Merck & Co., Inc.

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131.24−0.56 (−0.42%)today
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Key statistics

Previous close131.80
Open128.46
Day range128.46131.24
52-week range72.30136.44
Off day high0.00%
Off 52-week high−3.81%
Volume818
Avg. volume (3M)483
Market cap323.79B
EPS (TTM)0.8500
Forward P/E—
P/E ratio (TTM)154.40
Dividend yield2.29% (3.02)
Beta (5Y)0.22
Shares outstanding2.47B
Short interest—
Earnings dateOct 29, 2026
Analyst target—
Profit margin3.64%

Against its peers

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6MK.F AZN PFE 0QYQ.IL GLAXO.NS GSK
Market cap 323.79B 293.14B 175.50B 217.96B 423.55B 102.53B
P/E (TTM) 154.4 26.7 44.0 40.2 36.9 17.8
Forward P/E — 16.7 10.6 — 31.6 10.3
Price/book 8.7 5.7 2.1 10.3 22.5 4.1
Dividend yield 2.29% 1.69% 5.59% 3.81% 2.25% 3.55%
1-year change +82.30% +12.81% +23.90% +40.64% −2.83% +8.60%
Today −0.42% +2.79% +2.63% +1.70% −1.25% +5.03%

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 293.14B 189.01 +2.79%
Pfizer Inc.PFE · Drug Manufacturers - GeneralOdds 175.50B 30.79 +2.63%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.0QYQ.IL · Drug Manufacturers - General 217.96B 174.93 +1.70%
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals LimitedGLAXO.NS · Drug Manufacturers - General 423.55B 2,500.20 −1.25%
GSK plcGSK · Drug Manufacturers - General 102.53B 51.15 +5.03%
Biogen Inc.BIIB · Drug Manufacturers - General 37.61B 254.46 +2.22%
Bayer AktiengesellschaftBAYN.F · Drug Manufacturers - General 54.66B 55.64 +2.70%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ.BA · Drug Manufacturers - General 370.49T 30,780.00 +4.13%

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

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Roche Holding AGRHO6.F · Basel, Switzerland 342.48B 53.73 −0.74%
Novartis AGNVS · Basel, Switzerland 311.59B 164.98 +3.59%
AstraZeneca PLCAZN · Cambridge, United Kingdom 293.14B 189.01 +2.79%
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals LimitedGLAXO.NS · Mumbai, India 423.55B 2,500.20 −1.25%
Amgen Inc.AMGN · Thousand Oaks, CA 258.68B 478.48 +3.73%
AbbVie Inc.ABBV · North Chicago, IL 521.00B 294.83 +3.09%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.GILD · Foster City, CAOdds 216.41B 174.48 +4.19%
Novo Nordisk A/SNVO · Bagsvaerd, Denmark 185.98B 42.18 +4.95%

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

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ · New Brunswick, NJ 665.19B 276.32 +3.81%
Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyBMY · Princeton, NJ 131.21B 64.19 +4.02%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON CDR (CAD HEDGJNJ.NE · New Brunswick, NJ 915.54B 35.27 +4.32%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.ADP · Roseland, NJ 119.83B 303.54 +2.54%
PBF Energy Inc.PBF · Parsippany, NJ 8.61B 72.62 −6.67%
Access Bio, Inc.950130.KQ · Somerset, NJ 64.19B 1,825.00 −3.95%
Becton, Dickinson and CompanyBDX · Franklin Lakes, NJ 56.98B 209.19 +5.56%
Prudential Financial, Inc.PRU · Newark, NJ 43.69B 126.63 +6.58%

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
Becton, Dickinson and CompanyBDX · Correlation 0.38 56.98B 209.19 +5.56%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.GILD · Correlation 0.34Odds 216.41B 174.48 +4.19%
Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyBMY · Correlation 0.34 131.21B 64.19 +4.02%
Amgen Inc.AMGN · Correlation 0.34 258.68B 478.48 +3.73%
GSK plcGSK · Correlation 0.33 102.53B 51.15 +5.03%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.0QYQ.IL · Correlation 0.32 217.96B 174.93 +1.70%
Biogen Inc.BIIB · Correlation 0.32 37.61B 254.46 +2.22%
Pfizer Inc.PFE · Correlation 0.31Odds 175.50B 30.79 +2.63%

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The Korea Herald·Positive

Merck bets on Asia growth with $338m Korea investment

Published : Nov. 5, 2026 - 14:31:54 New Daejeon plant marks firm's largest life science investment in Asia-Pacific, with further expansion under consideration German science and technology giant Merck is betting big on Korea as a…

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