Merck & Co., Inc.
MRK Healthcare Drug Manufacturers General
Merck & Co., Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $65.0 billion, up 1.31% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +4.68%
- EPS
- −130.7%
- Free cash flow
- +77.0%
- Total debt
- +50.4%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) P/E ratio
As of 5 November 2026, Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) trades at a P/E ratio of 118×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 10.7× (May 2025) to 943× (March 2024); the current reading is higher than 94% of that period. That is above the Drug Manufacturers General industry median of 26.6× and above the Healthcare sector median of 25.2×.
P/E ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 14.5× | (2.18%) |
| FY2024 | 14.8× | (98.17%) |
| FY2023 | 809× | 4,070.18% |
| FY2022 | 19.4× | 30.59% |
| FY2021 | 14.9× | (47.88%) |
| FY2020 | 28.5× | 23.71% |
| FY2019 | 23.0× | (27.52%) |
| FY2018 | 31.8× | (45.52%) |
| FY2017 | 58.3× | 40.64% |
| FY2016 | 41.5× | 28.41% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 116× | 13.08% |
| Jun 2026 | 103× | 203.38% |
| Mar 2026 | 33.9× | 134.35% |
| Dec 2025 | 14.5× | 30.41% |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. compare | n/m |
| NVO Novo Nordisk A/S compare | 9.9× |
| AZN AstraZeneca PLC compare | 26.3× |
| AMGN Amgen Inc. compare | 26.6× |
| NVS Novartis AG compare | 30.9× |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson compare | 41.3× |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. compare | 42.2× |
| ABBV AbbVie Inc. compare | 49.7× |
| MRK Merck & Co., Inc. | 118× |
| Drug Manufacturers General industry median | 26.6× |
| Healthcare sector median | 25.2× |
| Market median | 17.9× |
What P/E ratio is
Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.
Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)
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