Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)
| Market Cap | 359.22B +66.5% |
| Revenue (ttm) | 66.57B +4.6% |
| Net Income | 3.17B -80.7% |
| EPS | 1.27 -80.4% |
| Shares Out | 2.47B |
| PE Ratio | 114.39 |
| Forward PE | 17.35 |
| Dividend | $3.40 (2.34%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Volume | 9,288,038 |
| Open | 141.37 |
| Previous Close | 142.38 |
| Day's Range | 141.36 - 146.68 |
| 52-Week Range | 82.01 - 156.92 |
| Beta | 0.22 |
| Analysts | Buy |
| Price Target | 158.28 (+8.71%) |
| Earnings Date | Oct 29, 2026 |
About MRK
Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It offers human health pharmaceutical for various areas under the Keytruda, Keytruda Qlex, Welireg, Gardasil, ProQuad, M-M-R II, Varivax, Vaxneuvance, Capvaxive, RotaTeq, Pneumovax 23, Bridion, Prevymis, Dificid, Zerbaxa, Winrevair, Adempas/ Verquvo, Ohtuvayre, Lagevrio, Isentress/Isentress HD, Delstrigo, Pifeltro, Belsomra, Januvia, and Janumet brands. The company also provides veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines and health management solutions and services, such as livestock produ... [Read more]
Financial Performance
In 2025, Merck & Co.'s revenue was $65.01 billion, an increase of 1.31% compared to the previous year's $64.17 billion. Earnings were $18.25 billion, an increase of 6.64%.
Financial StatementsAnalyst Summary
According to 27 analysts, the average rating for MRK stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price target is $158.28, which is an increase of 8.71% from the latest price.
News
Merck price target lowered to $163 from $166 at BofA
BofA lowered the firm’s price target on Merck (MRK) to $163 from $166 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares as part of the firm’s Q3 EPS preview for…
Merck price target raised to $145 from $120 at Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Carter Gould raised the firm’s price target on Merck (MRK) to $145 from $120 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. Increasing expectations for a 2027…
Merck's Keytruda Is Dealt a Legal Setback. It's Good News for This Biotech Stock.
A Dutch court rules in favor of Halozyme Therapeutics, barring Merck from selling subcutaneous Keytruda in eight European markets.
Halozyme wins court order to block Merck's injected Keytruda in select European markets
Biopharma company Halozyme said on Wednesday that a Dutch patent court ruled in its favor against Merck , ordering the drugmaker to halt the manufacture and sale of injectable Keytruda in eight Euro...
Merck price target lowered to $177 from $179 at Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley lowered the firm’s price target on Merck (MRK) to $177 from $179 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The firm adjusted its models for its biopharma…
Tempus AI announces multi-year collaboration with Moderna, Merck
Tempus (TEM) announced an expanded, multi-year collaboration to support the potential commercialization of intismeran autogene, a novel, potential first-in-class individualized neoantigen therapy bein...
Halozyme announces Dutch court of the Hague found Merck infringed patents
Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO) announced that the specialized Dutch patent court of the Hague has found Merck (MRK) to be infringing one of its MDASE patents, EP 2,797,622 and ordered Merck’s…
Merck price target raised to $165 from $150 at JPMorgan
JPMorgan raised the firm’s price target on Merck (MRK) to $165 from $150 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares ahead of the Q3 report on October 29. The…
Merck to Hold Third-Quarter 2026 Sales and Earnings Conference Call Oct. 29
RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck to Hold Third-Quarter 2026 Sales and Earnings Conference Call Oct. 29.
Shattuck Labs has positive readthrough from Merck data, says H.C. Wainwright
After Merck (MRK) presented Phase 2b data for tulisokibart in moderate-to-severe hidradenitis suppurativa at the EADV Congress and reported that it met the primary endpoint and will be advancing into…
Merck says experimental skin disease drug meets main goal in mid-stage study
Merck said on Wednesday its experimental drug met the main goal of a mid-stage study in patients with moderate-to-severe hidradenitis suppurativa, a chronic skin disease that causes painful lumps,...
Merck says tulisokibart met primary, secondary endpoints in Phase 2b study
Merck (MRK) announced the first presentation of results from MK-7240-012, a Phase 2b multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluating tulisokibart, an investigational humaniz...
Merck's Tulisokibart Met Primary and Key Secondary Endpoints in Phase 2b Study in Patients With Moderate to Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS)
RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $MRK #MRK--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the first presentation of results from MK-7240-012, a Phase 2b mul...
Merck price target raised to $180 from $155 at Scotiabank
Scotiabank raised the firm’s price target on Merck (MRK) to $180 from $155 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm believes Merck’s products and pipeline remain underappreciated,…
US drugmakers turn to China for licensing deals
Merck on Monday agreed to pay Chinese biotech SciBrunch Therapeutics $400 million upfront for global rights to an experimental cancer drug, making it the latest US drugmaker to license China-develop...
Merck licenses SciBrunch cancer drug in deal worth up to $2.13 billion
Merck said on Monday it would pay up to $2.13 billion under a global licensing deal with China's SciBrunch Therapeutics for rights to develop, manufacture and sell an experimental cancer treatment.
Merck enters global license agreement with SciBrunch Therapeutics for SPR2015
Merck (MRK) and SciBrunch Therapeutics announced that they have entered into an exclusive global license agreement for SPR2015, an investigational preclinical oral KRAS G12D inhibitor. Under the agree...
Merck Enters into Exclusive Global License Agreement with SciBrunch Therapeutics for SPR2015, an Investigational Oral KRAS G12D (ON) Inhibitor
RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, and SciBrunch Therapeutics Co., Ltd. (“SciBrunch”), today announced that they have entered into ...
Merck, Daiichi Sankyo withdraw US application for lung cancer drug
Merck and Daiichi Sankyo have voluntarily withdrawn their US application seeking accelerated approval for their experimental lung cancer therapy, the drugmakers said on Friday.
Merck, Daiichi Sankyo voluntarily withdraw BLA for ifinatamab deruxtecan
The Biologics License Application, or BLA, seeking accelerated approval in the U.S. for Daiichi Sankyo and Merck’s (MRK) ifinatamab deruxtecan for the treatment of adult patients with extensive-stage ...
Ifinatamab Deruxtecan Biologics License Application for Certain Patients with Previously Treated Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Voluntarily Withdrawn
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Biologics License Application (BLA) seeking accelerated approval in the U.S. for Daiichi Sankyo (TSE: 4568) and Merck's (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United Stat...
U.S. FDA Approves WELIREG® (belzutifan) Plus LENVIMA® (lenvatinib) for Certain Previously Treated Adult Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma With a Clear Cell Component (ccRCC)
RAHWAY, N.J. & NUTLEY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $MRK #MRK--FDA Approves WELIREG Plus LENVIMA for Certain Previously Treated Adult Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma With a Clear Cell Compone...
Merck's eye disease drug meets main goal in trial
Merck said on Thursday its drug met the main goal in a mid- to late-stage trial testing it in adult patients with a type of disease that affects blood vessels at the back of the eye.
Merck's Remigromig, a Tri-specific Agonist of the Wingless-related Integration Site (Wnt) Pathway, Met Primary Endpoint in the Pivotal Phase 2b/3 BRUNELLO Study of Adults with Diabetic Macular Edema
RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced topline results from the pivotal Phase 2b/3 BRUNELLO trial in adults with diabet...
U.S. FDA Approves Update to the Label for WINREVAIR™ (sotatercept-csrk) to Include Data from the Phase 3 HYPERION Trial Evaluating Adults Recently Diagnosed with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH, WHO* Group 1 Pulmonary Hypertension)
RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an update to the U.S. p...