Merck & Co., Inc.

SNSE:MRK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$253.1b

Merck Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Merck has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 2.1%, while the Pharmaceuticals industry saw earnings growing at 6.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9.5% per year. Merck's return on equity is 27.3%, and it has net margins of 19.2%.

Key information

2.1%

Earnings growth rate

2.3%

EPS growth rate

Pharmaceuticals Industry Growth16.3%
Revenue growth rate9.5%
Return on equity27.3%
Net Margin19.2%
Next Earnings Update04 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Merck makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

SNSE:MRK Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2463,17412,14810,05019,444
30 Jun 2462,48013,7369,84717,739
31 Mar 2461,4032,3069,83918,592
31 Dec 2360,1153659,88418,342
30 Sep 2359,3154,6089,83912,556
30 Jun 2358,3113,1119,93412,881
31 Mar 2357,86913,0309,85112,433
31 Dec 2259,28314,5199,66911,918
30 Sep 2258,97415,3229,84011,923
30 Jun 2257,16916,6419,77610,940
31 Mar 2253,97813,9109,48910,515
31 Dec 2148,70412,3459,40311,942
30 Sep 2146,1315,9089,26010,725
30 Jun 2143,9063,6658,84510,678
31 Mar 2141,8574,7938,66910,339
31 Dec 2041,5184,5198,56910,564
30 Sep 2042,4389,4928,8129,079
30 Jun 2043,9069,0709,2008,818
31 Mar 2046,3129,3999,7008,990
31 Dec 1939,1215,6908,8298,594
30 Sep 1945,9709,3149,6048,489
30 Jun 1944,3679,3629,5867,997
31 Mar 1943,0738,3999,4678,084
31 Dec 1842,2946,2209,5879,254
30 Sep 1841,7293,3479,5419,251
30 Jun 1841,2591,3419,55411,680
31 Mar 1840,7251,5799,44911,182
31 Dec 1740,1222,3949,5609,845
30 Sep 1739,8042,8459,6159,427
30 Jun 1740,0165,0869,6126,916
31 Mar 1739,9294,3469,7137,035
31 Dec 1639,8073,9209,3136,921
30 Sep 1639,9075,4929,1936,849
30 Jun 1639,4445,1339,3126,828
31 Mar 1639,3854,6149,7766,518
31 Dec 1539,4984,4429,7996,613
30 Sep 1539,76510,78110,2626,727
30 Jun 1540,2499,85010,7566,644
31 Mar 1541,39811,16810,8186,685
31 Dec 1442,23711,92011,1726,532
30 Sep 1443,0755,38511,5016,435
30 Jun 1443,5505,61411,3046,544
31 Mar 1443,6264,51611,5116,774
31 Dec 1344,0334,40411,6727,123

Quality Earnings: MRK has a large one-off loss of $4.4B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: MRK's current net profit margins (19.2%) are higher than last year (7.8%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: MRK's earnings have grown by 2.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: MRK's earnings growth over the past year (163.6%) exceeds its 5-year average (2.1% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: MRK earnings growth over the past year (163.6%) exceeded the Pharmaceuticals industry 7.7%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: MRK's Return on Equity (27.3%) is considered high.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 09:07
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/17 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Merck & Co., Inc. is covered by 61 analysts. 26 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David ToungArgus Research Company
Fabrizio SpagnaAxia Financial Research
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research