Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

Merck & Co. Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 14 analysts that cover Merck & Co. stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $109.64, which forecasts a 8.05% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $85 and the highest is $125.

Price Target: $109.64 (+8.05%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$85	$109.64	$115	$125
Change	-16.23%	+8.05%	+13.33%	+23.19%

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 '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25
Strong Buy	5	5	5	5	5	6
Buy	2	2	2	1	2	2
Hold	8	8	9	9	7	6
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	15	15	16	15	14	14

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Terence Flynn Goldman Sachs	Goldman Sachs	Strong Buy Maintains $92 → $120	Strong Buy	Maintains	$92 → $120	+18.26%	Dec 2, 2025
Mohit Bansal Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold → Buy Upgrades $90 → $125	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$90 → $125	+23.19%	Nov 24, 2025
James Shin Deutsche Bank	Deutsche Bank	Hold Maintains $110 → $111	Hold	Maintains	$110 → $111	+9.39%	Nov 18, 2025
Terence Flynn Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $98 → $100	Hold	Maintains	$98 → $100	-1.45%	Nov 3, 2025
Geoff Meacham Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Initiates $84 → $95	Hold	Initiates	$84 → $95	-6.38%	Oct 13, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

65.43B

Increased by 1.97%

from 64.17B

Revenue Next Year

68.68B

Increased by 4.96%

from 65.43B

EPS This Year

9.06

Increased by 34.42%

from 6.74

EPS Next Year

9.49

Increased by 4.80%

from 9.06

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	41.52B	48.70B	59.28B	60.12B	64.17B	65.43B	68.68B
Revenue Growth	6.13%	17.31%	21.72%	1.40%	6.74%	1.97%	4.96%
EPS	2.78	5.14	5.71	0.14	6.74	9.06	9.49
EPS Growth	-27.15%	84.62%	11.15%	-97.55%	4,714.29%	34.42%	4.80%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	11.20	10.69
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	29	30

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	68.2B	73.2B
Avg	65.4B	68.7B
Low	63.0B	64.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	6.3%	11.8%
Avg	2.0%	5.0%
Low	-1.8%	-1.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	9.52	10.55
Avg	9.06	9.49
Low	8.72	8.29

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
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.