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Merck & Company, Inc.

MRK
148.35
▼ -1.19 (-0.80%)
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Key Ratios & Fundamentals
Market Cap
335.14B
P/E (TTM)
108.67
Fwd P/E
14.21
P/B
8.00
P/S
5.03
Book Value
16.99
EPS (TTM)
1.25
Fwd EPS
9.56
Div Yield
+2.50%
Beta
0.21
ROE
+6.96%
ROA
+11.87%
D/E
128.41
Current Ratio
1.32
Profit Margin
+4.77%
Op Margin
-0.24%
52W High
135.97
52W Low
77.58
50D Avg
125.48
200D Avg
113.81
Avg Volume
10.2M
Shares Out
2.47B
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Drug Manufacturers - General
About Merck & Company, Inc.

Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It offers human health pharmaceutical for various areas under the Keytruda, Keytruda Qlex, Welireg, Gardasil, ProQuad, M-M-R II, Varivax, Vaxneuvance, Capvaxive, RotaTeq, Pneumovax 23, Bridion, Prevymis, Dificid, Zerbaxa, Winrevair, Adempas/ Verquvo, Ohtuvayre, Lagevrio, Isentress/Isentress HD, Delstrigo, Pifeltro, Belsomra, Januvia, and Janumet brands. The company 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 TriUNO, Bravecto Plus, Sentinel Spectrum, Sentinel Flavor Tabs, Numelvi, Optimmune, Nobivac NXT, GilvetMab, Otomax, Mometamax, Mometamax Ultra, Posatex, Caninsulin/Vetsulin, Panacur, Safeguard, Regumate, Prestige, Scalibor/Exspot, Sure Petcare, and Home Again brands. It 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; 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. Merck & Co., Inc. has strategic collaboration with Infinimmune, Inc. to discover and develop antibodies against multiple therapeutic targets. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey.

SWOT Analysis
Auto-derived from fundamentals
Strengths
  • Reasonable dividend yield of 2.50%
  • Low beta of 0.21 — defensive characteristics
  • Large-cap scale — index inclusion, institutional coverage, deep liquidity
Weaknesses
  • Modest ROE of 7.0% — capital efficiency lags peers
  • Thin net margin of 4.8% — vulnerable to cost pressures
  • Elevated leverage (D/E 1.28) — moderate solvency risk
Opportunities
  • Forward P/E of 14.2x is below trailing — market expects earnings growth
  • Positioned in Healthcare — defensive sector, aligned with respective macro cycles
Threats
  • Elevated P/E of 108.7x — valuation risk if growth disappoints
  • High PEG of 13.00 — growth may already be priced in
  • Trading near 52-week high (100% of range) — limited upside before pullback
  • Extended 19% above 200-day MA — overbought technically
Latest News · Merck & Company, Inc.
10 stories
Pharma Industry Stares Down Biggest Patent Cliff in Decades
For drugmakers, a clock starts before a drug is even approved: Patents run out, lower-priced copycats flood in and sales collapse. The pharma industry is entering its biggest wave of patent expirations in decades. The world’s bestselling drug in 2025, Merck’s cancer immunothera
The Wall Street Journal·1d ago
Jim Cramer Says Hold on to Moderna (MRNA) After Phase 3 Cancer Trial
On the August 26 episode of Mad Money, a caller mentioned that they had purchased 1,000 shares of Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA) at $54 a couple of weeks prior, watched the price go up to $150, and asked what they should do. Jim Cramer replied: Here’s what I would do: I think that y
Insider Monkey·1d ago
Did A Product Swap Fuel JNJ Stock’s 54% Surge?
The signs were not in the headline growth rate but in which two products were trading places.
Trefis·1d ago
BioNTech Stock Falls on Cancer Vaccine Setback Days After Moderna’s Big Win
BioNTech says it’s ending a Phase 2 trial for its investigational personalized mRNA cancer vaccine. It was being tested to treat colorectal cancer.
Barrons.com·1d ago
Can Merck Stock Outrun Its Pipeline?
Revenue grew at its usual pace over the past year while the stock outran its biggest peers, and the gap sits in a run of clinical readouts that landed early.
Trefis·1d ago
BioNTech Terminates Phase 2 Colorectal Cancer Clinical Trial; Shares Fall
BioNTech (BNTX) shares slumped Friday after the company said it is terminating a mid-stage clinical
MT Newswires·1d ago
BNTX Stock On Track For Worst Day Since March After Cancer Vaccine Trial Halt — BMO Capital Terms It ‘Clear Setback’
BioNTech said on Friday that it and its partner, Genentech, a Roche unit, are ending the mid-stage study of autogene cevumeran, used alone after surgery, in certain high-risk stage II or III colorectal cancer patients.
Stocktwits·1d ago
Moderna (MRNA) & Merck (MRK): What’s Happening With These Two Stocks?
On August 19, 2026, Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA) and Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) said that their personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, combined with Merck’s Keytruda, met its main goals in a first-ever Phase 3 trial for melanoma. The news sent Moderna shares up as much as 177%, addin
Insider Monkey·1d ago
Moderna (MRNA), Merck (MRK) Cancer Vaccine Wins in Late-Stage Trial
On August 19, 2026, Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA) and Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) said their personalized melanoma vaccine, intismeran, combined with Merck’s Keytruda, met its goals in a Phase 3 trial of 1,137 patients. It reduced the risk of cancer recurrence and spread compared
Insider Monkey·1d ago
Warren Buffett Thinks Investors Are "Gambling" Right Now. Here are 2 Stocks That Should Be Safe Bets.
Johnson & Johnson and Merck are healthcare giants with dependable returns that weather economic downturns well.
Motley Fool·1d ago
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