Merck KGaA (ETR:MRK)
Germany flag Germany · Delayed Price · Currency is EUR
139.15
-2.60 (-1.83%)
Jul 8, 2026, 5:35 PM CET

Merck KGaA Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 14 analysts polled by S&P Global, Merck KGaA stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of €145.14. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 4.30% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is €121.00 (-13.04%) and the highest is €179.00 (+28.64%).

Price Target: €145.14 (+4.30%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price€121.00€145.14€146.00€179.00
Change-13.04%+4.30%+4.92%+28.64%

Analyst Ratings

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

Recommendation Trends

RatingJan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
Strong Buy1198876
Buy333331
Hold355567
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total171716161614

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
UBS
UBS
Buy
Maintains
€150.00
BuyMaintains€150.00+7.80%Jun 26, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Maintains
€130.00€135.00
HoldMaintains€130.00€135.00-2.98%Jun 26, 2026
Jefferies
Jefferies
Hold
Maintains
€129.00
HoldMaintains€129.00-7.29%Jun 25, 2026
DZ BANK AG
DZ BANK AG
Buy
Maintains
n/a
BuyMaintainsn/an/aJun 24, 2026
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
Buy
Maintains
€150.00
BuyMaintains€150.00+7.80%Jun 1, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
21.06B
from 21.10B
Decreased by -0.22%
Revenue Next Year
22.04B
from 21.06B
Increased by 4.70%
EPS This Year
8.00
from 8.34
Decreased by -4.03%
EPS Next Year
8.66
from 8.00
Increased by 8.16%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
19.69B22.23B20.99B21.16B21.10B21.06B
Revenue Growth
12.28%12.93%-5.57%0.78%-0.26%-0.22%
Gross Profit
12.36B13.73B12.44B12.53B12.43B12.35B
Gross Margin
62.79%61.77%59.24%59.21%58.90%58.65%
Operating Income
4.31B4.98B3.84B4.21B3.93B3.61B
Net Income
3.06B3.33B2.82B2.78B2.61B2.55B
EPS
----8.348.00
EPS Growth
-----3.36%-4.03%
Forward PE
24.8817.3216.1714.8014.9017.38
Dividend / Share
1.852.202.202.202.202.33
Dividend Growth
-18.92%---5.80%
Free Cash Flow
2.84B2.27B1.97B1.74B2.63B2.71B
No. Analysts
-----15
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers. Financial currency is EUR.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High21.5B
Avg21.1B
Low20.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
1.6%
Avg
-0.2%
Low
-2.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High8.25
Avg8.00
Low7.69

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
-1.1%
Avg
-4.0%
Low
-7.8%