Merck & Co. Inc.
MRK | NYSE
$149.52
+$3.19 (+2.18%)
At close: Oct 30, 2026, 4:02 PM ET
$149.26
-$0.26 (-0.17%)
Pre-market:
Nov 2, 2026, 3:53 AM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $368.89B
Enterprise Value $415.66B
Beta 0.22
Average Volume 10.09M
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 2.48B
Shares Change YoY -0.8%
Institutional Ownership 82.27%
Exchange NYSE
ISIN US58933Y1055
Price Performance
Price Change 1M 2.9%
Price Change 3M 14.8%
Price Change 6M 33.3%
Price Change YTD 42.0%
Price Change 1Y 73.9%
Price Change 3Y 45.6%
Price Change 5Y 69.8%
1M CAGR (ann.) 1.8%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 77.8%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 16.5%
All-Time CAGR 13.7%
Valuation
PE Ratio 154.14
Forward PE 15.90
PEG Ratio -1.75
Forward PEG -2.19
PS Ratio 5.48
Forward PS 5.30
PB Ratio 8.80
P/FCF Ratio 22.97
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 24.32
P/OCF Ratio 18.55
EV/Sales 6.18
EV/EBIT 55.62
EV/EBITDA 31.89
EV/FCF 25.88
Earnings Yield 0.7%
FCF Yield 4.3%
Adj. FCF Yield 4.1%
Financial Health
Net Debt $46.77B
Total Debt $53.91B
Cash & Short-Term Investments $7.14B
Total Assets $129.8B
Current Ratio 1.32
Quick Ratio 1.10
Debt / Equity Ratio 1.29
Debt / EBITDA 4.14
Debt / FCF 3.36
OCF / Debt 0.37
Interest Coverage 11.67
Altman Z-Score 4.90
Piotroski F-Score 5
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 77.0%
Operating Profit Margin 16.2%
EBITDA Margin 19.4%
Net Profit Margin 3.6%
FCF Margin 23.9%
Adj. FCF Margin 22.5%
SBC / Revenue 1.3%
SBC Impact (per share) -5.5%
Returns
Return on Assets 1.9%
Return on Equity 5.1%
Return on Invested Capital 5.4%
Return on Capital Employed 10.7%
Return on Tangible Assets 3.0%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 4.3%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 7.1%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 5.4%
EPS CAGR 3Y -18.6%
EPS CAGR 5Y -19.3%
EPS CAGR 10Y -6.8%
FCF CAGR 3Y 14.1%
FCF CAGR 5Y 23.6%
FCF CAGR 10Y 5.0%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Buy
Analyst Count 21
EPS Growth Next 3Y 116.6%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 3.4%
Earnings Date Feb 2, 2027
EPS Estimate (next Q) $1.79
EPS Growth Est (next Q) -12.3%
Revenue Est (next Q) $16.38B
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) -0.1%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $19.23
Graham Upside -87.1%
Lynch Fair Value $4.85
Lynch Upside -96.8%
Price Target $159.95
Price Target Upside 7.0%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $19.97B
Free Cash Flow $16.06B
Adj. Free Cash Flow $15.17B
FCF Per Share $6.48
OCF Per Share $8.06
OCF/S Ratio 29.7%
Income Statement
Revenue $67.3B
Gross Profit $51.79B
Operating Income $10.93B
EBITDA $13.03B
Net Income $2.45B
EPS (Diluted) $0.97
Revenue / Employee $909.49K
Profit / Employee $33.15K
Employees 74,000
Dividends
Annual Dividend $3.40
Dividend Yield 2.27%
Payout Ratio 272.0%
FCF Payout Ratio 51.7%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 54.7%
Dividend Growth (YoY) 4.9%
Pay Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 15, 2026
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