Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

NYSE: MRK · Real-Time Price · USD
82.63
-1.43 (-1.70%)
At close: Jul 29, 2025, 4:00 PM
82.70
+0.07 (0.08%)
After-hours: Jul 29, 2025, 7:57 PM EDT
-1.70%
Market Cap207.49B
Revenue (ttm)63.62B
Net Income (ttm)16.41B
Shares Out 2.51B
EPS (ttm)6.49
PE Ratio12.74
Forward PE8.98
Dividend$3.24 (3.92%)
Ex-Dividend DateSep 15, 2025
Volume27,825,857
Open79.85
Previous Close84.06
Day's Range76.66 - 82.89
52-Week Range73.31 - 127.99
Beta0.40
AnalystsBuy
Price Target112.57 (+36.23%)
Earnings DateJul 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]

Sector Healthcare
Founded 2000
Employees 75,000
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol MRK
Full Company Profile

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 Statements

Analyst Summary

According to 15 analysts, the average rating for MRK stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price target is $112.57, which is an increase of 36.23% from the latest price.

Price Target
$112.57
(36.23% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

Merck Stock Is Almost A Classical Benjamin Graham Investment

Merck is good value for money. It is a highly profitable company. It fulfills almost all of Benjamin Graham's stock-picking criteria.

11 hours ago - Seeking Alpha

Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 29, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Caroline A. Litchfield - Executive VP & CFO Dean Y.

13 hours ago - Seeking Alpha

'Halftime' Committee Stocks on the Move: UnitedHealth, Merck, Royal Caribbean and Spotify

The Investment Committee debate some of their stocks on the move lower.

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13 hours ago - CNBC Television

Merck will lay off employees and shed some real estate to cut $3 billion in costs

Merck's stock is falling after a rare revenue miss, and the announcement of a $3 billion cost-cutting plan that will include layoffs.

16 hours ago - Market Watch

Merck plans $3 billion cost cuts by end of 2027 - narrows full-year outlook

CNBC's Joe Kernen reports on the company's quarterly earnings results.

19 hours ago - CNBC Television

Merck to Lay Off Workers and Narrows Guidance as Earnings Fall

Merck said it is embarking on a multi-year cost-savings plan, which includes cuts to its workforce and real-estate footprint, as it looks to redirect resources toward new product launches.

20 hours ago - WSJ

Merck to cut jobs and costs as demand for Gardasil in China remains weak

Drugmaker Merck & Co on Tuesday announced job and cost cuts it said will save $3 billion a year as it posted lower second-quarter results due to continuing weak demand for its Gardasil vaccine in Chin...

20 hours ago - Reuters

Merck plans $3 billion cost cuts by end of 2027 narrows full-year outlook

Merck on Tuesday said it will slash $3 billion in costs by the end of 2027 to be fully reinvested to support new product launches and its drug pipeline.  The multi-year effort comes as Merck prepares ...

20 hours ago - CNBC

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA Announces Second-Quarter 2025 Financial Results

RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA Announces Second-Quarter 2025 Financial Results.

20 hours ago - Business Wire

Evercore ISI's Umer Raffat on finding value in the beaten-down health care sector

Umer Raffat, Evercore ISI senior analyst, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss if there's a turnaround coming for the health care sector.

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1 day ago - CNBC Television

How To Earn $500 A Month From Merck Stock Ahead Of Q2 Earnings

Merck & Co., Inc. MRK will release earnings results for the second quarter before the opening bell on Tuesday, July 29.

1 day ago - Benzinga

Sell Merck Stock Ahead Of Its Upcoming Earnings?

Merck (NYSE:MRK) is set to reveal its earnings on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Historically, MRK stock has exhibited a trend of negative one-day returns following earnings announcements.

1 day ago - Forbes

U.S. Keytruda Market Research Report 2025 | Merck's Keytruda Faces Challenges as Patent Expiry Approaches in 2028 - Forecast to 2033

The U.S. Keytruda market, valued at $17.87 billion in 2024, faces a projected CAGR decline of -3.12% by 2033 due to patent expiration and biosimilar competition. Keytruda's continued use in various ca...

4 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Five years after COVID, pharma shares languish in US policy limbo

Global healthcare stocks have not been this cheap in decades and fund inflows into the sector are picking up, yet the shares remain in the doldrums, highlighting uncertainty over drug pricing policies...

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6 days ago - Reuters

Dow Leads as Health Care Stocks Merck and Amgen Gain: Stock Market Today

Second-quarter earnings season remained top of mind Tuesday, with Coca-Cola and GM among those reporting.

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7 days ago - Kiplinger

Merck Announces Fourth-Quarter 2025 Dividend

RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck Announces Fourth-Quarter 2025 Dividend.

7 days ago - Business Wire

Rapid Micro Biosystems: Benefiting From Partnership With Merck; Initiating With 'Buy'

Initiating Rapid Micro Biosystems at 'buy' with $4.60 fair value, driven by strong growth potential in automated microbial quality control market. Growth Direct platform offers clear advantages over m...

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7 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Merck Commits to Veeva Vault CRM

Deep application provides foundation for commercial execution PLEASANTON, Calif. , July 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Veeva Systems (NYSE: VEEV) today announced that Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside...

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8 days ago - PRNewsWire

July's 5 Dividend Growth Stocks With Yields Up To 7.96%

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11 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Livestock Identification Company Evaluation Report 2025 | Merck, Shearwell, Datamars Drive Innovations with Comprehensive Tagging and Tracking Solutions

Discover comprehensive insights with the Livestock Identification Market Companies Quadrant. This analysis evaluates over 100 firms, spotlighting the Top 25 EVA Films leaders, focusing on key players,...

11 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) Presents at HIV Investor Event Transcript

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) HIV Investor Event July 17, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Chirfi Guindo - Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer of Human Health Eliav Barr - Chief Medical Officer & ...

12 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Why Merck Is A Better Dividend Stock Than Gilead Sciences

I reiterate my Hold rating on Merck & Co., Inc. and downgrade Gilead Sciences, Inc. to Sell, as MRK outperforms on dividend growth and valuation metrics. Compared to GILD, MRK features a longer divide...

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13 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Amphista Therapeutics announces achievement of a research milestone in its collaboration with Merck triggering a milestone payment

Cambridge, UK, 16 July 2025 – Amphista Therapeutics (“the Company” or “Amphista”), a leader in the discovery of next-generation, Targeted Protein Degradation (TPD) medicines, today announces the succe...

13 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Merck to Initiate Phase 3 Trials for Investigational Once-Monthly HIV Prevention Pill

RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $MRK #MRK--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the initiation of the EXPrESSIVE Phase 3 clinical trials, evaluati...

15 days ago - Business Wire

VERONA PHARMA INVESTOR ALERT by the Former Attorney General of Louisiana: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Investigates Adequacy of Price and Process in Proposed Sale of Verona Pharma plc - VRNA

NEW YORK & NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) are investigating the proposed sale of Veron...

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17 days ago - Business Wire