Merck KGaA

OTCPK:MKGA.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$64.9b

Merck KGaA Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Kai Beckmann

Chief executive officer

€6.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage19.35%
CEO tenure15.1yrs
CEO ownershipn/a
Management average tenure1.2yrs
Board average tenure6.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Kai Beckmann's remuneration changed compared to Merck KGaA's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026n/an/a

€3b

Dec 31 2025€6m€1m

€3b

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

€3b

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

€3b

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

€3b

Dec 31 2024€5m€1m

€3b

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

€3b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

€3b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

€3b

Dec 31 2023€8m€1m

€3b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

€3b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

€3b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

€3b

Dec 31 2022€8m€1m

€3b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

€3b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

€3b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

€3b

Dec 31 2021€7m€1m

€3b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

€3b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

€3b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

€2b

Dec 31 2020€5m€1m

€2b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

€2b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

€1b

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

€2b

Dec 31 2019€5m€1m

€1b

Compensation vs Market: Kai's total compensation ($USD7.20M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD14.79M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Kai's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Kai Beckmann (60 yo)

15.1yrs
Tenure
€6,201,000
Compensation

Dr. Kai Beckmann serves as a Member of Executive Board of Merck (Pty) Ltd. (Alternative name Merck S.A.). Dr. Beckmann has been the Member of the Executive Board at Merck KGaA since April 01, 2011 and serv...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kai Beckmann
CEO & Chair of Management Board15.1yrs€6.20mno data
Helene von Roeder
CFO & Member of Executive Board2.8yrs€4.77mno data
Danny Bar-Zohar
Member of the Executive Board & CEO of Healthcareless than a year€1.22mno data
Jean Wirth
Member of the Executive Board & CEO Life Scienceless than a year€1.21mno data
Khadija Hammada
Member of the Executive Board & Chief People Officer1.2yrs€1.21mno data
Belen Garijo Lopez
Executive Officerno data€8.33mno data
Benjamin Hein
Member of Management Board & CEO of Electronics Business Sectorno datano datano data
Florian Schraeder
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Axel Lober
Head of Global Communicationsno datano datano data
Frank Gotthardt
Head of Corporate & Government Relations - Europe16.9yrsno datano data
Marc Horn
Head of Life Science Controllingno datano datano data
Michael Heckmeier
Head of the Display Materials Business Unit for Performance Materials9.1yrsno datano data
1.2yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: MKGA.F's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Dietmar Oeter
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board12yrs€80.00kno data
Alexander Putz
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board6yrs€80.00kno data
Stefan Palzer
Independent Supervisory Board Member2.1yrs€79.00kno data
Barbara Lambert
Independent Member of Supervisory Board2.8yrs€180.00kno data
Michael Kleinemeier
Independent Chairman of Supervisory Board7.1yrs€242.50kno data
Anne Lange
Vice Chairman of Supervisory Board7.1yrs€98.80kno data
Christian Raabe
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board7.1yrs€130.00kno data
Daniel Thelen
Independent Member of Supervisory Board7.1yrs€80.00kno data
Simon Thelen
Independent Member of Supervisory Board7.1yrs€80.00kno data
Birgit Biermann
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board3.8yrs€80.00kno data
Katja Vila
Independent Supervisory Board Member2.1yrs€130.00kno data
Michael Reinhart
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board2.1yrs€130.00kno data
6.5yrs
Average Tenure
54.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: MKGA.F's board of directors are considered experienced (6.5 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/25 17:53
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/22 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • 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 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.

AnalystInstitution
Odile RundquistBaader Helvea Equity Research
Gerhard SchwarzBaader Helvea Equity Research
Charles PitmanBarclays