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) Return on invested capital
Merck & Co., Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 5.08%, down 11.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (16.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.87% (fiscal 2023) to 18.8% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is below the Drug Manufacturers General industry median of 6.11% and above the Healthcare sector median of 0.00%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 16.3% | (2.54) |
| FY2024 | 18.8% | 15.95 |
| FY2023 | 2.87% | (15.68) |
| FY2022 | 18.6% | 4.99 |
| FY2021 | 13.6% | 5.44 |
| FY2020 | 8.12% | (4.82) |
| FY2019 | 12.9% | (1.82) |
| FY2018 | 14.8% | 5.80 |
| FY2017 | 8.96% | 2.12 |
| FY2016 | 6.84% | (1.71) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| NVO Novo Nordisk A/S compare | 28.7% |
| ABBV AbbVie Inc. compare | 18.1% |
| NVS Novartis AG compare | 13.1% |
| AMGN Amgen Inc. compare | 13.0% |
| AZN AstraZeneca PLC compare | 11.7% |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. compare | 6.30% |
| MRK Merck & Co., Inc. | 5.08% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson compare | 0.00% |
| GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. compare | −4.48% |
| Drug Manufacturers General industry median | 6.11% |
| Healthcare sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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