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Merck BASE:MRKD Stock Report

Last Price

US$28.85

Market Cap

US$332.3b

7D

6.3%

1Y

21.2%

Updated

29 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$28.85
52 Week HighUS$28.85
52 Week LowUS$18.40
Beta0.40
1 Month Change8.87%
3 Month Change10.96%
1 Year Change21.22%
3 Year Changen/a
5 Year Changen/a
Change since IPO80.31%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

MRKDAR PharmaceuticalsAR Market
7D6.3%1.5%0.7%
1Y21.2%-16.8%306.3%

Return vs Industry: MRKD exceeded the AR Pharmaceuticals industry which returned -16.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MRKD underperformed the AR Market which returned 306.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MRKD's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MRKD volatility
MRKD Average Weekly Movement8.1%
Pharmaceuticals Industry Average Movement6.0%
Market Average Movement9.1%
10% most volatile stocks in AR Market13.4%
10% least volatile stocks in AR Market7.1%

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

Volatility Over Time: Insufficient data to determine MRKD's volatility change 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?
MRKD fundamental statistics
Market capUS$332.33b
Earnings (TTM)US$2.31b
Revenue (TTM)US$61.40b

144.1x

P/E Ratio

5.4x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MRKD income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$61.40b
Cost of RevenueUS$15.44b
Gross ProfitUS$45.96b
Other ExpensesUS$43.66b
EarningsUS$2.31b

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Jul 30, 2024

Earnings per share (EPS)0.91
Gross Margin74.85%
Net Profit Margin3.76%
Debt/Equity Ratio96.4%

How did MRKD perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.3%

Current Dividend Yield

325%

Payout Ratio
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