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Ticker
MRK

Price
121.57
Stock movement up
+0.16 (0.13%)
Company name
Merck & Company Inc
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Healthcare >
Drug Manufacturers - General
Market cap
301.74B
Ent value
231.62B
Price/Sales
4.64
Price/Book
-
Div yield
2.80%
Div growth
6.76%
Growth years
10
FCF payout
58.45%
Trailing P/E
16.53
Forward P/E
12.48
PEG
2.64
EPS growth
21.23%
1 year return (CAGR)
44.01%
3 year return (CAGR)
4.44%
5 year return (CAGR)
11.18%
10 year return (CAGR)
10.07%
Last updated: 2026-02-27

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share3.40
Dividend yield2.80%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield4.41%
Average yield3.13%
Minimum yield2.32%
Discount to avg yield-12.00%
Upside potential-10.71%
Yield as % of max yield63.42%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield2.80%
Current yield distribution66.67%
Yield at 100% (Min)2.32%
Yield at 90%2.51%
Yield at 80%2.65%
Yield at 50% (Median)3.12%
Yield at 20%3.57%
Yield at 10%3.83%
Yield at 0% (Max)4.41%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth10 years
CCC statusDividend Contender
Dividend per share3.40
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date16 Mar 2026
EPS (TTM)7.34
EPS (1y forward)9.74
EPS growth (5y)21.23%
EPS growth (5y forward)6.25%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
MRKS&P500
DGR MR4.94%-13.74%
DGR TTM5.06%6.60%
DGR 3 years5.42%7.31%
DGR 5 years6.76%4.69%
DGR 10 years6.63%6.30%
DGR 15 years5.60%8.16%
Time since last change announced104 days
EPS growth (5y)21.23%
EPS growth (5y forward)6.25%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM33.74%58.45%
Average--
Forward34.91%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E16.53
Price to OCF22.16
Price to FCF28.64
Price to EBITDA15.36
EV to EBITDA11.79

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales4.64
Price to Book-
EV to Sales3.56

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count2.48B
EPS (TTM)7.34
FCF per share (TTM)4.23

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)65.01B
Gross profit (TTM)52.98B
Operating income (TTM)26.78B
Net income (TTM)18.25B
EPS (TTM)7.34
EPS (1y forward)9.74

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)81.50%
Operating margin (TTM)41.19%
Profit margin (TTM)28.08%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash18.21B
Net receivables0.00
Total current assets0.00
Goodwill0.00
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment0.00
Total assets0.00
Accounts payable0.00
Short/Current long term debt0.00
Total current liabilities0.00
Total liabilities-51.91B
Shareholder's equity0.00
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)13.62B
Capital expenditures (TTM)3.08B
Free cash flow (TTM)10.54B
Dividends paid (TTM)6.16B

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity-
Return on Assets-
Return on Invested Capital-
Cash Return on Invested Capital-

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open122.36
Daily high123.08
Daily low120.80
Daily Volume9.90M
All-time high132.96
1y analyst estimate123.54
Beta0.30
EPS (TTM)7.34
Dividend per share3.40
Ex-div date16 Mar 2026
Next earnings date30 Apr 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
MRKS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-8.57%-1.82%
Highest price drop-76.62%-56.47%
Date of highest drop9 Mar 20099 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-30.64%-10.84%
Avg time to new high34 days12 days
Max time to new high4793 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
MRK (Merck & Company Inc) company logo
Marketcap
301.74B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. The company offers human health pharmaceutical for various areas 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. It also provides veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines and health management solutions and services, such as livestock products under the Nuflor, Bovilis/Vista, Bovilis Cryptium, Banamine, Estrumate, Matrix, Resflor, Zuprevo, Revalor, Safe-Guard, M+Pac, Porcilis, Circumvent, Nobilis/Innovax, Paracox and Coccivac, Exzolt, Slice, Imvixa, Clynav, Aquavac/Norvax, Aquaflor, Flexolt brands; Allflex Livestock Intelligence solutions; and companion animal products under the Bravecto One-Month, Bravecto Injectable/Quantum, Bravecto Plus, Sentinel Spectrum, Sentinel Flavor Tabs, Optimmune, Nobivac NXT, GilvetMab, Otomax, Mometamax, Mometamax Ultra, Posatex, Caninsulin/Vetsulin, Panacur, Regumate, Prestige, Scalibor/Exspot, Sure Petcare, and Home Again brands. The company has development and commercialization agreement for three of Daiichi Sankyo's deruxtecan ADC candidates; AstraZeneca PLC to co-development and co-commercialize AstraZeneca's Lynparza products for multiple cancer types, and Koselugo for multiple indications; licensed to develop, manufacture and commercialize LM-299, a novel investigational PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody from LaNova; and collaboration agreement with Eisai Co., Ltd., Bayer AG, and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP, as well Moderna, Inc. It has a collaboration agreement with Antengene Corporation Limited to evaluate the combination of ATG-022, a CLDN18.2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate, and anti-PD-1 therapy, as well as KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) in patients with advanced solid tumors. Merck & Co., Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey.
Employees
73000
Investor relations
SEC filings
CEO
Kenneth Frazier
Country
USA
City
Kenilworth
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Contender
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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