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Merck & Co., Inc. MRK

Healthcare  —  Drug Manufacturers General
148.78 0.80 0.54% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$365.4B
P/E
119×
S&P 500 Member Dividend Aristocrat Revenue Champion (5y)
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Growth Flags show if company had growth for consecutive years
Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) Book value per share

Merck & Co., Inc.'s book value per share at the end of fiscal 2025 was 21.0×, up 14.9% from 18.3× in fiscal 2024. At the end of the quarter to 30 June 2026 it was 17.0×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 10.0× (fiscal 2020) to 21.0× (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. Merck & Co., Inc. ranks 9th of 21 Drug Manufacturers General companies by book value per share.

Book value per share, annual

Annual

Period Book value per share Change
FY2025 21.0× 14.93%
FY2024 18.3× 23.46%
FY2023 14.8× (18.45%)
FY2022 18.2× 20.30%
FY2021 15.1× 50.59%
FY2020 10.0× (0.94%)
FY2019 10.1× 0.46%
FY2018 10.1× (20.31%)
FY2017 12.7× (13.11%)
FY2016 14.6× (8.33%)

Quarterly

Period Book value per share Change
Jun 2026 17.0× (8.52%)
Mar 2026 18.6× (11.72%)
Dec 2025 21.0× 1.17%
Sep 2025 20.8× 6.44%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 10.0× High 21.0×
Ten-year median 14.8×
Current reading's percentile 100

Book value per share against peers

Company Book value per share
JNJ Johnson & Johnson compare 35.3×
AZN AstraZeneca PLC compare 32.5×
NVS Novartis AG compare 22.0×
AMGN Amgen Inc. compare 21.6×
MRK Merck & Co., Inc. 17.0×
PFE Pfizer Inc. compare 15.0×
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. compare 9.4×
NVO Novo Nordisk A/S compare 7.8×
ABBV AbbVie Inc. compare −3.3×

What Book value per share is

BV per Share tells an investor how much of a company’s accounting net worth stands behind each share.

(Shareholders Equity (Total) ÷ Shares (Basic, Weighted))

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