Merck & Co., Inc.

NYSE:MRK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$248.0b

Merck Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

Merck is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 16% and 5% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 15.8% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 34.9% in 3 years.

Key information

16.0%

Earnings growth rate

15.8%

EPS growth rate

Pharmaceuticals earnings growth23.9%
Revenue growth rate5.0%
Future return on equity34.9%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated20 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

No updates

Recent updates

Merck (NYSE:MRK) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Dec 20
Merck (NYSE:MRK) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Merck: Buy Opportunity Backed By Growth

Dec 17

Merck (NYSE:MRK) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.81

Dec 02
Merck (NYSE:MRK) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.81

The Strong Earnings Posted By Merck (NYSE:MRK) Are A Good Indication Of The Strength Of The Business

Nov 15
The Strong Earnings Posted By Merck (NYSE:MRK) Are A Good Indication Of The Strength Of The Business

Merck: Keytruda's Sales Projections Outweigh Competitive And Patent Risks

Nov 14

Merck: An Undervalued Dividend Machine

Nov 07

Merck Q3 Earnings Review: Solid Financials May Be Undermined By New Keytruda Threat

Oct 25

Market Still Lacking Some Conviction On Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)

Oct 15
Market Still Lacking Some Conviction On Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)

Merck Is At Support And Should Go Higher (Technical Analysis)

Oct 07

Merck Appears Ready To Return To June Highs (Technical Analysis)

Sep 14

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:MRK - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/202671,44024,66825,48529,81924
12/31/202567,49722,08823,35426,88726
12/31/202463,98717,77018,42724,06625
9/30/202463,17412,14814,84018,264N/A
6/30/202462,48013,73613,14716,690N/A
3/31/202461,4032,30611,04014,757N/A
12/31/202360,1153659,14313,006N/A
9/30/202359,3154,60813,16717,190N/A
6/30/202358,3113,11110,82815,075N/A
3/31/202357,86913,03011,26215,673N/A
12/31/202259,28314,51914,70719,095N/A
9/30/202258,97415,32215,24919,696N/A
6/30/202257,16916,64114,39818,891N/A
3/31/202253,97813,91012,87017,220N/A
12/31/202148,70412,3459,66114,109N/A
9/30/202146,1315,9088,40113,072N/A
6/30/202143,9063,6656,95311,897N/A
3/31/202141,8574,7936,65911,184N/A
12/31/202041,5184,5195,81210,241N/A
9/30/202042,4389,4926,90611,041N/A
6/30/202043,9069,0707,99611,645N/A
3/31/202046,3129,3998,94712,811N/A
12/31/201939,1215,69010,07113,440N/A
9/30/201945,9709,3148,97312,238N/A
6/30/201944,3679,3627,84610,805N/A
3/31/201943,0738,3998,34311,103N/A
12/31/201842,2946,2208,30710,922N/A
9/30/201841,7293,3478,94811,349N/A
6/30/201841,2591,341N/A7,385N/A
3/31/201840,7251,579N/A7,320N/A
12/31/201740,1222,394N/A6,451N/A
9/30/201739,8042,845N/A6,064N/A
6/30/201740,0165,086N/A10,206N/A
3/31/201739,9294,346N/A8,489N/A
12/31/201639,8073,920N/A10,376N/A
9/30/201639,9075,492N/A10,990N/A
6/30/201639,4445,133N/A11,330N/A
3/31/201639,3854,614N/A12,427N/A
12/31/201539,4984,442N/A12,538N/A
9/30/201539,76510,781N/A7,128N/A
6/30/201540,2499,850N/A8,165N/A
3/31/201541,39811,168N/A7,783N/A
12/31/201442,23711,920N/A7,989N/A
9/30/201443,0755,385N/A12,050N/A
6/30/201443,5505,614N/A11,651N/A
3/31/201443,6264,516N/A11,674N/A
12/31/201344,0334,404N/A11,654N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: MRK's forecast earnings growth (16% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: MRK's earnings (16% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (15.2% per year).

High Growth Earnings: MRK's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: MRK's revenue (5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.1% per year).

High Growth Revenue: MRK's revenue (5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: MRK's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (34.9%)

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:48
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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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