Merck & Co., Inc. MRK
Merck & Co., Inc. (Merck or the Company) is a global health care company that delivers innovative health solutions through its prescription medicines, including biologic therapies, vaccines and animal health products. The Company's operations are principally managed on a product basis and include two operating segments, Pharmaceutical and Animal Health, both of which are reportable segments.
The Pharmaceutical segment includes human health pharmaceutical and vaccine products. Human health pharmaceutical products consist of therapeutic and preventive agents, generally sold by prescription, for the treatment of human disorders. The Company sells these human health pharmaceutical products primarily to drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, government agencies, and managed health care providers such as health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers and other institutions. Human health vaccine products consist of preventive pediatric, adolescent and adult vaccines. The Company sells these human health vaccines primarily to physicians, wholesalers, distributors and government entities.
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Where the revenue comes from as reported in the latest 10-K
Revenue by geography
- United States
- Europe, Middle East and Africa
- Latin America
- Asia Pacific (other than Japan and China)
- Other
- Japan
- China
| Region | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $36.51B | $32.28B | $28.48B |
| Europe, Middle East and Africa | $14.58B | $14.04B | $13.25B |
| Latin America | $3.41B | $3.46B | $3.09B |
| Asia Pacific (other than Japan and China) | $2.98B | $3.06B | $3.23B |
| Other | $2.88B | $2.56B | $2.10B |
| Japan | $2.71B | $3.28B | $3.16B |
| China | $1.94B | $5.49B | $6.80B |
As the company reported it, from the “Segment Reporting - Schedule of Consolidated Revenues by Geographic Area (Details)” note of its latest 10-K. Every figure here has been checked against the total revenue the same filing reported. Regions are the filer's own and are not mapped onto a standard list — one company's “Americas” and another's “United States” are different areas, and making them look comparable would mean making at least one of them wrong. Slices under 1% are folded into “Other”.
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $65.01B | $64.17B | $60.12B | $59.28B | $48.70B | $41.52B | $39.12B | $42.29B | $40.12B | $39.81B |
| Cost of revenue | $16.38B | $15.19B | $16.13B | $17.41B | $13.63B | $13.62B | $12.02B | $13.51B | $12.91B | $14.03B |
| Gross profit | $48.63B | $48.98B | $43.99B | $41.87B | $35.08B | $27.90B | $27.11B | $28.79B | $27.21B | $25.78B |
| R&D | $15.79B | $17.94B | $30.53B | $13.55B | $12.24B | $13.40B | $9.72B | $9.75B | $10.34B | $10.26B |
| SG&A | $10.73B | $10.82B | $10.50B | $10.04B | $9.63B | $8.96B | $9.46B | $10.10B | $10.07B | $10.02B |
| Interest expense | $1.36B | $1.27B | $1.15B | $962.0M | $806.0M | $831.0M | $893.0M | $772.0M | $754.0M | $693.0M |
| Pre-tax income | $21.07B | $19.94B | $1.89B | $16.44B | $13.88B | $5.86B | $7.17B | $8.70B | $6.52B | $4.66B |
| Income tax | $2.80B | $2.80B | $1.51B | $1.92B | $1.52B | $1.34B | $1.56B | $2.51B | $4.10B | $718.0M |
| Net income | $18.25B | $17.12B | $365.0M | $14.52B | $12.35B | $7.07B | $9.84B | $6.22B | $2.39B | $3.92B |
| EPS, basic | 7.30 | 6.76 | 0.14 | 5.73 | 5.16 | 2.79 | 3.84 | 2.34 | 0.88 | 1.42 |
| EPS, diluted | 7.28 | 6.74 | 0.14 | 5.71 | 5.14 | 2.78 | 3.81 | 2.32 | 0.87 | 1.41 |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | 2.51B | 2.54B | 2.55B | 2.54B | 2.54B | 2.54B | 2.58B | 2.68B | 2.75B | 2.79B |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $14.56B | $13.24B | $6.91B | $12.77B | $8.17B | $8.15B | $9.93B | $7.97B | $6.10B | $6.51B |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $447.0M | $252.0M | $498.0M | $0 | $0 | $774.0M | $899.0M | $2.41B | $7.83B |
| Receivables | $11.78B | $10.28B | $10.35B | $9.45B | $9.23B | $6.80B | $6.78B | $7.07B | $6.87B | $7.02B |
| Inventory | $6.66B | $6.11B | $6.36B | $5.91B | $5.95B | $5.55B | $5.98B | $5.44B | $5.10B | $4.87B |
| Total current assets | $43.52B | $38.78B | $32.17B | $35.72B | $30.27B | $27.76B | $27.48B | $25.88B | $24.77B | $30.61B |
| Property, plant and equipment | $25.32B | $23.78B | $23.05B | $21.42B | $19.28B | $17.00B | $14.30B | $13.29B | $12.44B | $12.03B |
| Goodwill | $21.58B | $21.67B | $21.20B | $21.20B | $21.26B | $18.88B | $18.07B | $18.25B | $18.28B | $18.16B |
| Other intangibles | $26.68B | $16.37B | $18.01B | $20.27B | $22.93B | $14.10B | $14.20B | $13.10B | $14.18B | $17.30B |
| Total assets | $136.87B | $117.11B | $106.67B | $109.16B | $105.69B | $91.59B | $84.40B | $82.64B | $87.87B | $95.38B |
| Accounts payable | $4.40B | $4.08B | $3.92B | $4.26B | $4.61B | $4.33B | $3.74B | $3.32B | $3.10B | $2.81B |
| Short-term debt | $2.30B | $2.50B | $1.30B | $1.70B | $2.30B | $2.30B | $1.90B | $5.31B | $3.00B | $300.0M |
| Total current liabilities | $28.33B | $28.42B | $25.69B | $24.24B | $23.87B | $27.33B | $22.22B | $22.21B | $18.61B | $17.20B |
| Long-term debt | $46.75B | $34.46B | $33.68B | $28.75B | $30.69B | $25.36B | $22.74B | $19.81B | $21.35B | $24.27B |
| Retained earnings | $73.08B | $63.07B | $53.90B | $61.08B | $53.70B | $47.36B | $46.60B | $42.58B | $41.35B | $44.13B |
| Total equity | $52.61B | $46.31B | $37.63B | $46.06B | $38.26B | $25.40B | $26.00B | $26.88B | $34.57B | $40.31B |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $16.47B | $21.47B | $13.01B | $19.09B | $13.12B | $7.62B | $8.88B | $10.92B | $6.45B | $10.38B |
| Depreciation and amortisation | $3.04B | $2.10B | $1.83B | $1.82B | $1.58B | $1.67B | $1.61B | $1.42B | $4.68B | $5.47B |
| Stock-based compensation | $820.0M | $761.0M | $645.0M | $541.0M | $479.0M | $441.0M | $388.0M | $348.0M | $312.0M | $300.0M |
| Capital expenditure | $4.11B | $3.37B | $3.86B | $4.39B | $4.45B | $4.43B | $3.37B | $2.62B | $1.89B | $1.61B |
| Investing cash flow | -$13.74B | -$7.73B | -$14.08B | -$4.96B | -$16.42B | -$9.19B | -$2.53B | $4.31B | $2.68B | -$3.21B |
| Financing cash flow | -$1.92B | -$7.03B | -$4.81B | -$9.12B | $3.10B | -$2.83B | -$8.86B | -$13.16B | -$10.01B | -$9.04B |
| Dividends paid | $8.18B | $7.84B | $7.45B | $7.01B | $6.61B | $6.21B | $5.70B | $5.17B | $5.17B | $5.12B |
| Buybacks | $5.08B | $1.31B | $1.35B | $0 | $840.0M | $1.28B | $4.78B | $9.09B | $4.01B | $3.43B |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001193125-26-147704.
Plot the figures US dollars
- Revenue
- Gross profit
- Net income
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $39.81B | $40.12B | $42.29B | $39.12B | $41.52B | $48.70B | $59.28B | $60.12B | $64.17B | $65.01B |
| Gross profit | $25.78B | $27.21B | $28.79B | $27.11B | $27.90B | $35.08B | $41.87B | $43.99B | $48.98B | $48.63B |
| Net income | $3.92B | $2.39B | $6.22B | $9.84B | $7.07B | $12.35B | $14.52B | $365.0M | $17.12B | $18.25B |
Recent filings and events
- Results announced The quarterly or annual earnings release. Arrives four times a year from almost every company here. Item 2.02
- Shareholder vote The results of the annual meeting or a special vote. Item 5.07
- Other event The catch-all. The company chose to disclose something that fits no other item, so the content is whatever it says it is. Item 8.01
- Results announced Item 2.02
- Annual report filed A new 10-K. The figures and the business description on this site come from it. Form 10-K
- Results announced Item 2.02
- Other event Item 8.01
- Results announced Item 2.02
- Other event Item 8.01
- Results announced Item 2.02
- Restructuring or exit costs A restructuring: layoffs, a plant closure, a business being wound down. Item 2.05
- Shareholder vote Item 5.07
Item numbers are Form 8-K's own, and a filing date is up to four business days after the thing it reports. The same feed across the whole market.
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