Merck & Co. Inc.

NYSE: MRK · Real-Time Price · USD
80.88
-0.83 (-1.02%)
At close: Jun 16, 2025, 3:59 PM
80.83
-0.06%
After-hours: Jun 16, 2025, 07:59 PM EDT

Merck & Statistics

Share Statistics

Merck & has 2.51B shares outstanding. The number of shares has increased by -0.27% in one year.

2.51B
-0.27%
-0.14%
77.88%
2.51B
970
0.01%

Short Selling Information

The latest short interest is 34.56M, so 1.38% of the outstanding shares have been sold short.

34.56M
1.38%
1.53%
2.66

Valuation Ratios

The PE ratio is 14.72 and the forward PE ratio is 8.41. Merck &'s PEG ratio is 0.

14.72
8.41
3.93
2.9
5.44
13.92
0
Financial Ratio History

Enterprise Valuation

Merck & has an Enterprise Value (EV) of 275.75B.

4.3
10.24
12.84
15.24

Financial Position

The company has a current ratio of 1.36, with a Debt / Equity ratio of 0.8.

1.36
1.15
0.8
1.38
2.05
0

Financial Efficiency

Return on Equity is 36.96% and Return on Invested Capital is 21.35%.

36.96%
14.62%
21.35%
$879,013.7
$234,479.45
73,000
0.55
2.49

Taxes

2.8B
14.06%

Stock Price Statistics

The stock price has increased by -36.89% in the last 52 weeks. The beta is 0.44, so Merck &'s price volatility has been higher than the market average.

0.44
-36.89%
79.19
95.62
59
16,137,579

Income Statement

In the last 12 months, Merck & had revenue of 64.17B and earned 17.12B in profits. Earnings per share was 6.74.

64.17B
48.98B
22.69B
17.12B
26.94B
22.77B
6.74
Full Income Statement

Balance Sheet

The company has 13.24B in cash and 37.11B in debt, giving a net cash position of -23.87B.

13.24B
37.11B
-23.87B
n/a
115.12B
10.33B
Full Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

In the last 12 months, operating cash flow was 21.47B and capital expenditures -3.37B, giving a free cash flow of 18.1B.

21.47B
-3.37B
18.1B
7.15
Full Cash Flow Statement

Margins

Gross margin is 76.32%, with operating and profit margins of 35.36% and 26.68%.

76.32%
35.36%
31.07%
26.68%
41.98%
35.36%
28.2%

Dividends & Yields

MRK pays an annual dividend of $3.97, which amounts to a dividend yield of 3.91%.

$3.97
3.91%
5.19%
56.31%
6.8%
7.18%
Dividend Details

Analyst Forecast

The average price target for MRK is $110, which is 34.6% higher than the current price. The consensus rating is "Hold".

$110
34.6%
Hold
13
Stock Forecasts

Fair Value

There are several formulas that can be used to estimate the intrinsic value of a stock.

$130.01
59.09%
52.75
-35.45%

Stock Splits

The last stock split was on Jun 3, 2021. It was a forward split with a ratio of 131:125.

Jun 3, 2021
forward
131:125

Scores

3.84
7