Merck & Co., Inc.

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136.44+3.98 (+3.00%)today
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Key statistics

Previous close132.46
Open134.48
Day range133.98136.44
52-week range71.30136.44
Off day high0.00%
Off 52-week high0.00%
Volume513
Avg. volume (3M)1.52K
Market cap336.62B
EPS (TTM)1.08
Forward P/E—
P/E ratio (TTM)126.33
Dividend yield2.29% (3.02)
Beta (5Y)0.22
Shares outstanding2.47B
Short interest—
Earnings dateOct 29, 2026
Analyst target—
Profit margin4.77%

Against its peers

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6MK.DE AZN PFE NVS GSK JNJ
Market cap 336.62B 267.75B 173.24B 296.97B 102.53B 645.03B
P/E (TTM) 126.3 25.8 40.0 23.6 16.1 40.6
Forward P/E — 15.2 10.5 15.9 10.4 23.0
Price/book 9.0 5.3 2.0 7.1 4.3 7.6
Dividend yield 2.29% 1.90% 5.76% 3.08% 3.63% 2.08%
1-year change +76.61% +0.99% +21.00% +16.93% +9.84% +33.93%
Today +3.00% +2.49% +1.83% +1.50% +2.31% +3.83%

The closest companies by business and industry (Drug Manufacturers - General). Prices may be delayed up to 15 min.

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The businesses closest to Merck's by what they do, from their descriptions, with the same industry weighted in.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
AstraZeneca PLCAZN · Drug Manufacturers - General 267.75B 172.64 +2.49%
Pfizer Inc.PFE · Drug Manufacturers - GeneralOdds 173.24B 30.40 +1.83%
Novartis AGNVS · Drug Manufacturers - General 296.97B 156.24 +1.50%
GSK plcGSK · Drug Manufacturers - General 102.53B 51.18 +2.31%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ · Drug Manufacturers - General 645.03B 267.66 +3.83%
SanofiSNY · Drug Manufacturers - General 100.55B 41.97 +2.43%
Biogen Inc.BIIB · Drug Manufacturers - General 37.50B 253.82 +5.33%
Bayer AktiengesellschaftBAYN.F · Drug Manufacturers - General 43.36B 44.14 −1.10%

Other companies in Drug Manufacturers - General, closest in size first.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Roche Holding AGRHO6.F · Basel, Switzerland 332.73B 52.20 −0.36%
Novartis AGNVS · Basel, Switzerland 296.97B 156.24 +1.50%
AstraZeneca PLCAZN · Cambridge, United Kingdom 267.75B 172.64 +2.49%
Amgen Inc.AMGN · Thousand Oaks, CA 241.80B 447.26 +2.03%
AbbVie Inc.ABBV · North Chicago, IL 502.88B 284.58 −0.08%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.GILD · Foster City, CAOdds 194.90B 157.18 +2.35%
Novo Nordisk A/SNVO · Bagsvaerd, Denmark 174.16B 39.47 +1.04%
Pfizer Inc.PFE · New York, NYOdds 173.24B 30.40 +1.83%

Also based in Rahway, New Jersey, then elsewhere in New Jersey.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ · New Brunswick, NJ 645.03B 267.66 +3.83%
Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyBMY · Princeton, NJ 128.86B 63.09 +3.21%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON CDR (CAD HEDGJNJ.NE · New Brunswick, NJ 887.25B 34.18 +4.43%
PBF Energy Inc.PBF · Parsippany, NJ 9.38B 79.17 −2.91%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.ADP · Roseland, NJ 122.04B 307.98 +4.58%
Becton, Dickinson and CompanyBDX · Franklin Lakes, NJ 54.52B 200.15 +2.99%
Prudential Financial, Inc.PRU · Newark, NJ 40.75B 118.12 +2.87%
Kenvue Inc.KVUE · Summit, NJOdds 38.20B 19.89 +4.47%

The stocks whose daily moves over the past year went most closely with Merck's: the correlation of their daily returns, where 1 would be moving as one.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ.DE · Correlation 0.55 571.87B 237.30 +4.38%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ · Correlation 0.48 645.03B 267.66 +3.83%
Roche Holding AGRHO.DE · Correlation 0.47 343.88B 431.60 +0.84%
AstraZeneca PLCAZN · Correlation 0.44 267.75B 172.64 +2.49%
Novartis AGNOT.DE · Correlation 0.43 263.25B 138.50 +1.07%
GSK plcGSK · Correlation 0.42 102.53B 51.18 +2.31%
Novartis AGNVS · Correlation 0.39 296.97B 156.24 +1.50%
Pfizer Inc.PFE · Correlation 0.36Odds 173.24B 30.40 +1.83%

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Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY.DE 1.05T 1,175.80 +4.20%

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Latest news

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Merck buys Silence and its siRNA pipeline for $1.3bn

Merck KGaA has reached a deal to acquire UK-based Silence Therapeutics in ​an all-cash, $1.3 billion deal that will boost its presence in RNA-focused drugs and give it a late-stage drug candidate for rare disease polycythemia vera (PV).…

Seeking Alpha·Positive

Merck KGaA to buy Silence Therapeutics in all-cash deal

Merck KGaA to acquire Silence Therapeutics for $1.3B cash, a 130% premium, boosting siRNA pipeline and rare-disease focus. Merck KGaA (MKGAY) (MKGAF) has agreed to acquire Silence Therapeutics (SLN) in an all-cash deal with an enterprise…

TIKR.com·Positive

Better Dividend Stock: Merck vs. Bristol Myers Squibb

Pressmaster from Pressmaster and Ri_Ya from pixabay Merck (MRK) and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) both raised their 2026 sales outlooks this summer. That’s good news for income investors, since a growing business keeps a dividend growing. The…

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Merck buys biotech Silence Therapeutics for USD 1.1bn

Senior Drug Product Filling Specialist Associate Market Access Director – International Markets Senior Drug Substance Scientist Head of Medical Affairs International Markets Chef for Kvalitet og Compliance Head of Clinical Operations…

TIKR.com·Positive

Merck vs. Amgen: Which Dividend Stock Pays You More in 10 Years?

AtlasStudio from Getty Images via Canva On Aug. 4, Merck (MRK) raised and narrowed its 2026 sales outlook to $66.3 billion to $67.3 billion. The same day, Amgen (AMGN) reported second-quarter revenue up 10% to $10.1 billion. For income…

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