Merck & Co., Inc.
General ticker "MRK" information:
- Sector: Health Care
- Industry: Drug Manufacturers - General
- Capitalization: $219.3B (TTM average)
Merck & Co., Inc. follows the US Stock Market performance with the rate: 43.7%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 1.5%: low 115.58$, high 119.04$
Factors to consider:
- Earnings expected soon, date: 2026-04-30 bmo
- Company included in S&P500 list
- Company pays dividends (quarterly): last record date 2026-03-16, amount 0.85$ (Y2.86%)
- Total employees count: 75000 as of 2024
- US accounted for 50.1% of revenue in the fiscal year ended 2024-12-31
- Top business risk factors: Patent rights and exclusivity, Geopolitical risks, Climate change and natural disasters, Product development delays, Regulatory and compliance
- Price in estimated range
Stock Forecast*
* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions
Long term estimates were made for the period from 2025-12-31 to 2027-12-31
- 2025-12-31 to 2026-12-31 estimated range: [82.75$, 120.46$]
- 2026-12-31 to 2027-12-31 estimated range: [93.57$, 133.40$]
Financial Metrics affecting the MRK estimates:
- Negative: with PPE of 11.6 at the end of fiscal year the price was high
- Positive: Operating profit margin, % of 41.19 > 18.52
- Positive: 19.49 < Shareholder equity ratio, % of 38.44 <= 42.60
- Positive: -14.24 < Investing cash flow per share per price, % of -5.26
- Positive: Industry inventory ratio change (median), % of 0.11 <= 0.31
- Positive: 0.07 < Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 6.31
- Positive: Interest expense per share per price, % of 0 <= 0.01
- Positive: 5.46 < Industry operating cash flow per share per price (median), % of 6.51
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Financial data
| YTD | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $60,115.00MM | $64,168.00MM | $65,011.00MM |
| Operating Expenses | $57,161.00MM | $43,947.00MM | $38,232.00MM |
| Operating Income | $2,954.00MM | $20,221.00MM | $26,779.00MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $-1,065.00MM | $-285.00MM | $-5,712.00MM |
| Interest Expense | $1,146.00MM | $1,271.00MM | $0.00MM |
| R&D Expense | $30,531.00MM | $17,938.00MM | $15,595.00MM |
| Income(Loss) | $1,889.00MM | $19,936.00MM | $21,067.00MM |
| Taxes | $1,512.00MM | $2,803.00MM | $2,804.00MM |
| Profit(Loss)* | $365.00MM | $17,117.00MM | $18,254.00MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $37,581.00MM | $46,313.00MM | $52,606.00MM |
| Inventory | $6,358.00MM | $6,109.00MM | $6,658.00MM |
| Assets | $106,675.00MM | $117,106.00MM | $136,866.00MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $13,006.00MM | $21,468.00MM | $16,472.00MM |
| Capital expenditure | $3,863.00MM | $3,372.00MM | $4,112.00MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $-14,083.00MM | $-7,734.00MM | $-13,741.00MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $-4,810.00MM | $-7,032.00MM | $-1,922.00MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $0.14 | $6.76 | $7.28 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.