Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Merck
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$87.87
52 Week High	US$134.63
52 Week Low	US$81.04
Beta	0.36
1 Month Change	-1.82%
3 Month Change	-11.64%
1 Year Change	-30.00%
3 Year Change	7.72%
5 Year Change	14.21%
Change since IPO	7,710.67%

Merck & Co.'s Real Value: A Deep Dive Into Its Fundamentals

Feb 26

Recent updates

Merck & Co.'s Real Value: A Deep Dive Into Its Fundamentals

Feb 26

The Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) Annual Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

Feb 06

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

Nov 15

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

Shareholder Returns

	MRK	US Pharmaceuticals	US Market
7D	-7.2%	1.8%	1.8%
1Y	-30.0%	1.8%	10.2%

Return vs Industry: MRK underperformed the US Pharmaceuticals industry which returned 1.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MRK underperformed the US Market which returned 10.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MRK's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MRK volatility
MRK Average Weekly Movement	3.9%
Pharmaceuticals Industry Average Movement	10.2%
Market Average Movement	6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market	16.9%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market	3.3%

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

Volatility Over Time: MRK's weekly volatility (4%) 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 operates through two segments, Pharmaceutical and Animal Health. The company offers human health pharmaceutical for various areas, including oncology, vaccines, hospital acute care, cardiovascular, virology, neuroscience, and diabetes under the Keytruda, Welireg, Gardasil, ProQuad, M-M-R II, Varivax, Vaxneuvance, RotaTeq, Pneumovax 23, Bridion, Dificid, Zerbaxa, Noxafil, Winrevair, Adempas, Verquvo, Lagevrio, Isentress/Isentress HD, Delstrigo, Pifeltro, Belsomra, Januvia, and Janumet brands.

Merck & Co., Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Merck's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MRK fundamental statistics
Market cap	US$233.18b
Earnings (TTM)	US$17.12b
Revenue (TTM)	US$64.17b

13.0x

P/E Ratio

3.5x

P/S Ratio

Is MRK overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MRK income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$64.17b
Cost of Revenue	US$14.70b
Gross Profit	US$49.47b
Other Expenses	US$32.35b
Earnings	US$17.12b

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Apr 24, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)	6.78
Gross Margin	77.09%
Net Profit Margin	26.68%
Debt/Equity Ratio	80.0%

How did MRK perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

3.7%

Current Dividend Yield

46%

Payout Ratio

Does MRK pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy MRK by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Merck dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	Mar 17 2025
Dividend Pay Date	Apr 07 2025
Days until Ex dividend	9 days
Days until Dividend pay date	12 days

Does MRK pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/03/25 21:33
End of Day Share Price	2025/03/25 00:00
Earnings	2024/12/31
Annual Earnings	2024/12/31

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.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Merck & Co., Inc. is covered by 52 analysts. 22 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
Fabrizio Spagna	Axia Financial Research
Charles Butler	Barclays

MRK Stock Overview

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Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Merck Data At Acc.25 Highlight Innovative Advancements and Commitment to Improving Outcomes for People Living with Cardiovascular Disease

Merck Announces Positive Data from Phase 3 Trials That Show the Investigational, Once-Daily, Oral, Two-Drug Regimen of Doravir/Islatravir Maintained HIV-1 Viral Suppression At Week 48

Upcoming dividend of US$0.81 per share

Insider recently sold US$715k worth of stock

Merck & Co.'s Real Value: A Deep Dive Into Its Fundamentals

FDA Grants Priority Review to Merck’s Application for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Plus Standard of Care as Perioperative Treatment for Resectable Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Recent updates

Merck Data At Acc.25 Highlight Innovative Advancements and Commitment to Improving Outcomes for People Living with Cardiovascular Disease

Merck Announces Positive Data from Phase 3 Trials That Show the Investigational, Once-Daily, Oral, Two-Drug Regimen of Doravir/Islatravir Maintained HIV-1 Viral Suppression At Week 48

Upcoming dividend of US$0.81 per share

Insider recently sold US$715k worth of stock

Merck & Co.'s Real Value: A Deep Dive Into Its Fundamentals

FDA Grants Priority Review to Merck’s Application for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Plus Standard of Care as Perioperative Treatment for Resectable Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Merck Receives First European Commission Approval for Two Indications

Health Canada Approves Merck's KEYTRUDA® (Pembrolizumab) for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Respirable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Independent Director recently bought US$1.3m worth of stock

Merck Announces Phase 3 Waveline-010 Trial Initiation Evaluating Zilovertamab Vedotin, an Investigational Antibody-Drug Conjugate, for the Treatment of Patients with Previously Untreated Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

The Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) Annual Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

Full year 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Big Pharma, Bigger Bargain: Why Merck Stock Is Too Cheap To Ignore (Upgrade)

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

Third quarter dividend of US$0.81 announced

Merck Receives Positive EU CHMP Opinion for CAPVAXIVE (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) for Pneumococcal Vaccination in Adults

Merck Announces Decision to Stop Phase 3 HYPERION Trial Evaluating WINREVAIR™ (sotatercept-csrk) Early and Move to Final Analysis

Merck Announces Second-Quarter 2025 Dividend, Payable on April 7, 2025

FDA Grants Priority Review to Merck's Application for WELIREG (belzutifan) for the Treatment of Patients with Advanced Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma (PPGL)

Merck and Eisai Provide Update on Phase 3 LEAP-015 Trial Evaluating KEYTRUDA (Pembrolizumab) Plus LENVIMA (Lenvima) in Combination with Chemotherapy in Patients with Certain Types of Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma

High-Quality Dividend Growth Stocks Near 52-Week Lows: Merck Is Magnificent

Merck’s GARDASIL® Receives Expanded Approval for Males in China

Merck: A Low-Hanging Fruit To Pick

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

Merck Announces Topline Results from Pivotal Phase 3 Trials Evaluating Investigational, Once-Daily, Oral, Two-Drug, Single-Tablet Regimen of Doravirine/Islatravir (DOR/ISL) for the Treatment of Adults with Virologically Suppressed HIV-1 Infection

Merck Announces FDA Acceptance of Biologics License Application for Clesrovimab, an Investigational Long-Acting Monoclonal Antibody Designed to Protect Infants from RSV Disease During their First RSV Season

Merck: Buy Opportunity Backed By Growth

Merck & Co., Inc. Provides Update on KeyVibe and KEYFORM Clinical Development Programs Evaluating Investigational Vibostolimab and Favezelimab Fixed-Dose Combinations with Pembrolizumab

Merck Receives Positive EU CHMP Opinion for WELIREG®? (belzutifan) as Treatment for Adult Patients with Certain Types of Von Hippel-Lindau Disease-Associated Tumors and for Certain Previously Treated Adult Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

Merck Announces Phase 3 KEYLYNK-001 Trial Met Primary Endpoint of Progression-Free Survival (PFS) in Patients With Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Merck & Co., Inc. Announces First Presentation of Data from the Phase 2 Waveline-007 Trial Evaluating Zilovertamab Vedotin

Merck & Co., Inc. Announces Initiation of Phase 3 Study (MOVe-NOW) Evaluating LAGEVRIOTM (Molnupiravir) for the Treatment of Covid-19 in High-Risk Adults

Merck's Sacituzumab Tirumotecan Granted FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Advanced EGFR-Mutated NSCLC

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

Merck Announces Pivotal Phase 3 Zenith Trial Evaluating Winrevair Met Primary Endpoint At Interim Analysis

Merck & Co., Inc. Appoints Surendralal L. Karsanbha to its Board of Directors, Effective January 1, 2025

Third quarter dividend of US$0.81 announced

Merck & Co., Inc.'s WELIREG (Belzutifan) Approves in China for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Certain Types of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Disease-Associated Tumors

Merck Announces Phase 3 Trial of Subcutaneous Pembrolizumab with Berahyaluronidase Alfa Met Primary Endpoints

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

Merck Receives Positive EU CHMP Opinion for KEYTRUDA Plus Chemotherapy as First-Line Treatment for Adult Patients with Unresectable Non-Epithelioid Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

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

Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease and Merck Announces Positive Topline Results from the Phase 3 Komet Trial

Merck Announces Canada's Drug Agency Recommends WINREVAIR (sotatercept) for Reimbursement

Merck: An Undervalued Dividend Machine

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Merck and Moderna, Inc. Initiates Phase 3 Trial Evaluating Adjuvant V940 (mRNA-4157) in Combination with KEYTRUDA (Pembrolizumab) After Neoadjuvant KEYTRUDA and Chemotherapy in Patients with Certain Types of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

CDC's ACIP Recommends Merck's CAPVAXIVE™ (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) for Pneumococcal Vaccination in Adults 50 Years of Age and Older

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

Merck's KEYTRUDA® (Pembrolizumab) Receives 30th Approval from European Commission with Two New Indications in Gynecologic Cancers

Gilead Sciences, Inc. and Merck Announce Phase 2 Data Showing a Treatment Switch to an Investigational Oral Once-Weekly Combination Regimen of Islatravir and Lenacapavir Maintained Viral Suppression in Adults at Week 48

Merck Announces the Presentation of Positive Results from the Phase 2B/3 Clinical Trial (Mk-1654-004) Evaluating Clesrovimab

Merck’s CAPVAXIVE™ (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) Demonstrates Positive Immune Responses in Adults with Increased Risk for Pneumococcal Disease

Shareholder Returns

Price Volatility

About the Company

Merck & Co., Inc. Fundamentals Summary