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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 5.07%, EPS fell 130.7%, free cash flow grew 77.0% and total debt rose 50.4%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Dow Jones; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, revenue growth for five.
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Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) P/E ratio
As of 16 October 2026, Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) trades at a P/E ratio of 117×. 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 24.5× and above the Healthcare sector median of 23.0×.
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× | (47.29%) |
| FY2020 | 28.2× | 23.71% |
| FY2019 | 22.8× | (27.52%) |
| FY2018 | 31.4× | (45.52%) |
| FY2017 | 57.7× | 40.63% |
| FY2016 | 41.0× | 26.97% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 103× | 203.38% |
| Mar 2026 | 33.9× | 134.35% |
| Dec 2025 | 14.5× | 30.41% |
| Sep 2025 | 11.1× | (9.10%) |
| 42 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 | 9.5× |
| NVS Novartis AG compare | 22.6× |
| AZN AstraZeneca PLC compare | 24.5× |
| AMGN Amgen Inc. compare | 26.7× |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson compare | 29.6× |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. compare | 38.9× |
| ABBV AbbVie Inc. compare | 80.6× |
| MRK Merck & Co., Inc. | 117× |
| Drug Manufacturers General industry median | 24.5× |
| Healthcare sector median | 23.0× |
| Market median | 18.1× |
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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