Merck & Co., Inc.

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132.46+0.46 (+0.35%)today
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Key statistics

Previous close132.00
Open131.32
Day range130.96132.66
52-week range71.30135.06
Off day high−0.15%
Off 52-week high−1.93%
Volume776
Avg. volume (3M)1.52K
Market cap326.80B
EPS (TTM)1.08
Forward P/E—
P/E ratio (TTM)122.65
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 326.80B 261.25B 170.14B 292.58B 100.22B 621.22B
P/E (TTM) 122.6 25.2 39.3 23.3 15.8 39.1
Forward P/E — 14.9 10.3 15.7 10.2 22.2
Price/book 8.7 5.2 2.0 7.0 4.3 7.3
Dividend yield 2.29% 1.90% 5.71% 3.09% 3.59% 2.07%
1-year change +73.00% +1.17% +21.80% +16.90% +14.39% +34.43%
Today +0.35% −0.22% −0.86% +0.19% −1.20% −0.61%

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 261.25B 168.45 −0.22%
Pfizer Inc.PFE · Drug Manufacturers - GeneralOdds 170.14B 29.85 −0.86%
Novartis AGNVS · Drug Manufacturers - General 292.58B 153.93 +0.19%
GSK plcGSK · Drug Manufacturers - General 100.22B 50.02 −1.20%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ · Drug Manufacturers - General 621.22B 257.78 −0.61%
SanofiSNY · Drug Manufacturers - General 98.17B 40.97 −1.04%
Biogen Inc.BIIB · Drug Manufacturers - General 35.61B 240.98 −0.87%
Bayer AktiengesellschaftBAYN.F · Drug Manufacturers - General 43.90B 44.69 +2.06%

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

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Roche Holding AGRHO6.F · Basel, Switzerland 332.79B 52.21 −0.38%
Novartis AGNVS · Basel, Switzerland 292.58B 153.93 +0.19%
AstraZeneca PLCAZN · Cambridge, United Kingdom 261.25B 168.45 −0.22%
Amgen Inc.AMGN · Thousand Oaks, CA 236.98B 438.34 −0.14%
AbbVie Inc.ABBV · North Chicago, IL 503.27B 284.80 −1.48%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.GILD · Foster City, CAOdds 190.42B 153.57 −1.88%
Novo Nordisk A/SNVO · Bagsvaerd, Denmark 172.38B 39.06 −0.74%
Pfizer Inc.PFE · New York, NYOdds 170.14B 29.85 −0.86%

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

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ · New Brunswick, NJ 621.22B 257.78 −0.61%
Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyBMY · Princeton, NJ 124.85B 61.12 −0.91%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON CDR (CAD HEDGJNJ.NE · New Brunswick, NJ 849.61B 32.73 −0.82%
PBF Energy Inc.PBF · Parsippany, NJ 9.67B 81.54 −1.76%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.ADP · Roseland, NJ 116.70B 294.50 +0.60%
Becton, Dickinson and CompanyBDX · Franklin Lakes, NJ 52.94B 194.34 +0.28%
Prudential Financial, Inc.PRU · Newark, NJ 39.61B 114.82 −0.39%
Kenvue Inc.KVUE · Summit, NJOdds 36.57B 19.04 −1.24%

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 0.55 547.89B 227.35 −1.69%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ · Correlation 0.48 621.22B 257.78 −0.61%
Roche Holding AGRHO.DE · Correlation 0.47 341.02B 428.00 +0.66%
AstraZeneca PLCAZN · Correlation 0.44 261.25B 168.45 −0.22%
Novartis AGNOT.DE · Correlation 0.43 260.47B 137.04 +0.41%
GSK plcGSK · Correlation 0.42 100.22B 50.02 −1.20%
Novartis AGNVS · Correlation 0.39 292.58B 153.93 +0.19%
Pfizer Inc.PFE · Correlation 0.36Odds 170.14B 29.85 −0.86%

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Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY.DE 1.01T 1,128.40 −2.30%

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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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