Healthcare · Pharmaceuticals: Major
Merck & Co., Inc.
$148.15 +0.97 (+0.66%) Pre-market $148.14 (+0.65%) ≈ ₹13,904 a share
Key numbers
- Market value
- $365.23B
- P/E (TTM)
- 151.1
- Forward P/E
- 18.4
- EPS (TTM)
- $0.98
- Dividend yield
- 2.29%
- Beta
- 0.12
- Day range
- $146.98 – $148.80
- 52-week range
- $90.90 – $156.92
- Volume
- 1,127,616
- 10-day avg volume
- $9.32M
- Revenue (TTM)
- $67.38B
- EBITDA (TTM)
- $20.03B
- Gross margin
- 74.7%
- Net margin
- 3.6%
- Return on equity
- 5.1%
- Debt / equity
- 119.8%
- Price / sales
- 5.42
- Shares out
- 2.47B
Quarterly results
Results for each quarter
Last 12 quarters from 10-Q and 10-K filings with the US SEC. Q4 = full year minus the first three quarters. Hover a bar to see the number.
Revenue and net income
Revenue · QoQ (vs last quarter)
Revenue · YoY (vs a year ago)
Net income · QoQ (vs last quarter)
Net income · YoY (vs a year ago)
| US$ | Dec 23 | Mar 24 | Jun 24 | Sep 24 | Dec 24 | Mar 25 | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $14.63B | $15.78B | $16.11B | $16.66B | $15.62B | $15.53B | $15.81B | $17.28B | $16.40B | $16.29B | $16.61B | $18.09B |
| Cost of revenue | $3.91B | $3.54B | $3.75B | $4.08B | $3.83B | $3.42B | $3.56B | $3.86B | $5.55B | $4.20B | $4.40B | $4.89B |
| Gross profit | $10.72B | $12.24B | $12.37B | $12.58B | $11.80B | $12.11B | $12.25B | $13.42B | $10.85B | $12.09B | $12.21B | $13.19B |
| Gross margin | 73.3% | 77.6% | 76.8% | 75.5% | 75.5% | 78.0% | 77.5% | 77.7% | 66.2% | 74.2% | 73.5% | 72.9% |
| Research & development | $9.63B | $3.99B | $3.50B | $5.86B | $4.58B | $3.62B | $4.05B | $4.23B | $3.89B | $12.59B | $9.74B | $4.54B |
| Selling, general & admin | $2.80B | $2.48B | $2.74B | $2.73B | $2.86B | $2.55B | $2.65B | $2.63B | $2.90B | $2.70B | $2.90B | $2.89B |
| Interest expense | $310.00M | $303.00M | $310.00M | $330.00M | $328.00M | $313.00M | $305.00M | $327.00M | $412.00M | $479.00M | $525.00M | $546.00M |
| Pre-tax income | $-2.05B | $5.67B | $6.01B | $4.09B | $4.17B | $5.90B | $5.00B | $6.75B | $3.42B | $-3.53B | $-683.00M | $5.56B |
| Income tax | $-820.00M | $903.00M | $545.00M | $929.00M | $426.00M | $818.00M | $571.00M | $958.00M | $457.00M | $709.00M | $654.00M | $492.00M |
| Net income | $-1.23B | $4.76B | $5.46B | $3.16B | $3.74B | $5.08B | $4.43B | $5.79B | $2.96B | $-4.24B | $-1.34B | $5.07B |
| Net margin | -8.4% | 30.2% | 33.9% | 19.0% | 24.0% | 32.7% | 28.0% | 33.5% | 18.1% | -26.0% | -8.0% | 28.0% |
| EPS (diluted) | — | $1.87 | $2.14 | $1.24 | — | $2.01 | $1.76 | $2.32 | — | $-1.72 | $-0.54 | $2.04 |
Income statement
Results for each year
8 fiscal years from the company's 10-K filings with the US SEC.
Revenue, gross profit and net income
Revenue · YoY (vs a year ago)
Net income · YoY (vs a year ago)
EPS (diluted) · YoY (vs a year ago)
| US$ | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $42.29B | $39.12B | $41.52B | $48.70B | $59.28B | $60.12B | $64.17B | $65.01B |
| Revenue growth | — | -7.5% | 6.1% | 17.3% | 21.7% | 1.4% | 6.7% | 1.3% |
| Cost of revenue | $13.51B | $12.02B | $13.62B | $13.63B | $17.41B | $16.13B | $15.19B | $16.38B |
| Gross profit | $28.79B | $27.11B | $27.90B | $35.08B | $41.87B | $43.99B | $48.98B | $48.63B |
| Gross margin | 68.1% | 69.3% | 67.2% | 72.0% | 70.6% | 73.2% | 76.3% | 74.8% |
| Research & development | $9.75B | $9.72B | $13.40B | $12.25B | $13.55B | $30.53B | $17.94B | $15.79B |
| Selling, general & admin | $10.10B | $9.46B | $8.96B | $9.63B | $10.04B | $10.50B | $10.82B | $10.73B |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $4.52B | $3.65B | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interest expense | $772.00M | $893.00M | $831.00M | $806.00M | $962.00M | $1.15B | $1.27B | $1.36B |
| Pre-tax income | $8.70B | $7.17B | $5.86B | $13.88B | $16.44B | $1.89B | $19.94B | $21.07B |
| Income tax | $2.51B | $1.57B | $1.34B | $1.52B | $1.92B | $1.51B | $2.80B | $2.80B |
| Tax rate | 28.8% | 21.8% | 22.9% | 11.0% | 11.7% | 80.0% | 14.1% | 13.3% |
| Net income | $6.22B | $9.84B | $7.07B | $13.05B | $14.52B | $365.00M | $17.12B | $18.25B |
| Net margin | 14.7% | 25.2% | 17.0% | 26.8% | 24.5% | 0.6% | 26.7% | 28.1% |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.32 | $3.81 | $2.78 | $5.14 | $5.71 | $0.14 | $6.74 | $7.28 |
Balance sheet
Assets and debt
At each fiscal year end.
Equity, debt and cash
Shareholders' equity · YoY (vs a year ago)
| US$ | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $7.97B | $9.68B | $8.05B | $8.10B | $12.69B | $6.84B | $13.24B | $14.57B |
| Short-term investments | $899.00M | $774.00M | $0 | $0 | $498.00M | $252.00M | $447.00M | $0 |
| Current assets | $25.88B | $27.48B | $27.76B | $30.27B | $35.72B | $32.17B | $38.78B | $43.52B |
| Total assets | $82.64B | $84.40B | $91.59B | $105.69B | $109.16B | $106.68B | $117.11B | $136.87B |
| Current liabilities | $22.21B | $22.22B | $27.33B | $23.87B | $24.24B | $25.69B | $28.42B | $28.33B |
| Long-term debt | $19.81B | $22.74B | $25.36B | $30.69B | $28.75B | $33.68B | $34.46B | $46.75B |
| Short-term debt | $5.31B | $1.90B | $2.30B | $2.30B | $1.70B | $1.30B | $2.50B | $2.30B |
| Total debt | $25.11B | $24.64B | $27.66B | $32.99B | $30.45B | $34.98B | $36.96B | $49.05B |
| Shareholders' equity | $26.70B | $25.91B | $25.32B | $38.18B | $45.99B | $37.58B | $46.31B | $52.61B |
| Current ratio | 1.17 | 1.24 | 1.02 | 1.27 | 1.47 | 1.25 | 1.36 | 1.54 |
| Debt / equity | 0.94 | 0.95 | 1.09 | 0.86 | 0.66 | 0.93 | 0.80 | 0.93 |
| Return on equity | 23.3% | 38.0% | 27.9% | 34.2% | 31.6% | 1.0% | 37.0% | 34.7% |
Cash flow
Cash coming in and going out
Free cash flow = cash from operations minus capital spending. Shareholder returns = dividends + buybacks.
Free cash flow and shareholder returns
Operating cash flow · YoY (vs a year ago)
Free cash flow · YoY (vs a year ago)
| US$ | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | $10.92B | $13.44B | $10.25B | — | $19.10B | $13.01B | $21.47B | $16.47B |
| Capital spending | $-2.62B | $-3.37B | $-4.43B | $-4.45B | $-4.39B | $-3.86B | $-3.37B | $-4.11B |
| Free cash flow | $8.31B | $10.07B | $5.82B | — | $14.71B | $9.14B | $18.10B | $12.36B |
| FCF margin | 19.6% | 25.7% | 14.0% | — | 24.8% | 15.2% | 28.2% | 19.0% |
| Stock-based pay | $348.00M | $388.00M | $441.00M | $479.00M | $541.00M | $645.00M | $761.00M | $820.00M |
| Cash from investing | $4.31B | $-2.63B | $-9.44B | — | $-4.96B | $-14.08B | $-7.73B | $-13.74B |
| Cash from financing | $-13.16B | $-8.86B | $-2.83B | — | $-9.12B | $-4.81B | $-7.03B | $-1.92B |
| Dividends paid | $-5.17B | $-5.70B | $-6.22B | $-6.61B | $-7.01B | $-7.45B | $-7.84B | $-8.18B |
| Share buybacks | $-9.09B | $-4.78B | $-1.28B | $-840.00M | $0 | $-1.35B | $-1.31B | $-5.08B |
About
About Merck & Co., Inc.
Merck & Co., Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey. The company does business as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada. The company is ranked fifth on the list of largest biomedical companies by revenue.
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Company details
- Company name
- Merck & Co., Inc.
- Ticker
- MRK
- Exchange
- NYSE
- ISIN
- US58933Y1055
- SEC CIK
- 0000310158
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Pharmaceuticals: Major
- SEC industry (SIC)
- Pharmaceutical Preparations (2834)
- Incorporated in
- New Jersey
- Financial year ends
- 31 December
- Filer type
- Large accelerated filer
- Latest annual report (10-K)
- 24 Feb 2026
- CEO
- Robert M. Davis
- Chair
- Robert M. Davis
- Headquarters
- Rahway
- Address
- 126 East Lincoln Avenue, P.o. Box 2000, Rahway, Nj 07065
- Founded
- 1891
- Employees
- 75,000
- Formerly known as
- Schering Plough Corp
- Trades in
- US dollars (USD)
- Website
- merck.com
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