Merck KGaA (MRKC) Stock Overview
Operates as a science and technology company in Europe, North America, Latin America, Middle East and Africa, and the Asia Pacific. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 4/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 1/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 5/6 |
Rewards
Risk Analysis
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | €25.60 |
| 52 Week High | €26.00 |
| 52 Week Low | €19.80 |
| Beta | 0.78 |
| 1 Month Change | 16.36% |
| 3 Month Change | 3.23% |
| 1 Year Change | n/a |
| 3 Year Change | n/a |
| 5 Year Change | -11.72% |
| Change since IPO | 324.02% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| MRKC | DE Pharmaceuticals | DE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 9.4% | 5.7% | 2.4% |
| 1Y | n/a | 25.9% | 1.2% |
Return vs Industry: Insufficient data to determine how MRKC performed against the German Pharmaceuticals industry.
Return vs Market: Insufficient data to determine how MRKC performed against the German Market.
Price Volatility
| MRKC volatility | |
|---|---|
| MRKC Average Weekly Movement | 5.2% |
| Pharmaceuticals Industry Average Movement | 6.4% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.1% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market | 13.4% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market | 2.7% |
Stable Share Price: MRKC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: MRKC's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1668 | 59,077 | Kai Beckmann | www.emdgroup.com |
Merck KGaA operates as a science and technology company in Europe, North America, Latin America, Middle East and Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The Life Science segment offers products, solutions, and services to academic, research and diagnostic labs, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies, as well as the industrial sector; reagents, consumables, devices, instruments, software, and services for research, production, and testing to lab water instruments, microbiology and biomonitoring products, test assays, analytical reagents, and flow cytometry kits and instruments. This segment also provides traditional and novel therapies, such as ration devices, chromatography resins, single-use systems, process chemicals, and excipients for bioprocessing; contract development, manufacturing and testing services, which supports customers from preclinical phases to commercialization.
Merck KGaA Fundamentals Summary
| MRKC fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | €56.52b |
| Earnings (TTM) | €2.53b |
| Revenue (TTM) | €20.96b |
Is MRKC overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| MRKC income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | €20.96b |
| Cost of Revenue | €8.61b |
| Gross Profit | €12.35b |
| Other Expenses | €9.82b |
| Earnings | €2.53b |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2026
Next Earnings Date
Aug 06, 2026
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 5.82 |
| Gross Margin | 58.93% |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.08% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 40.4% |
How did MRKC perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/05/25 22:52 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/25 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| 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 * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Merck KGaA is covered by 43 analysts. 14 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 |
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| Odile Rundquist | Baader Helvea Equity Research |
| Gerhard Schwarz | Baader Helvea Equity Research |
| Charles Pitman | Barclays |