Merck (MRCK34) Stock Overview

Operates as a healthcare company worldwide. More details

MRCK34 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	1/6
Future Growth	4/6
Past Performance	1/6
Financial Health	3/6
Dividends	3/6

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Trading at 9.3% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 31.93% per year

Risk Analysis

Large one-off items impacting financial results

Profit margins (4.8%) are lower than last year (25.8%)

Has a high level of debt

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Merck
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$94.19
52 Week High	US$101.38
52 Week Low	US$51.86
Beta	0.23
1 Month Change	11.73%
3 Month Change	25.57%
1 Year Change	63.87%
3 Year Change	42.37%
5 Year Change	97.67%
Change since IPO	966.70%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	MRCK34	BR Pharmaceuticals	BR Market
7D	-2.8%	-3.4%	0.04%
1Y	63.9%	18.4%	15.9%

Return vs Industry: MRCK34 exceeded the BR Pharmaceuticals industry which returned 19.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MRCK34 exceeded the BR Market which returned 17.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MRCK34's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MRCK34 volatility
MRCK34 Average Weekly Movement	5.8%
Pharmaceuticals Industry Average Movement	6.4%
Market Average Movement	4.2%
10% most volatile stocks in BR Market	8.4%
10% least volatile stocks in BR Market	1.8%

Stable Share Price: MRCK34 has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the BR market.

Volatility Over Time: MRCK34's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1891	74,000	Rob Davis	www.merck.com

Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It offers human health pharmaceutical for various areas under the Keytruda, Keytruda Qlex, Welireg, Gardasil, ProQuad, M-M-R II, Varivax, Vaxneuvance, Capvaxive, RotaTeq, Pneumovax 23, Bridion, Prevymis, Dificid, Zerbaxa, Winrevair, Adempas/ Verquvo, Ohtuvayre, Lagevrio, Isentress/Isentress HD, Delstrigo, Pifeltro, Belsomra, Januvia, and Janumet brands. The company also provides veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines and health management solutions and services, such as livestock products under the Nuflor, Bovilis/Vista, Bovilis Cryptium, Banamine, Estrumate, Matrix, Resflor, Zuprevo, Revalor, Safe-Guard, M+Pac, Porcilis, Circumvent, Nobilis/Innovax, Paracox and Coccivac, Exzolt, Slice, Imvixa, Clynav, Aquavac/Norvax, Aquaflor, Flexolt brands; Allflex Livestock Intelligence solutions; and companion animal products under the Bravecto One-Month, Bravecto Injectable/Quantum, Bravecto TriUNO, Bravecto Plus, Sentinel Spectrum, Sentinel Flavor Tabs, Numelvi, Optimmune, Nobivac NXT, GilvetMab, Otomax, Mometamax, Mometamax Ultra, Posatex, Caninsulin/Vetsulin, Panacur, Safeguard, Regumate, Prestige, Scalibor/Exspot, Sure Petcare, and Home Again brands.

Merck & Co., Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Merck's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MRCK34 fundamental statistics
Market cap	R$1.86t
Earnings (TTM)	R$16.22b
Revenue (TTM)	R$340.20b

114.7x

P/E Ratio

5.5x

P/S Ratio

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MRCK34 income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$66.57b
Cost of Revenue	US$16.04b
Gross Profit	US$50.53b
Other Expenses	US$47.35b
Earnings	US$3.17b

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2026

Next Earnings Date

Oct 29, 2026

Earnings per share (EPS)	1.29
Gross Margin	75.90%
Net Profit Margin	4.77%
Debt/Equity Ratio	128.4%

How did MRCK34 perform over the long term?

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Dividends

2.3%

Current Dividend Yield

259%

Payout Ratio

Does MRCK34 pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy MRCK34 by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Merck dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	Sep 14 2026
Dividend Pay Date	Oct 14 2026
Days until Ex dividend	4 days
Days until Dividend pay date	34 days

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2026/09/10 10:40
End of Day Share Price	2026/09/09 00:00
Earnings	2026/06/30
Annual Earnings	2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Merck & Co., Inc. is covered by 49 analysts. 23 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
David Toung	Argus Research Company
Charles Butler	Barclays
Emily Field	Barclays

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Recent News & Updates

Merck & Co., Inc. And Moderna, Inc. Announce Phase 3 INTerpath-001 Trial Of Intismeran Autogene Plus KEYTRUDA Met Endpoints Of Recurrence-Free Survival And Distant Metastasis-Free Survival In Patients With Completely Resected Stage IIB-IV Melanoma

Merck Announces Health Canada Approval Of KEYTRUDA For Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Ineligible For Cisplatin Chemotherapy In Combination With Enfortumab Vedotin As Neoadjuvant And Adjuvant Treatment

Merck & Co., Inc. Updates Earnings Guidance for 2026

Merck & Co., Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend for the Fourth Quarter of 2026, Payable on October 7, 2026

Merck Announces Initial Access Plans for Alimatravir, an Investigational Once-Monthly Oral HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Phase 3 Development

Merck & Co., Inc. Receives U.S. FDA Approval For LIPFENDRA (Enlicitide) As The First Once-Daily Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor To Reduce LDL-C In Adults With Hypercholesterolemia

Recent updates

Merck & Co., Inc. And Moderna, Inc. Announce Phase 3 INTerpath-001 Trial Of Intismeran Autogene Plus KEYTRUDA Met Endpoints Of Recurrence-Free Survival And Distant Metastasis-Free Survival In Patients With Completely Resected Stage IIB-IV Melanoma

Merck Announces Health Canada Approval Of KEYTRUDA For Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Ineligible For Cisplatin Chemotherapy In Combination With Enfortumab Vedotin As Neoadjuvant And Adjuvant Treatment

Merck & Co., Inc. Updates Earnings Guidance for 2026

Merck & Co., Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend for the Fourth Quarter of 2026, Payable on October 7, 2026

Merck Announces Initial Access Plans for Alimatravir, an Investigational Once-Monthly Oral HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Phase 3 Development

Merck & Co., Inc. Receives U.S. FDA Approval For LIPFENDRA (Enlicitide) As The First Once-Daily Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor To Reduce LDL-C In Adults With Hypercholesterolemia

Merck Receives Fda Approval for Keytruda and Keytruda Qlex Each with Padcev as Treatment Before and After Surgery for Adults with Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

Merck Receives European Commission Approval For KEYTRUDA Plus Padcev as First PD-1 Inhibitor Plus Antibody-Drug Conjugate Regimen For Adults With Cisplatin-Ineligible Resectable Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

Merck Reports Positive Topline Results From The Phase 3 ATLAS-UC Induction-Only Study Evaluating Tulisokibart In Patients With Moderately To Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis

Merck Receives U.S. FDA Approval for Expanded Indication of CAPVAXIVE Pneumococcal 21-Valent Conjugate Vaccine in Children and Adolescents Aged 2 Through 17 At Increased Risk for Pneumococcal Disease

Merck Receives Fda Approval for KEYTRUDA, KEYTRUDA QLEX, and WELIREG Combinations for Adjuvant Treatment of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Gilead Sciences, Inc. And Merck Announce Positive Topline Results From Two Phase 3 Studies Evaluating Islatravir/Lenacapavir, An Oral Once-Weekly HIV Treatment

Merck & Co., Inc. Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation For Calderasib MK-1084 For First-Line Treatment Of Advanced Or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With KRAS G12C-Mutation

Merck & Co., Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend for the Third Quarter of 2026, Payable on July 8, 2026

Sieben Alexander, P.A. Secures $10.2 Million Verdict for Twin Cities Family Against Cosmetic Talc Manufacturers Vi-Jon and Four Co-Defendants—Gold Bond, Merck (Dr. Scholl's), Johnson & Johnson, and Perrigo Co. of Tennessee

Exelixis, Inc. Announces Clinical Development Collaboration with Merck for Phase 3 Stellar-316 Pivotal Trial for Patients with Colorectal Cancer

Merck Announces TroFuse-005 Trial Evaluating Sacituzumab Tirumotecan Meets Primary Endpoints in Advanced or Recurrent Endometrial Cancer

Merck Highlights New Long-Term Data and Advancements Across Broad Oncology Portfolio and Pipeline Research At Asco 2026

Merck & Co., Inc. Updates Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2026

Merck and Eisai Enter Announces FDA Approves Merck’S Once-Daily Idvynso (Doravirine/Islatravir)

Merck Announces FDA Grants Priority Review For Keytruda And Keytruda Qlex Each With Padcev For Cisplatin-Eligible Patients With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

Merck Announces European Commission Approval For Enflonsia (Clesrovimab) For Prevention Of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Lower Respiratory Tract Disease In Infants

Daiichi Sankyo And Merck Receive Priority Review For Ifinatamab Deruxtecan In Previously Treated Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

Merck & Co., Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 26, 2026

Merck Announces Initiation of Pivotal Phase 2B/3 Trial Evaluating Mk-8748 for Treatment of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Merck Announces Results for Enlicitide Decanoate, an Investigational Oral Pcsk9 Inhibitor

Merck & Co., Inc. Announces Positive Data from Phase 2 CADENCE Trial Provides Definitive Proof-of-Concept for WINREVAIR™ (sotatercept-csrk) in Adults With the Syndrome of Combined Post- and Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension and Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Merck Reportedly Nears $6 Billion Deal to Buy Terns Pharma

Merck Presents New Data Reinforcing Long-Term Efficacy of Gardasil 9 and Gardasil At Eurogin International Multidisciplinary HPV Congress 2026

Merck Announces the Presentation of Results from the Pivotal Phase 3 Litespark-022 Trial Evaluating Keytruda

Merck & Co., Inc. Announces KEYTRUDA®? (Pembrolizumab) Plus Padcev®? (enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv) Reduced Risk of Event-Free Survival Events by 47% and Risk of Death by 35% for Cisplatin-Ejfv

Merck & Co., Inc. Announces Late-Breaking Data from Three Phase 3 Trials Evaluating Doravirine/Islatravir (DOR/ISL) an Investigational, Once-Daily, Two-Drug Regimen for the Treatment of Adults Living with HIV-1 at CROI 2026

Merck & Co., Inc. Announces Executive Appointments and Organizational Changes in Human Health Business

Merck Announces Positive New Data for ENFLONSIA (Caresrovimab) for Infants and Children Under 2 Years of Age At Increased Risk for Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease over Two RSV Seasons

Merck announces Health Canada Approves KEYTRUDA SC™, a Subcutaneous Formulation of Pembrolizumab Across Multiple Cancer Indications

Merck Advances Treatment of Bladder and Kidney Cancers with New Data At 2026 ASCO GU Cancers Symposium

Merck Announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves KEYTRUDA (Pembrolizumab and Berahyaluronidase Alfa-Pmph) and KEYTRUDA QLEX

Merck Announces Health Canada Approval of ENFLONSIA for the Prevention of RSV in Newborns and Infants

Merck & Co., Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2026

Merck Declares Dividend on Common Stock for the Second-Quarter of 2026, Payable on April 7, 2026

MSD Reportedly Ends Takeover Talks with Revolution Medicines

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Merck Initiates Phase 3 KANDLELIT-007 Trial Evaluating Calderasib in Combination with KEYTRUDA QLEX (Pembrolizumab and Berahyaluronidase Alfa-Pmph) in Certain Patients with Advanced NSCLC

Merck Reaches Agreement with U.S. Government to Expand Access to Medicines and Lower Costs for Americans

Merck Announces KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Plus Padcev® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) Significantly Improved Event-Free Survival, Overall Survival and Pathologic Complete Response Rates for Cisplatin-Eligible Patients with MIBC When Given Before and After Surgery

Merck Receives Positive EU Chmp Opinion for Expanded Use of Winrevair™? (Sotatercept) in Adults with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (Pah, Who* Group 1 Pulmonary Hypertension)

Merck Showcases Data for Alzheimer's Disease Candidates MK-2214 and MK-1167 at CTAD 2025

FDA Approves Merck and KEYTRUDA (Pembrolizumab) and KEYTRUDA QLEX (Pembrolizumab and Berahyaluronidase Alfa-Pmph

Merck Announces Positive Topline Results from the Pivotal Phase 3 Trial Evaluating Investigational, Once-Daily, Oral, Two-Drug, Single-Tablet Regimen of Doravir (Dor/Isl) in Treatment-1 Infection

Merck Declares Dividend for the First Quarter of 2026, Payable on January 8, 2026

Merck Reportedly Close on A Deal to Buy Cidara

Merck's Enlicitide Decanoate, an Investigational Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor, Significantly ReducedDL-C in Adults with Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Phase 3 CORALreef HeFH Trial

Merck's Enlicitide Decanoate, an Investigational Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor, Significantly ReducedDL-C in Phase 3 CORALreef Lipids Trial

Merck & Co., Inc. Updates Earnings Guidance for the Year 2025

European Commission Approves KEYTRUDA® (Pembrolizumab) as Part of a Treatment Regimen for Adults with Resectable Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (LA-HNSCC) Expressing PD-L1 (CPS >1)

Merck Announces Positive Topline Results from the Phase 3 LITESPARK-022 Trial in Patients with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Merck & Co., Inc. Receives FDA Approval For Updated Indication Of WINREVAIR In Adults With PAH

Merck to Present New Data from Its Innovative Cardio-Pulmonary Pipeline and Portfolio At AHA Scientific Sessions 2025

Merck & Co., Inc. Announces the Presentation of Findings from Systematic Review of Studies on the Ep Epiiology and Antimicrobial Resistance of Pneumococcal Serotypes Covered by CapvaXIVE

Merck & Co., Inc. Announces New Long-Term Data Highlighting the Sustained Survival Benefits of Keytruda® (Pembrolizumab), Merck’s anti-PD-1 Therapy, in Treating Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC )

Daiichi Sankyo and Merck Demonstrate Clinically Meaningful Response Rates for Raludotatug Deruxtecan in Patients with Recurrent Platinum-Resistant Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal or Fallopian Tube Cancer

Merck and Eisai Announces Long-Term Follow-Up Data Continued to Show Durable Benefit of KEYTRUDA®? (Pembrolizumab) Plus LENVIMA®? (lenvatinib)