Merck & Co., Inc. MRK
- Market cap
- $365.4B
- P/E
- 119×
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Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) Return on assets
Merck & Co., Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 2.57%, down 11.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (14.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.34% (fiscal 2023) to 15.3% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is below the Drug Manufacturers General industry median of 2.76% and above the Healthcare sector median of −30.9%.
Return on assets, annual
Annual
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 14.4% | (0.93) |
| FY2024 | 15.3% | 14.96 |
| FY2023 | 0.34% | (13.18) |
| FY2022 | 13.5% | 0.29 |
| FY2021 | 13.2% | 5.20 |
| FY2020 | 8.03% | (3.76) |
| FY2019 | 11.8% | 4.49 |
| FY2018 | 7.30% | 4.69 |
| FY2017 | 2.61% | (1.37) |
| FY2016 | 3.98% | (0.47) |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| NVO Novo Nordisk A/S compare | 22.0% |
| NVS Novartis AG compare | 11.3% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson compare | 10.7% |
| AMGN Amgen Inc. compare | 9.53% |
| AZN AstraZeneca PLC compare | 9.15% |
| ABBV AbbVie Inc. compare | 4.61% |
| MRK Merck & Co., Inc. | 2.57% |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. compare | 2.13% |
| GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. compare | −6.17% |
| Drug Manufacturers General industry median | 2.76% |
| Healthcare sector median | −30.9% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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