Merck & Co., Inc.

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2,800.00+70.00 (+2.56%)today
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Key statistics

Previous close2,730.00
Open2,750.01
Day range2,750.012,800.00
52-week range1,531.002,800.00
Off day high0.00%
Off 52-week high0.00%
Volume20.00
Avg. volume (3M)2.18K
Market cap6.91T
EPS (TTM)22.67
Forward P/E—
P/E ratio (TTM)123.51
Dividend yield2.24% (61.11)
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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MRK.MX 4578.T AZN PFE JNJ JNJ.NE
Market cap 6.91T 6.50T 261.25B 170.14B 621.22B 849.61B
P/E (TTM) 123.5 16.3 25.2 39.3 39.1 23.5
Forward P/E — 23.9 14.9 10.3 22.2 —
Price/book 8.9 2.0 5.2 2.0 7.3 0.7
Dividend yield 2.24% 1.60% 1.90% 5.71% 2.07% 2.49%
1-year change +66.97% +51.99% +1.17% +21.80% +34.43% +40.84%
Today +2.56% −0.84% −0.22% −0.86% −0.61% −0.82%

The closest companies by business and industry (Drug Manufacturers - General). Prices may be delayed up to 20 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
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.4578.T · Drug Manufacturers - General 6.50T 12,395.00 −0.84%
AstraZeneca PLCAZN · Drug Manufacturers - General 261.25B 168.45 −0.22%
Pfizer Inc.PFE · Drug Manufacturers - GeneralOdds 170.14B 29.85 −0.86%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ · Drug Manufacturers - General 621.22B 257.78 −0.61%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON CDR (CAD HEDGJNJ.NE · Drug Manufacturers - General 849.61B 32.73 −0.82%
Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY · Drug Manufacturers - GeneralOdds 1.13T 1,270.75 −1.01%
Novartis AGNVS · Drug Manufacturers - General 292.58B 153.93 +0.19%
GSK plcGSK · Drug Manufacturers - General 100.22B 50.02 −1.20%

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

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.4578.T · Chiyoda, Japan 6.50T 12,395.00 −0.84%
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited4568.T · Chuo, Japan 5.16T 2,836.50 −0.16%
Astellas Pharma Inc.4503.T · Chuo, Japan 4.46T 2,487.50 −0.12%
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.4519.T · Chuo, Japan 10.88T 6,614.00 +1.58%
Amgen Inc.AMGN.MX · Thousand Oaks, CA 4.05T 7,500.01 0.00%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.GILD.MX · Foster City, CA 3.56T 2,869.25 0.00%
Novo Nordisk A/SNVON.MX · Bagsvaerd, Denmark 3.23T 731.99 +0.97%
Pfizer Inc.PFE.MX · New York, NY 3.17T 555.34 −0.21%

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%
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%
Public Service Enterprise Group IncorporatedPEG · Newark, NJ 35.39B 71.00 +0.20%

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
Pfizer Inc.PFE.MX · Correlation 0.37 3.17T 555.34 −0.21%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ.MX · Correlation 0.33 11.56T 4,797.00 +0.57%
The Coca-Cola CompanyKO.MX · Correlation 0.31 7.45T 1,731.00 +0.69%

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PFIZER INCPFE.MX 3.17T 555.34 −0.21%
JOHNSON & JOHNSONJNJ.MX 11.56T 4,797.00 +0.57%
PROCTER & GAMBLE COPG.MX 6.81T 2,931.00 +0.07%
VISA INCV.MX 14.26T 7,596.00 +1.42%
COCA-COLA COKO.MX 7.45T 1,731.00 +0.69%

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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).…

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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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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…

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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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