Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)
NYSE: MRK · Real-Time Price · USD
99.72
-1.17 (-1.16%)
At close: Dec 5, 2025, 4:00 PM EST
99.80
+0.08 (0.08%)
After-hours: Dec 5, 2025, 7:59 PM EST

Merck & Co. Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 15 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for Merck & Co. stock ranges from a low of $85 to a high of $125. The average analyst price target of $110.33 forecasts a 10.64% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $110.33 (+10.64%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $85 $110.33 $115 $125
Change -14.76% +10.64% +15.32% +25.35%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Merck & Co. stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25
Strong Buy 555556
Buy 222123
Hold 889976
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 000000
Total 151516151415

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Scotiabank
Scotiabank
Buy
Maintains
$105$120
Buy Maintains $105$120 +20.34% Dec 4, 2025
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
Strong Buy
Maintains
$92$120
Strong Buy Maintains $92$120 +20.34% Dec 2, 2025
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Buy
Upgrades
$90$125
Buy Upgrades $90$125 +25.35% Nov 24, 2025
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Hold
Maintains
$110$111
Hold Maintains $110$111 +11.31% Nov 18, 2025
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Hold
Maintains
$98$100
Hold Maintains $98$100 +0.28% Nov 3, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
65.43B
from 64.17B
Increased by 1.97%
Revenue Next Year
68.68B
from 65.43B
Increased by 4.96%
EPS This Year
9.06
from 6.74
Increased by 34.42%
EPS Next Year
9.49
from 9.06
Increased by 4.80%
Fiscal Year FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Period Ending Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
41.52B48.70B59.28B60.12B64.17B65.43B68.68B
Revenue Growth
6.13%17.31%21.72%1.40%6.74%1.97%4.96%
EPS
2.785.145.710.146.749.069.49
EPS Growth
-27.15%84.62%11.15%-97.55%4,714.29%34.42%4.80%
Forward PE
-----11.0110.50
No. Analysts
-----2930
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 202520262027202820292030
High 68.2B 73.2B
Avg 65.4B 68.7B
Low 63.0B 64.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 202520262027202820292030
High
6.3%
11.8%
Avg
2.0%
5.0%
Low
-1.8%
-1.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS 202520262027202820292030
High 9.52 10.55
Avg 9.06 9.49
Low 8.72 8.29

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 202520262027202820292030
High
41.3%
16.5%
Avg
34.4%
4.8%
Low
29.3%
-8.5%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.