Merck & Co., Inc. MRK
148.78
0.80
0.54%
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $365.4B
- P/E
- 119×
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Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) P/S ratio
As of 25 September 2026, Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) trades at a P/S ratio of 5.5×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.9× (May 2025) to 5.8× (August 2026); the current reading is higher than 99% of that period. That is above the Drug Manufacturers General industry median of 3.3× and above the Healthcare sector median of 3.8×.
P/S ratio, daily
Annual
| Period | P/S ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.1× | 3.20% |
| FY2024 | 3.9× | (17.86%) |
| FY2023 | 4.8× | 0.68% |
| FY2022 | 4.7× | 19.23% |
| FY2021 | 4.0× | (16.29%) |
| FY2020 | 4.8× | (16.41%) |
| FY2019 | 5.7× | 23.90% |
| FY2018 | 4.6× | 25.80% |
| FY2017 | 3.7× | (8.47%) |
| FY2016 | 4.0× | 11.00% |
Quarterly
| Period | P/S ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 4.8× | 5.45% |
| Mar 2026 | 4.5× | 11.61% |
| Dec 2025 | 4.1× | 24.26% |
| Sep 2025 | 3.3× | 4.38% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 2.9×
High 5.8×
Ten-year median
4.3×
Current reading's percentile
99
P/S ratio against peers
| Company | P/S ratio |
|---|---|
| PFE Pfizer Inc. compare | 2.6× |
| NVO Novo Nordisk A/S compare | 3.3× |
| AZN AstraZeneca PLC compare | 4.2× |
| NVS Novartis AG compare | 4.9× |
| MRK Merck & Co., Inc. | 5.5× |
| AMGN Amgen Inc. compare | 5.9× |
| GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. compare | 6.2× |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson compare | 6.7× |
| ABBV AbbVie Inc. compare | 7.3× |
| Drug Manufacturers General industry median | 3.3× |
| Healthcare sector median | 3.8× |
| Market median | 2.0× |
What P/S ratio is
Price to Sales Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual sales, whether or not it is profitable.
(Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)
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