Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)
| Market Cap | 198.62B |
| Revenue (ttm) | 63.92B |
| Net Income (ttm) | 17.43B |
| Shares Out | 2.51B |
| EPS (ttm) | 6.88 |
| PE Ratio | 11.50 |
| Forward PE | 8.82 |
| Dividend | $3.24 (4.10%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 16, 2025 |
| Volume | 60,170,656 |
| Open | 79.06 |
| Previous Close | 78.83 |
| Day's Range | 78.14 - 79.54 |
| 52-Week Range | 73.31 - 132.29 |
| Beta | 0.40 |
| Analysts | Buy |
| Price Target | 113.71 (+43.76%) |
| Earnings Date | Jul 29, 2025 |
About MRK
Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Pharmaceutical and Animal Health. The company offers human health pharmaceutical for various areas, including oncology, vaccines, hospital acute care, cardiovascular, virology, neuroscience, and diabetes 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 Janu... [Read more]
Financial Performance
In 2024, Merck & Co.'s revenue was $64.17 billion, an increase of 6.74% compared to the previous year's $60.12 billion. Earnings were $17.12 billion, an increase of 4589.59%.
Financial StatementsAnalyst Forecast
According to 15 analysts, the average rating for MRK stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $113.71, which is an increase of 43.76% from the latest price.
News
Merck: Cheap Stock, But Still Relying Heavily On Keytruda (Rating Upgrade)
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ACIP Recommends Use of Merck's ENFLONSIA™ (clesrovimab-cfor) for Prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Lower Respiratory Tract Disease in Infants Younger than 8 Months of Age Born During or Entering Their First RSV Season
RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $MRK #MRK--ACIP Recommends Merck's ENFLONSIA for Prevention of RSV in Infants Younger than 8 Months of Age Born During or Entering Their First RSV Season.
New vaccine panel meeting underway
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RFK Jr.'s CDC vaccine panel backs Merck RSV shot for infants
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ACIP recommends Merck's RSV shot for infants under 8 months old
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US CDC panel votes in favor of Merck's RSV antibody drug
An advisory panel of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended the use of Merck's respiratory syncytial virus therapy, Enflonsia, for infants 8 months or younger, who...
Merck to Hold Investor Event to Highlight Advancing Research Pipeline for HIV Treatment and Prevention
RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck to Hold Investor Event to Highlight Advancing Research Pipeline for HIV Treatment and Prevention.
Merck Announces Phase 3 HYPERION Study of WINREVAIR™ (sotatercept-csrk) Met Primary Endpoint in Recently Diagnosed Adults with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced positive topline results from the Phase 3 HYPERION study evaluating WINREVAIR™ (...
RFK Jr weighs review of vaccines citing aluminum use, Bloomberg News reports
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering asking a key government vaccine advisory panel to examine vaccines that contain aluminum ingredients, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, c...
RFK Jr.'s new vaccine advisors will vote on flu shots containing mercury
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BASKING RIDGE, N.J. & RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The first patient has been dosed in the IDeate-Prostate01 phase 3 trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of investigational ifinatamab deruxtecan...
Democrats press Pfizer, J&J and others over low tax bills and lobbying as Senate debates Trump's plan
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Merck Gets FDA Approval to Expand Use of Its Top-Selling Drug, Keytruda
Merck (MRK) has received the go-ahead to expand use of its blockbuster cancer drug, Keytruda.
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
RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $MRK #MRK--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved KEYT...
Merck Animal Health Receives EU CVMP Positive Opinion for NUMELVI™ (atinvicitinib) Tablets for Dogs
RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside of the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE:MRK), today announced t...
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Exclusive: Kennedy's new vaccine adviser was expert witness against Merck vaccine
One of the new vaccine advisers picked by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has earned thousands of dollars as an expert witness in litigation against Merck's Gardasil vaccine, court records...
Merck Presents Results on Efficacy and Safety of Enpatoran in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) at EULAR 2025
DARMSTADT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Not intended for UK-, US- or Canada-based media Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced the presentation of detailed results from Cohort B...
Merck Initiates Phase 3 Study Evaluating Dengue Vaccine Candidate
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Merck: Best Case For Option Collars We'll Ever See
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Drug pricing reform talks with US government lack clarity, industry executives say
Talks with the Trump administration about lowering U.S. drug prices have so far not provided clarity on when and how reduced prices will be implemented, top executives from Eli Lilly and Merck said at...