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Merck BASE:MRK Stock Report

Last Price

AR$26.65k

Market Cap

AR$276.2t

7D

0.5%

1Y

168.3%

Updated

18 Apr, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Merck & Co., Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Merck
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$26,649.00
52 Week HighUS$34,225.00
52 Week LowUS$9,738.00
Beta0.40
1 Month Change1.20%
3 Month Change-13.58%
1 Year Change168.30%
3 Year Change1,019.71%
5 Year Change8,227.81%
Change since IPO464,168.29%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

MRKAR PharmaceuticalsAR Market
7D0.5%-6.5%-6.9%
1Y168.3%-18.6%303.2%

Return vs Industry: MRK exceeded the AR Pharmaceuticals industry which returned -18.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MRK underperformed the AR Market which returned 303.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MRK's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MRK volatility
MRK Average Weekly Movement5.5%
Pharmaceuticals Industry Average Movement5.5%
Market Average Movement9.5%
10% most volatile stocks in AR Market14.5%
10% least volatile stocks in AR Market7.3%

Stable Share Price: MRK has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: MRK's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
189171,000Rob Daviswww.merck.com

Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Pharmaceutical and Animal Health. The Pharmaceutical segment offers human health pharmaceutical products in the areas of oncology, hospital acute care, immunology, neuroscience, virology, cardiovascular, and diabetes under the Keytruda, Bridion, Adempas, Lagevrio, Belsomra, Simponi, and Januvia brands, as well as vaccine products consisting of preventive pediatric, adolescent, and adult vaccines under the Gardasil/Gardasil 9, ProQuad, M-M-R II, Varivax, RotaTeq, Live Oral, Vaxneuvance, Pneumovax 23, and Vaqta names.

Merck & Co., Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Merck's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MRK fundamental statistics
Market capAR$276.20t
Earnings (TTM)AR$317.46b
Revenue (TTM)AR$52.29t

869.1x

P/E Ratio

5.3x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MRK income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$60.12b
Cost of RevenueUS$15.92b
Gross ProfitUS$44.20b
Other ExpensesUS$43.84b
EarningsUS$365.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

Apr 25, 2024

Earnings per share (EPS)0.14
Gross Margin73.53%
Net Profit Margin0.61%
Debt/Equity Ratio93.1%

How did MRK perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.5%

Current Dividend Yield

2,030%

Payout Ratio
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