MERCK & COMPANY INC

NYSE: MRK (Merck & Company, Inc.)

Last update: 02 Jun, 2:37PM

75.88

-0.94 (-1.23%)

Previous Close 76.82
Open 77.02
Volume 7,983,851
Avg. Volume (3M) 16,543,009
Market Cap 190,524,407,808
Price / Earnings (TTM) 11.03
Price / Earnings (Forward) 9.15
Price / Sales 3.25
Price / Book 4.25
52 Weeks Range
73.31 (-3%) — 134.63 (77%)
Earnings Date 29 Jul 2025
TTM Dividend Yield 4.17%
Profit Margin 27.27%
Operating Margin (TTM) 40.06%
Diluted EPS (TTM) 6.88
Quarterly Revenue Growth (YOY) -1.60%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YOY) 6.70%
Total Debt/Equity (MRQ) 71.99%
Current Ratio (MRQ) 1.41
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) 20.88 B
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM) 17.12 B
Return on Assets (TTM) 13.81%
Return on Equity (TTM) 39.29%

Market Trend

Short Term Medium Term
Industry Drug Manufacturers - General (US) Bearish Mixed
Drug Manufacturers - General (Global) Bearish Mixed
Stock Merck & Company, Inc. Bearish Bearish

AIStockmoo Score

2.9
Analyst Consensus 1.0
Insider Activity NA
Price Volatility 3.5
Technical Moving Averages 5.0
Technical Oscillators 2.0
Average 2.88

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Merck makes pharmaceutical products to treat several conditions in a number of therapeutic areas, including cardiometabolic disease, cancer, and infections. Within cancer, the firm's immuno-oncology platform is growing as a major contributor to overall sales. The company also has a substantial vaccine business, with treatments to prevent pediatric diseases as well as human papillomavirus, or HPV. Additionally, Merck sells animal health-related drugs. From a geographical perspective, just under half of the company's sales are generated in the United States.

Sector Healthcare
Industry Drug Manufacturers - General
Investment Style Large Core
% Held by Insiders 0.06%
% Held by Institutions 80.70%
52 Weeks Range
73.31 (-3%) — 134.63 (77%)
Price Target Range
84.00 (10%) — 115.00 (51%)
High 115.00 (Guggenheim, 51.57%) Buy
Median 85.00 (12.03%)
Low 84.00 (Citigroup, 10.71%) Hold
Average 94.67 (24.77%)
Total 1 Buy, 2 Hold
Avg. Price @ Call 76.81
Firm Date Target Price Call Price @ Call
Citigroup 14 May 2025 84.00 (10.71%) Hold 73.47
Cantor Fitzgerald 22 Apr 2025 85.00 (12.03%) Hold 78.97
Guggenheim 17 Apr 2025 115.00 (51.57%) Buy 78.00

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Date Type Details
18 Jun 2025 Announcement IDeate-Prostate01 Phase 3 Trial of Ifinatamab Deruxtecan Initiated in Patients with Pretreated Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
17 Jun 2025 CNBC Democrats press Pfizer, J&J and others over low tax bills and lobbying as Senate debates Trump's plan
17 Jun 2025 CNBC Targeted cancer drugs may replace chemo for some patients — and drugmakers say they're getting closer
13 Jun 2025 Announcement FDA Approves KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for PD-L1+ Resectable Locally Advanced Head & Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma as Neoadjuvant Treatment, Continued as Adjuvant Treatment Combined With Radiotherapy With or Without Cisplatin Then as a Single Agent
12 Jun 2025 Announcement Merck Animal Health Receives EU CVMP Positive Opinion for NUMELVI™ (atinvicitinib) Tablets for Dogs
12 Jun 2025 Announcement Merck Initiates Phase 3 Study Evaluating Dengue Vaccine Candidate
10 Jun 2025 CNBC RFK Jr.'s firing of CDC vaccine panel undermines science, could threaten public health, experts say
09 Jun 2025 Announcement U.S. FDA Approves Merck’s ENFLONSIA™ (clesrovimab-cfor) for Prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Lower Respiratory Tract Disease in Infants Born During or Entering Their First RSV Season
09 Jun 2025 Announcement Merck Announces Positive Topline Results From the First Two Phase 3 CORALreef Trials Evaluating Enlicitide Decanoate for the Treatment of Adults With Hyperlipidemia
09 Jun 2025 CNBC FDA approves Merck’s RSV shot for infants, ramping up competition with Sanofi and AstraZeneca
04 Jun 2025 Announcement Merck to Participate in the 46th Annual Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference
31 May 2025 Announcement KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Plus Trodelvy® (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy) Reduced Risk of Disease Progression or Death by 35% Versus KEYTRUDA Plus Chemotherapy in First-Line PD-L1+ Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)
30 May 2025 Announcement Merck Announces MK-1084, an Investigational KRAS G12C Inhibitor, Shows Antitumor Activity in Phase 1 Trial of Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Whose Tumors Harbor KRAS G12C Mutations
30 May 2025 Announcement Merck’s Investigational Zilovertamab Vedotin at 1.75 mg/kg Dose Plus Standard of Care Showed Promising Antitumor Activity, Including Complete Response Rate, in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL in Phase 2 Portion of waveLINE-003 Trial
29 May 2025 Announcement Patritumab Deruxtecan Biologics License Application for Patients with Previously Treated Locally Advanced or Metastatic EGFR-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Voluntarily Withdrawn
27 May 2025 Announcement Merck Announces Third-Quarter 2025 Dividend
22 May 2025 Announcement Merck to Participate in the Bernstein 41st Annual Strategic Decisions Conference
19 May 2025 Announcement IDeate-Esophageal01 Phase 3 Trial of Ifinatamab Deruxtecan Initiated in Certain Patients with Pretreated Advanced or Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
16 May 2025 Announcement Merck to Present New Clinical and Outcomes Research Data at The American Thoracic Society’s (ATS) 2025 International Conference Demonstrating Commitment to Advancing Research in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
15 May 2025 Announcement Merck Announces Phase 3 KEYNOTE-B96 Trial Met Primary Endpoint of Progression-Free Survival (PFS) in Patients With Platinum-Resistant Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Whose Tumors Expressed PD-L1 and in All Comers
14 May 2025 Announcement FDA Approves Merck’s WELIREG® (belzutifan) for the Treatment of Adults and Pediatric Patients 12 Years and Older With Locally Advanced, Unresectable, or Metastatic Pheochromocytoma or Paraganglioma (PPGL)
13 May 2025 Announcement Research on Novel Treatment Approaches and Scientific Advances From Merck’s Broad and Differentiated Oncology Portfolio and Pipeline to be Presented at ASCO 2025
12 May 2025 CNBC Trump signs order aiming to cut some U.S. drug prices to match lower ones abroad
12 May 2025 CNBC Trump's plan to slash drug prices may struggle to get off the ground – here's what to know 
08 May 2025 Announcement Merck Animal Health and State of Kansas Announce $895 Million Investment in Manufacturing and Research & Development Facilities in De Soto
07 May 2025 Announcement Merck to Participate in the Bank of America 2025 Global Healthcare Conference
29 Apr 2025 Announcement Merck Breaks Ground on New $1 Billion Biologics Center of Excellence in Wilmington, Delaware
27 Apr 2025 Announcement KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) as Perioperative Treatment With Standard of Care (SOC) Adjuvant Therapy Significantly Improved Event-Free Survival Compared to SOC Alone in Patients With Resectable Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
24 Apr 2025 Announcement Merck Announces First-Quarter 2025 Financial Results
24 Apr 2025 CNBC Corporate America shelled out millions for Trump's inauguration. Now he's upending many of their businesses
24 Apr 2025 CNBC Merck lowers profit outlook, partly due to $200 million expected tariff hit
09 Apr 2025 CNBC Pharmaceutical stocks rise as Trump pauses tariffs but not for China
01 Apr 2025 Announcement Merck to Hold First-Quarter 2025 Sales and Earnings Conference Call April 24
31 Mar 2025 Announcement WINREVAIR™ (sotatercept-csrk) Reduced the Risk of a Composite of All-Cause Death, Lung Transplantation and Hospitalization for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) by 76% Compared to Placebo in the Phase 3 ZENITH Trial
27 Mar 2025 Announcement Merck’s Investigational Subcutaneous Pembrolizumab With Berahyaluronidase Alfa Demonstrates Noninferior Pharmacokinetics Compared to Intravenous (IV) KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Pivotal 3475A-D77 Trial
26 Mar 2025 Announcement European Commission (EC) Approves Merck’s CAPVAXIVE® (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) for Prevention of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease and Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Adults
25 Mar 2025 Announcement Merck Enters Exclusive License Agreement for HRS-5346, an Investigational Oral Lipoprotein(a) Inhibitor, for Cardiovascular Disease from Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
19 Mar 2025 Announcement Merck Data at ACC.25 Highlight Innovative Advancements and Commitment to Improving Outcomes for People Living with Cardiovascular Disease
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TTM Dividend Yield 4.17%
5Y Average Dividend Yield 2.96%
Payout Ratio 45.93%
Expected Next Dividend Payment Jul 2025
Ex Date Announcement Date Payment Date Details
17 Mar 2025 28 Jan 2025 07 Apr 2025 0.81 Cash
16 Dec 2024 19 Nov 2024 08 Jan 2025 0.81 Cash
16 Sep 2024 23 Jul 2024 07 Oct 2024 0.77 Cash
17 Jun 2024 28 May 2024 08 Jul 2024 0.77 Cash
14 Mar 2024 23 Jan 2024 05 Apr 2024 0.77 Cash
14 Dec 2023 28 Nov 2023 08 Jan 2024 0.77 Cash
14 Sep 2023 25 Jul 2023 06 Oct 2023 0.73 Cash
14 Jun 2023 23 May 2023 10 Jul 2023 0.73 Cash
14 Mar 2023 24 Jan 2023 10 Apr 2023 0.73 Cash
14 Dec 2022 29 Nov 2022 09 Jan 2023 0.73 Cash
14 Sep 2022 26 Jul 2022 07 Oct 2022 0.69 Cash
14 Jun 2022 24 May 2022 08 Jul 2022 0.69 Cash
14 Mar 2022 25 Jan 2022 07 Apr 2022 0.69 Cash
14 Dec 2021 30 Nov 2021 07 Jan 2022 0.69 Cash
14 Sep 2021 27 Jul 2021 07 Oct 2021 0.65 Cash
14 Jun 2021 25 May 2021 07 Jul 2021 0.65 Cash
12 Mar 2021 26 Jan 2021 07 Apr 2021 0.65 Cash
14 Dec 2020 17 Nov 2020 08 Jan 2021 0.65 Cash
14 Sep 2020 28 Jul 2020 07 Oct 2020 0.61 Cash
12 Jun 2020 26 May 2020 07 Jul 2020 0.61 Cash
13 Mar 2020 28 Jan 2020 07 Apr 2020 0.61 Cash
13 Dec 2019 20 Nov 2019 08 Jan 2020 0.61 Cash
13 Sep 2019 24 Jul 2019 07 Oct 2019 0.55 Cash
14 Jun 2019 29 May 2019 08 Jul 2019 0.55 Cash
14 Mar 2019 30 Jan 2019 05 Apr 2019 0.55 Cash
14 Dec 2018 26 Oct 2018 08 Jan 2019 0.55 Cash
14 Sep 2018 25 Jul 2018 05 Oct 2018 0.48 Cash
14 Jun 2018 23 May 2018 09 Jul 2018 0.48 Cash
14 Mar 2018 24 Jan 2018 06 Apr 2018 0.48 Cash
14 Dec 2017 29 Nov 2017 08 Jan 2018 0.48 Cash
14 Sep 2017 26 Jul 2017 06 Oct 2017 0.47 Cash
13 Jun 2017 24 May 2017 10 Jul 2017 0.47 Cash
13 Mar 2017 28 Feb 2017 07 Apr 2017 0.47 Cash
13 Dec 2016 22 Nov 2016 09 Jan 2017 0.47 Cash
13 Sep 2016 26 Jul 2016 07 Oct 2016 0.46 Cash
13 Jun 2016 25 May 2016 08 Jul 2016 0.46 Cash
11 Mar 2016 24 Feb 2016 07 Apr 2016 0.46 Cash
11 Dec 2015 24 Nov 2015 08 Jan 2016 0.46 Cash
11 Sep 2015 22 Jul 2015 07 Oct 2015 0.45 Cash
11 Jun 2015 26 May 2015 08 Jul 2015 0.45 Cash
12 Mar 2015 24 Feb 2015 08 Apr 2015 0.45 Cash
11 Dec 2014 25 Nov 2014 08 Jan 2015 0.45 Cash
11 Sep 2014 23 Jul 2014 07 Oct 2014 0.44 Cash
12 Jun 2014 27 May 2014 08 Jul 2014 0.44 Cash
13 Mar 2014 25 Feb 2014 07 Apr 2014 0.44 Cash
12 Dec 2013 26 Nov 2013 08 Jan 2014 0.44 Cash
12 Sep 2013 23 Jul 2013 07 Oct 2013 0.43 Cash
13 Jun 2013 28 May 2013 08 Jul 2013 0.43 Cash
13 Mar 2013 26 Feb 2013 05 Apr 2013 0.43 Cash
13 Dec 2012 27 Nov 2012 08 Jan 2013 0.43 Cash
13 Sep 2012 24 Jul 2012 05 Oct 2012 0.42 Cash
13 Jun 2012 22 May 2012 09 Jul 2012 0.42 Cash
13 Mar 2012 28 Feb 2012 06 Apr 2012 0.42 Cash
13 Dec 2011 10 Nov 2011 09 Jan 2012 0.42 Cash
13 Sep 2011 26 Jul 2011 07 Oct 2011 0.38 Cash
13 Jun 2011 24 May 2011 08 Jul 2011 0.38 Cash
11 Mar 2011 22 Feb 2011 07 Apr 2011 0.38 Cash
13 Dec 2010 23 Nov 2010 07 Jan 2011 0.38 Cash
13 Sep 2010 27 Jul 2010 07 Oct 2010 0.38 Cash
11 Jun 2010 26 May 2010 08 Jul 2010 0.38 Cash
11 Mar 2010 23 Feb 2010 07 Apr 2010 0.38 Cash
11 Dec 2009 24 Nov 2009 08 Jan 2010 0.38 Cash
02 Sep 2009 28 Jul 2009 01 Oct 2009 0.38 Cash
04 Jun 2009 27 May 2009 01 Jul 2009 0.38 Cash
04 Mar 2009 24 Feb 2009 01 Apr 2009 0.38 Cash
03 Dec 2008 25 Nov 2008 02 Jan 2009 0.38 Cash
03 Sep 2008 22 Jul 2008 01 Oct 2008 0.38 Cash
04 Jun 2008 27 May 2008 01 Jul 2008 0.38 Cash
05 Mar 2008 26 Feb 2008 01 Apr 2008 0.38 Cash
05 Dec 2007 27 Nov 2007 02 Jan 2008 0.38 Cash
05 Sep 2007 24 Jul 2007 01 Oct 2007 0.38 Cash
06 Jun 2007 22 May 2007 02 Jul 2007 0.38 Cash
07 Mar 2007 27 Feb 2007 02 Apr 2007 0.38 Cash
06 Dec 2006 28 Nov 2006 02 Jan 2007 0.38 Cash
30 Aug 2006 25 Jul 2006 02 Oct 2006 0.38 Cash
31 May 2006 23 May 2006 03 Jul 2006 0.38 Cash
31 Aug 2005 26 Jul 2005 03 Oct 2005 0.38 Cash
01 Jun 2005 24 May 2005 01 Jul 2005 0.38 Cash
02 Mar 2005 22 Feb 2005 01 Apr 2005 0.38 Cash
01 Dec 2004 23 Nov 2004 03 Jan 2005 0.38 Cash
01 Sep 2004 27 Jul 2004 01 Oct 2004 0.38 Cash
02 Jun 2004 25 May 2004 01 Jul 2004 0.37 Cash
03 Mar 2004 24 Feb 2004 01 Apr 2004 0.37 Cash
03 Dec 2003 25 Nov 2003 02 Jan 2004 0.37 Cash
03 Sep 2003 22 Jul 2003 01 Oct 2003 0.37 Cash
04 Jun 2003 27 May 2003 01 Jul 2003 0.36 Cash
05 Mar 2003 25 Feb 2003 01 Apr 2003 0.36 Cash
04 Dec 2002 26 Nov 2002 02 Jan 2003 0.36 Cash
04 Sep 2002 23 Jul 2002 01 Oct 2002 0.36 Cash
05 Jun 2002 28 May 2002 01 Jul 2002 0.35 Cash
06 Mar 2002 26 Feb 2002 01 Apr 2002 0.35 Cash
05 Dec 2001 27 Nov 2001 02 Jan 2002 0.35 Cash
30 Aug 2001 24 Jul 2001 01 Oct 2001 0.35 Cash
31 May 2001 22 May 2001 02 Jul 2001 0.34 Cash
07 Mar 2001 27 Feb 2001 02 Apr 2001 0.34 Cash
06 Dec 2000 28 Nov 2000 02 Jan 2001 0.34 Cash
30 Aug 2000 25 Jul 2000 02 Oct 2000 0.34 Cash
31 May 2000 22 May 2000 03 Jul 2000 0.29 Cash
01 Mar 2000 22 Feb 2000 03 Apr 2000 0.29 Cash
01 Dec 1999 23 Nov 1999 03 Jan 2000 0.29 Cash
01 Sep 1999 27 Jul 1999 01 Oct 1999 0.29 Cash
02 Jun 1999 25 May 1999 01 Jul 1999 0.27 Cash
03 Mar 1999 23 Feb 1999 01 Apr 1999 0.27 Cash
02 Dec 1998 24 Nov 1998 04 Jan 1999 0.54 Cash
02 Sep 1998 28 Jul 1998 01 Oct 1998 0.54 Cash
03 Jun 1998 26 May 1998 01 Jul 1998 0.45 Cash
04 Mar 1998 24 Feb 1998 01 Apr 1998 0.45 Cash
03 Dec 1997 25 Nov 1997 02 Jan 1998 0.45 Cash
03 Sep 1997 22 Jul 1997 01 Oct 1997 0.45 Cash
05 Jun 1997 28 May 1997 01 Jul 1997 0.42 Cash
05 Mar 1997 25 Feb 1997 01 Apr 1997 0.42 Cash
05 Dec 1996 26 Nov 1996 02 Jan 1997 0.4 Cash
04 Sep 1996 23 Jul 1996 01 Oct 1996 0.4 Cash
06 Jun 1996 29 May 1996 01 Jul 1996 0.34 Cash
06 Mar 1996 27 Feb 1996 01 Apr 1996 0.34 Cash
06 Dec 1995 28 Nov 1995 02 Jan 1996 0.34 Cash
05 Sep 1995 25 Jul 1995 02 Oct 1995 0.34 Cash
02 Jun 1995 23 May 1995 03 Jul 1995 0.3 Cash
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Annual Dividend Yield

Year Annual Dividend ($) Frequency/Year Yield %
2025 1.62 2 2.14
2024 3.08 4 3.10
2023 2.92 4 2.68
2022 2.76 4 2.49
2021 2.60 4 3.39
2020 2.44 4 3.13
2019 2.20 4 2.54
2018 1.92 4 2.63
2017 1.88 4 3.50
2016 1.84 4 3.28
2015 1.80 4 3.57
2014 1.76 4 3.25
2013 1.72 4 3.60
2012 1.68 4 4.30
2011 1.52 4 4.23
2010 1.52 4 4.42
2009 1.52 4 4.36
2008 1.52 4 5.24
2007 1.52 4 2.74
2006 0.760 2 1.83
2005 1.52 4 5.01
2004 1.49 4 4.86
2003 1.45 4 3.29
2002 1.41 4 2.61
2001 1.37 4 2.44
2000 1.21 4 1.35
1999 1.37 4 2.14
1998 1.89 4 2.69
1997 1.69 4 3.34
1996 1.42 4 3.74
1995 0.640 2 2.04
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