Merck KGaA (ETR:MRK)
Germany flag Germany · Delayed Price · Currency is EUR
144.00
-0.25 (-0.17%)
Jul 29, 2026, 12:49 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 €146.29. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 1.59% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is €121.00 (-15.97%) and the highest is €179.00 (+24.31%).

Price Target: €146.29 (+1.59%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price€121.00€146.29€146.00€179.00
Change-15.97%+1.59%+1.39%+24.31%

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

Chart
RatingFeb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26
Strong Buy988765
Buy333311
Hold555678
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total171616161414

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Jefferies
Jefferies
Hold
Maintains
€129.00
HoldMaintains€129.00-10.42%Jul 28, 2026
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Hold
Maintains
€125.00
HoldMaintains€125.00-13.19%Jul 23, 2026
UBS
UBS
Buy
Maintains
€150.00
BuyMaintains€150.00+4.17%Jul 20, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Maintains
€130.00€135.00
HoldMaintains€130.00€135.00-6.25%Jun 26, 2026
DZ BANK AG
DZ BANK AG
Buy
Maintains
n/a
BuyMaintainsn/an/aJun 24, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
21.13B
from 21.10B
Increased by 0.13%
Revenue Next Year
22.15B
from 21.13B
Increased by 4.85%
EPS This Year
8.07
from 8.34
Decreased by -3.29%
EPS Next Year
8.76
from 8.07
Increased by 8.58%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
19.69B22.23B20.99B21.16B21.10B21.13B
Revenue Growth
12.28%12.93%-5.57%0.78%-0.26%0.13%
Gross Profit
12.36B13.73B12.44B12.53B12.43B12.25B
Gross Margin
62.79%61.77%59.24%59.21%58.90%57.95%
Operating Income
4.31B4.98B3.84B4.21B3.93B3.59B
Net Income
3.06B3.33B2.82B2.78B2.61B2.56B
EPS
----8.348.07
EPS Growth
-----3.36%-3.29%
Forward PE
24.8817.3216.1714.8014.9017.85
Dividend / Share
1.852.202.202.202.202.34
Dividend Growth
-18.92%---6.25%
Free Cash Flow
2.84B2.27B1.97B1.74B2.63B2.71B
No. Analysts
-----14
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers. Financial currency is EUR.

Revenue Forecast

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

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
2.1%
Avg
0.1%
Low
-2.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High8.31
Avg8.07
Low7.69

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
-0.4%
Avg
-3.3%
Low
-7.8%