Merck KGaA

MRK.F·Frankfurt·Healthcare
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145.600.00 (0.00%)today
As of Oct 23, 8:10 AM CEST · May be delayed up to 15 min · EUR

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Key statistics

Previous close145.60
Open145.60
Day range—
52-week range100.65147.95
Off day high0.00%
Off 52-week high−1.59%
Volume75.00
Avg. volume (3M)488
Market cap63.30B
EPS (TTM)5.45
Forward P/E16.30
P/E ratio (TTM)26.72
Dividend yield1.55% (2.20)
Beta (5Y)0.79
Shares outstanding129.24M
Short interest—
Earnings dateNov 12, 2026
Analyst target154.21
Profit margin11.21%

Against its peers

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MRK.F 1795.TW KNSA ZYDUSLIFE.NS 0QFP.IL SFZN.SW
Market cap 63.30B 45.96B 6.30B 1.13T 1.74T 3.19B
P/E (TTM) 26.7 12.1 81.6 25.2 7.3 18.6
Forward P/E 16.3 7.3 46.7 22.8 — 15.4
Price/book 2.1 1.9 9.6 4.2 0.8 3.2
Dividend yield 1.55% 1.49% — 0.09% 7.74% 0.55%
1-year change +27.22% −38.58% +107.53% +12.95% 0.00% −10.95%
Today 0.00% −1.99% +1.37% −0.49% 0.00% +0.21%

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Siemens AktiengesellschaftSIE.F · Munich, Germany 195.83B 256.25 +0.10%
Bayer AktiengesellschaftBAYN.F · Leverkusen, Germany 43.38B 44.16 +0.05%
Volkswagen AGVOW3N.MX · Wolfsburg, Germany 755.95B 1,508.00 0.00%
Allianz SEALV.F · Munich, Germany 161.42B 425.60 −1.62%
Deutsche Telekom AGDTE.DE · Bonn, Germany 120.43B 25.18 −3.82%
Siemens Energy AGENR.F · Munich, Germany 101.98B 119.86 −1.41%

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

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Bayer AktiengesellschaftBAYN.F · Correlation 0.34 43.38B 44.16 +0.05%
Allianz SEALV.F · Correlation 0.32 161.42B 425.60 −1.62%

What visitors to Merck KGaA's page also look at.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Bayer AGBAYN.F 43.38B 44.16 +0.05%
Fresenius Medical Care AGFME.F 10.65B 40.02 +2.17%
Allianz SEALV.F 161.42B 425.60 −1.62%
RWE AGRWE.F 42.90B 55.00 −3.41%
SAP SESAP.F 245.61B 212.80 −0.86%

From the 4Search instruments index: what each company does (its business description), its industry, size, headquarters and the markets it serves; and from a year of daily prices, which move together. Prices may be delayed up to 20 min.

Latest news

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MarketScreener·Positive

Silence Therapeutics to be Acquired by Merck KGaA for $20 Per ADS

Silence Therapeutics said Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Merck KGaA in Darmstadt, Germany in an all-cash deal with an enterprise value of $1.1 billion and an... Biotechnology & Medical Research Silence…

MarketScreener·Negative

Merck KGaA : Jefferies reiterates its Neutral rating

Published on 10/19/2026 at 11:18 am EDT Merck: Operational resilience over the years, cannot be overlooked September 04, 2026 at 08:34 am EDT Merck KGaA: From 19th-century cocaine to tomorrow's AI chips Merck CEO on US Business, Life…

MarketScreener·Negative

Merck KGaA to Spend $1.3bn on Silence Therapeutics

Merck KGaA (-0.83%, at EUR143.10) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire British biotechnology company Silence Therapeutics, which specializes in developing therapies based on small interfering RNAs (siRNAs). The…

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…

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In the news

174mentions in 30 days
34with it in the headline
Positivesentiment

Mentioned with

Merck & Co., Inc.138Life Sciences Innovation130Pfizer110Morgan Stanley101Merck & Co., Inc89Buy Verona Pharma88Merck & CO84Edt Merck73

People in the coverage

Keytruda140Moderna111Rob Davis81Dean Y. LI77Mitch Edgeman53Kim Johansen50

Themes

Pharmaceuticals121Equities102Healthcare77Biotechnology73Merck & Co.62SEC Filings54Germany52Pharma50

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  5. theglobeandmail.com7

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