Beat / miss (m).
Stock Price Chart
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- Last close
- $146.75
- Previous close
- $149.28
- Change
- -$2.52
- Change (%)
- -1.69%
- Close date
- 2026-11-06
- Previous close date
- 2026-09-29
- Open
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- Day high
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- Day low
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- Last session volume
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- Last session value
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- Currency
- USD
- Price basis
- split-adjusted
- Volume basis
- (m)
Performance
View more →Cumulative total returns · 2026-09-29
YTD
- MRK
- +43.94%
- S&P 500
- (m)
1 year
- MRK
- +94.46%
- S&P 500
- (m)
3 years
- MRK
- +58.01%
- S&P 500
- (m)
5 years
- MRK
- +130.37%
- S&P 500
- (m)
Earnings trends
View more →Earnings per share
USD / share · As filed
30 Jun 2026 ○ Estimate (m) ● Actual -0.54
Comparison details
| Period start | Period ending | Estimate | Actual | Beat / miss | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | (m) | -0.54 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Jan 2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | (m) | -1.72 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Jul 2025 | 30 Sept 2025 | (m) | 2.32 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Apr 2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | (m) | 1.76 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Jan 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | (m) | 2.01 | (m) | (m) |
31 Dec 2025 ○ Estimate (m) ● Actual 7.28
Comparison details
| Period start | Period ending | Estimate | Actual | Beat / miss | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | (m) | 7.28 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Jan 2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | (m) | 6.74 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Jan 2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | (m) | 0.14 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Jan 2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | (m) | 5.71 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Jan 2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | (m) | 5.14 | (m) | (m) |
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Revenue vs. Earnings
USD
30 Jun 2026 ■ Revenue 16.61B ■ Earnings -1.33B — Profit margin -8.04%
31 Dec 2025 ■ Revenue 65.01B ■ Earnings 18.25B — Profit margin 28.08%
Analyst insights
View more →| Ratings | Buy | Hold | Sell | Other ratings | Last Close | Average Target | Upside | High Target | Low Target |
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| (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | $146.75 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
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Statistics
View more →Retained observations as of 2026-11-11; financial period ending (m).
- Forward P/E
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- PEG ratio · 5-year expected
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- Shares held by insiders
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- Insider transactions · change (%)
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- Shares held by institutions
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- Institutional transactions · change (%)
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- Diluted EPS · 12 month
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- EPS estimate · next quarter
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- EPS estimate · next year
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- EPS growth · current annual estimate
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- EPS growth · next annual estimate
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- EPS growth · next 5 years expected
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- EPS growth · past 3 years annualized
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- EPS growth · past 5 years annualized
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- EPS change · 12 months vs prior year
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- EPS change · latest quarter vs previous quarter
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- Latest earnings report date
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- EPS surprise · latest reported quarter
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- Net income · 12 month
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- Profit margin
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- Return on assets · 12 month
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- Stock compensation expense · all employees · 12 months
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- Named executive and board stock awards · latest fiscal year
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- Index membership
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- Employees
- 75.00K
- IPO date
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- Options available
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- Shortable
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- Analyst recommendation
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- Analyst target price
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- Price volatility · week
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- Price volatility · month
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- Average true range · 14 sessions
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- Relative strength index · 14 sessions
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- Relative volume
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- Average daily volume
- 9.71M
- Latest session volume
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- Last session value
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- 30 days ago session value
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- 1 year ago session value
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- Number of trades
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- Total return · week
- -1.05%*
- Total return · month
- 0.69%*
- Total return · quarter
- 15.42%*
- Total return · half year
- 25.72%*
- Total return · year to date
- 43.94%*
- Total return · 1 year
- 94.46%*
- Total return · 3 years
- 58.01%*
- Total return · 5 years
- 130.37%*
- Market cap
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- Book value per share · latest quarter
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- Price / cash · latest quarter
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- Enterprise value
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- Enterprise value / revenue
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- Enterprise value / EBITDA
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- Dividend · 12 months per share
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- Dividend ex-date
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- Next dividend ex-date
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- Next dividend amount per share
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- Dividend growth · 3 years annualized
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- Dividend growth · 5 years annualized
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- Revenue · 12 month
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- Revenue growth · past 3 years annualized
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- Revenue growth · past 5 years annualized
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- Revenue change · 12 months vs prior year
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- Revenue change · latest quarter vs previous quarter
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- Revenue surprise · latest reported quarter
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- Levered free cash flow · 12 month
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- Debt / equity · latest quarter
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- Long-term debt / equity · latest quarter
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- Return on equity · 12 month
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- Return on invested capital · 12 months
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- Previous close
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- Latest closing price
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- Latest session change (%)
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- 52-week high
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- 52-week low
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- Price vs 20-session moving average
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- Price vs 50-session moving average
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- Price vs 200-session moving average
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- Float shares
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- Short float (%)
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- Short ratio (days to cover)
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- Short interest (shares)
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Five-year projected P/E and P/S repeat the preceding five-year EPS and revenue CAGR, holding current price and market cap constant. Hover a calculated row for its formula. Net assets = assets − debt − payables − deferred revenue − obligations due within 1 year − obligations due after 1 year.
Holders breakdown
View more →| Breakdown | Ownership |
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| (m) | Shares held by all insiders |
| (m) | Shares held by institutions |
| (m) | Float held by institutions |
| (m) | Institutions holding shares |
Other holders
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Insider holders
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Top institutional holders
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Top mutual fund holders
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Merck & Co., Inc. Overview
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(m)
- SEC CIK
- 310158
- Industry (SIC)
- 2834 Pharmaceutical Preparations
- Country of operation
- United States
- Business address
- 126 EAST LINCOLN AVENUE, P.O. BOX 2000, RAHWAY, New Jersey, 07065, United States
- Fiscal year end
- 1231
- Phone
- 908-740-4000
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