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| Open | 104.60 | Prev Close | 105.66 |
| High | 105.75 | Low | 104.20 |
| Volume | 12,624,017 | Volume (Avg) | 13,195 |
| 52 Week High | 105.84 | 52 Week Low | 71.87 |
| Market Cap | 259.7B | PE Ratio | 13.84 |
General
| Name | Merck & Co Inc |
| Ticker | MRK |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Industry | Drug Manufacturers - General |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Full Time Employees | 73,000 |
About Merck & Co Inc
Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. The company offers human health pharmaceutical for various areas 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 Janumet brands. It also provides veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines and health management solutions and services, such as livestock products under the Nuflor, Bovilis/Vista, Bovilis Cryptium, Banamine, Estrumate, Matrix, Resflor, Zuprevo, Revalor, Safe-Guard, M+Pac, Porcilis, Circumvent, Nobilis/Innovax, Paracox and Coccivac, Exzolt, Slice, Imvixa, Clynav, Aquavac/Norvax, Aquaflor, Flexolt brands; Allflex Livestock Intelligence solutions; and companion animal products under the Bravecto One-Month, Bravecto Injectable/Quantum, Bravecto Plus, Sentinel Spectrum, Sentinel Flavor Tabs, Optimmune, Nobivac NXT, GilvetMab, Otomax, Mometamax, Mometamax Ultra, Posatex, Caninsulin/Vetsulin, Panacur, Regumate, Prestige, Scalibor/Exspot, Sure Petcare, and Home Again brands. The company has development and commercialization agreement for three of Daiichi Sankyo's deruxtecan ADC candidates; AstraZeneca PLC to co-development and co-commercialize AstraZeneca's Lynparza products for multiple cancer types, and Koselugo for multiple indications; licensed to develop, manufacture and commercialize LM-299, a novel investigational PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody from LaNova; and collaboration agreement with Eisai Co., Ltd., Bayer AG, and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP, as well Moderna, Inc. It has a collaboration agreement with Antengene Corporation Limited to evaluate the combination of ATG-022, a CLDN18.2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate, and anti-PD-1 therapy, as well as KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) in patients with advanced solid tumors. Merck & Co., Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey.
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 104.77 |
| Market Cap | 259,694,000,000 |
| PE Ratio | 13.84 |
| PEG Ratio | 1.10 |
| EBITDA | 31,523,000,320 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 13.84 |
| Forward PE | 11.14 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 4.07 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 5.01 |
Technicals
| Beta | 0.28 |
| 52 Week High | 105.84 |
| 52 Week Low | 71.87 |
| 50 Day Average | 19.28% |
| 200 Day Average | 24.09% |
Dividend
Merck & Co Inc pays out a dividend of $3.24 per share, with a dividend yield of 3.10%.
MRK's next dividend payment will be made to shareholders on January 8, 2026.
They pay out 46.32% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Jan 8, 2026 | $0.85 |
| Oct 7, 2025 | $0.81 |
| Jul 8, 2025 | $0.81 |
| Apr 7, 2025 | $0.81 |
| Jan 8, 2025 | $0.81 |
| Oct 7, 2024 | $0.77 |
| Jul 8, 2024 | $0.77 |
| Apr 5, 2024 | $0.77 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | $0.77 |
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