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Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

Healthcare | Drug Manufacturers - General | Rahway, United States | NYSE
124.03 USD +0.49 (0.397%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4:02 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 123.74 -0.29 (-0.290%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 8 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:39 a.m. EDT

Merck is currently riding a powerful recovery wave, having surged nearly 50% from its 2025 trough to reclaim its 2024 highs. The recent price action over the past two weeks shows strong momentum, trading well above both the fifty-day and two-hundred-day averages, which aligns with the bullish open interest seen in the options chain at the 130 and 135 strikes. While the statistical forecast model remains neutral, the market is clearly pricing in a turnaround following the sharp 2025 decline. The long-term outlook remains solid, supported by robust operating margins and a forward P/E that offers significant value compared to the trailing multiple. However, investors should be cautious regarding the dividend sustainability; the payout ratio sits at 93.5%, leaving very little room for earnings volatility without risking the yield. This makes the income component a secondary consideration rather than a core pillar of the investment case. The stock is a compelling momentum play for the near term, but the high leverage and payout ratio suggest it is better suited for growth-oriented capital than pure income seekers.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.050266
AutoETS0.051630
MSTL0.053563
AutoTheta0.065184

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 13.63
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.188
Excess Kurtosis -0.95
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 106.936
Revenue per Share 26.421
Market Cap 306,332,336,128
Trailing P/E 34.94
Forward P/E 12.94
Beta 0.21
Profit Margins 13.59%
Website https://www.merck.com

As of July 11, 2026, 6:39 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside with significant open interest in call strikes at 130 and 135, while put buyers are hedging at the 100 and 105 levels. Implied volatility is elevated at deep strikes, indicating a fear of tail events or specific catalysts, though ATM volatility remains moderate. The call-to-put ratio favors a bullish bias for the near term.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.74% 3.32% 3.10% 3.13%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 0.850000 0.739774
2026-03-16 0.850000 0.736377
2025-12-15 0.850000 0.847796
2025-09-15 0.810000 0.999753
2025-06-16 0.810000 1.000494
2025-03-17 0.810000 0.854521
2024-12-16 0.810000 0.809514
2024-09-16 0.770000 0.652764
2024-06-17 0.770000 0.603922
2024-03-14 0.770000 0.638951
2023-12-14 0.770000 0.727238
2023-09-14 0.730000 0.674427
2023-06-14 0.730000 0.671820
2023-03-14 0.730000 0.682434
2022-12-14 0.730000 0.654415
2022-09-14 0.690000 0.793560
2022-06-14 0.690000 0.816568
2022-03-14 0.690000 0.887118
2021-12-14 0.690000 0.935974
2021-09-14 0.650000 0.901401
2021-06-14 0.650000 0.861498
2021-03-12 0.620229 0.871314
2020-12-14 0.620229 0.809263
2020-09-14 0.582061 0.724810
2020-06-12 0.582061 0.799476
2020-03-13 0.582061 0.794788
2019-12-13 0.582061 0.683933
2019-09-13 0.524809 0.665779
2019-06-14 0.524809 0.664412
2019-03-14 0.524809 0.674929
2018-12-14 0.524809 0.719142
2018-09-14 0.458015 0.685910
2018-06-14 0.458015 0.779727
2018-03-14 0.458015 0.875912
2017-12-14 0.458015 0.856989
2017-09-14 0.448473 0.710828
2017-06-13 0.448473 0.742848
2017-03-13 0.448473 0.732657
2016-12-13 0.448473 0.760640
2016-09-13 0.438931 0.744216
2016-06-13 0.438931 0.819818
2016-03-11 0.438931 0.864661
2015-12-11 0.438931 0.882070
2015-09-11 0.429389 0.863889
2015-06-11 0.429389 0.763877
2015-03-12 0.429389 0.801139
2014-12-11 0.429389 0.758341
2014-09-11 0.419847 0.732113
2014-06-12 0.419847 0.754716
2014-03-13 0.419847 0.788671
2013-12-12 0.419847 0.910595
2013-09-12 0.410305 0.898641
2013-06-13 0.410305 0.897703
2013-03-13 0.410305 0.964341
2012-12-13 0.410305 0.978384
2012-09-13 0.400763 0.940438
2012-06-13 0.400763 1.093749
2012-03-13 0.400763 1.097178
2011-12-13 0.400763 1.200342
2011-09-13 0.362595 1.197226
2011-06-13 0.362595 1.075572
2011-03-11 0.362595 1.161013
2010-12-13 0.362595 1.052630
2010-09-13 0.362595 1.049143
2010-06-11 0.362595 1.090073
2010-03-11 0.362595 1.030368
2009-12-11 0.362595 1.025087
2009-09-02 0.362595 1.233364
2009-06-04 0.362595 1.429645
2009-03-04 0.362595 1.640050
2008-12-03 0.362595 1.436128
2008-09-03 0.362595 1.096047
2008-06-04 0.362595 0.995545
2008-03-05 0.362595 0.878612
2007-12-05 0.362595 0.639730
2007-09-05 0.362595 0.769230
2007-06-06 0.362595 0.748620
2007-03-07 0.362595 0.866392
2006-12-06 0.362595 0.850682
2006-08-30 0.362595 0.931371
2006-05-31 0.362595 1.141483
2006-03-08 0.362595 1.095731
2005-11-30 0.362595 1.292516
2005-08-31 0.362595 1.346084
2005-06-01 0.362595 1.180489
2005-03-02 0.362595 1.202530
2004-12-01 0.362595 1.370850
2004-09-01 0.362595 0.853165
2004-06-02 0.353053 0.773572
2004-03-03 0.353053 0.785395
2003-12-03 0.353053 0.848039
2003-09-03 0.353053 0.730070
2003-08-20 2.744275 5.518036
2003-06-04 0.343511 0.633245
2003-03-05 0.343511 0.694042
2002-12-04 0.343511 0.611828
2002-09-04 0.343511 0.732749
2002-06-05 0.333969 0.636942
2002-03-06 0.333969 0.558480
2001-12-05 0.333969 0.528381
2001-08-30 0.333969 0.530383
2001-05-31 0.324427 0.465817
2001-03-07 0.324427 0.456989
2000-12-06 0.324427 0.379623
2000-08-30 0.324427 0.478031
2000-05-31 0.276718 0.388610
2000-03-01 0.276718 0.483334
1999-12-01 0.276718 0.379628
1999-09-01 0.276718 0.421053
1999-06-02 0.257634 0.404495
1999-03-03 0.257634 0.344224
1998-12-02 0.257634 0.340963
1998-09-02 0.257634 0.450001
1998-06-03 0.214695 0.399779
1998-03-04 0.214695 0.360361
1997-12-03 0.214695 0.459184
1997-09-03 0.214695 0.469056
1997-06-05 0.200382 0.470589
1997-03-05 0.200382 0.446809
1996-12-05 0.190840 0.504733
1996-09-04 0.190840 0.609525
1996-06-06 0.162214 0.526113
1996-03-06 0.162214 0.513208
1995-12-06 0.162214 0.533334
1995-09-05 0.162214 0.671606
1995-06-02 0.143130 0.633246
1995-03-03 0.143130 0.720722
1994-12-02 0.143130 0.794703
1994-09-02 0.143130 0.885610
1994-06-02 0.133588 0.925621
1994-03-02 0.133588 0.875001
1993-12-02 0.133588 0.832715
1993-09-02 0.133588 0.845284
1993-06-02 0.119275 0.671142
1993-03-02 0.119275 0.643088
1992-12-02 0.119275 0.547946
1992-08-31 0.119275 0.514140
1992-06-02 0.109733 0.463477
1992-03-02 0.109733 0.439841
1991-12-02 0.100191 0.425317
1991-08-30 0.100191 0.496553
1991-06-03 0.089059 0.482242
1991-03-04 0.089059 0.543692
1990-12-03 0.089059 0.655933
1990-08-28 0.089059 0.692430
1990-05-29 0.071565 0.540541
1990-03-05 0.071565 0.650996
1989-12-04 0.071565 0.575081
1989-08-29 0.071565 0.607084
1989-05-30 0.065204 0.596368
1989-03-02 0.065204 0.635663
1988-11-29 0.058842 0.665166
1988-08-29 0.046915 0.527967
1988-06-03 0.050891 0.580504
1988-02-29 0.050891 0.580504
1987-12-01 0.042409 0.474779
1987-08-28 0.042409 0.396532
1987-06-02 0.029156 0.355986
1987-03-02 0.029156 0.354267
1986-12-02 0.029156 0.478260
1986-09-02 0.029156 0.496053
1986-06-03 0.023855 0.467533
1986-02-27 0.023855 0.590165
1985-12-03 0.023855 0.699710
1985-08-30 0.021204 0.700972
1985-06-03 0.021204 0.742445
1985-02-28 0.021204 0.800986
1984-12-03 0.021204 0.911663
1984-08-31 0.019879 0.894182
1984-05-29 0.019879 0.872087
1984-03-01 0.019879 0.799995
1983-11-29 0.019879 0.762384
1983-08-29 0.018554 0.728224
1983-05-31 0.018554 0.813960
1983-02-28 0.018554 0.835827
1982-11-30 0.018554 0.845928
1982-08-30 0.018554 0.934899
1982-06-01 0.018554 0.979029
1982-03-01 0.018554 0.903233
1981-12-01 0.018554 0.824749
1981-08-31 0.017229 0.773828
1981-06-01 0.017229 0.635712
1981-03-02 0.017229 0.764724
1980-12-02 0.017229 0.836033
1980-08-29 0.015241 0.759092
1980-06-02 0.015241 0.811305
1980-02-28 0.015241 0.948474
1979-12-03 0.015241 0.804213
1979-08-31 0.012590 0.683447
1979-05-25 0.012590 0.745091
1979-03-01 0.012590 0.733584
1978-12-04 0.012590 0.763045
1978-08-28 0.011265 0.717309
1978-05-26 0.011265 0.735941
1978-03-02 0.011265 0.817319
1977-11-28 0.011265 0.737537
1977-08-29 0.009940 0.638326
1977-05-31 0.009940 0.740773
1977-03-01 0.009940 0.671170
1976-11-30 0.009940 0.585963
1976-08-30 0.009277 0.482762
1976-06-01 0.009277 0.507250
1976-03-02 0.009277 0.518522
1975-12-01 0.009277 0.444448
1975-08-29 0.009277 0.498224
1975-06-02 0.009277 0.412983
1975-03-03 0.009277 0.460530
1974-08-30 0.009277 0.551185
1974-06-03 0.009277 0.435462
1974-03-04 0.009277 0.446574
1973-12-03 0.009277 0.416670
1973-08-31 0.007819 0.362513
1973-06-05 0.007819 0.334746
1973-03-05 0.007819 0.317626
1972-12-05 0.007819 0.337620
1972-06-09 0.007289 0.386642
1972-03-02 0.007289 0.408541
1971-12-06 0.007289 0.452674
1971-09-03 0.007289 0.482455
1971-06-07 0.007289 0.521326
1971-03-02 0.007289 0.575915
1970-12-01 0.007289 0.624112
1970-09-02 0.006626 0.623017
1970-06-02 0.006626 0.574680
1969-12-01 0.009277 0.654211
1969-09-02 0.005964 0.469382
1969-06-03 0.005964 0.495889
1969-03-03 0.005964 0.543830
1968-12-02 0.008614 0.736519
1968-08-30 0.005301 0.451969
1968-06-04 0.005301 0.451969
1968-03-04 0.005301 0.526306
1967-12-07 0.007952 0.670420
1967-09-05 0.004638 0.395441
1967-06-06 0.004638 0.444400
1967-03-07 0.004638 0.437456
1966-11-30 0.007289 0.696201
1966-09-06 0.003976 0.442824
1966-06-07 0.003976 0.405423
1966-03-08 0.003976 0.424047
1965-11-30 0.006626 0.735253
1965-09-07 0.003313 0.375919
1965-06-08 0.003313 0.478441
1965-03-09 0.003313 0.473907
1964-12-01 0.006626 1.055349
1964-09-08 0.002385 0.425947
1964-06-09 0.002385 0.514179
1964-03-10 0.002209 0.424218
1963-12-03 0.003092 0.665016
1963-09-03 0.001988 0.425550
1963-03-05 0.001988 0.553019
1962-12-04 0.001988 0.557300
1962-09-05 0.001767 0.627439
1962-06-05 0.001767 0.601493
1962-03-06 0.001767 0.444435
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.4
dividendYield 2.75
exDividendDate 2026-06-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.28
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.026550105
lastDividendValue 0.85
lastDividendDate 2026-06-15
dividendDate 2026-07-08

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.47651494
Address1 126 East Lincoln Avenue
All Time High 134.63
All Time Low 0.265055
Ask 124.8
Ask Size 500
Audit Risk 7
Average Analyst Rating 1.9 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 10,185,470
Average Daily Volume3 Month 10,470,359
Average Volume 10,470,359
Average Volume10Days 10,185,470
Beta 0.205
Bid 123.3
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 7
Book Value 18.576
City Rahway
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 124.03
Current Ratio 1.299
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 124.74
Day Low 122.44
Debt To Equity 106.936
Display Name Merck &
Dividend Date 1,783,468,800
Dividend Rate 3.4
Dividend Yield 2.75
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,848,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,848,400
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,846,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,846,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,846,600
Ebitda 29,517,000,704
Ebitda Margins 0.4488
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.851
Enterprise To Revenue 5.319
Enterprise Value 349,800,333,312
Eps Current Year 2.73192
Eps Forward 9.58752
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.55
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 118.223
Fifty Day Average Change 5.806999
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.049119033
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 47.651493
Fifty Two Week High 130.29
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.2599945
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.048046626
Fifty Two Week Low 76.66
Fifty Two Week Low Change 47.369995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.6179232
Fifty Two Week Range 76.66 - 130.29
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds -252,322,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.01
Float Shares 2,465,699,808
Forward Eps 9.58752
Forward P E 12.936609
Free Cashflow 14,049,250,304
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 73,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.76725996
Gross Profits 50,460,999,680
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00058
Held Percent Institutions 0.82238996
Implied Shares Outstanding 2,469,824,415
Industry Drug Manufacturers - General
Industry Disp Drug Manufacturers - General
Industry Key drug-manufacturers-general
Ir Website http://www.merck.com/investors/home.html
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Last Dividend Value 0.85
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,622,678,400
Last Split Factor 1,048:1000
Long Business Summary Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It offers human health pharmaceutical for various areas under the Keytruda, Keytruda Qlex, Welireg, Gardasil, ProQuad, M-M-R II, Varivax, Vaxneuvance, Capvaxive, RotaTeq, Pneumovax 23, Bridion, Prevymis, Dificid, Zerbaxa, Winrevair, Adempas/ Verquvo, Ohtuvayre, Lagevrio, Isentress/Isentress HD, Delstrigo, Pifeltro, Belsomra, Januvia, and Janumet brands. The company also provides veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines and health management solutions and services, such as livestock products under the Nuflor, Bovilis/Vista, Bovilis Cryptium, Banamine, Estrumate, Matrix, Resflor, Zuprevo, Revalor, Safe-Guard, M+Pac, Porcilis, Circumvent, Nobilis/Innovax, Paracox and Coccivac, Exzolt, Slice, Imvixa, Clynav, Aquavac/Norvax, Aquaflor, Flexolt brands; Allflex Livestock Intelligence solutions; and companion animal products under the Bravecto One-Month, Bravecto Injectable/Quantum, Bravecto TriUNO, Bravecto Plus, Sentinel Spectrum, Sentinel Flavor Tabs, Numelvi, Optimmune, Nobivac NXT, GilvetMab, Otomax, Mometamax, Mometamax Ultra, Posatex, Caninsulin/Vetsulin, Panacur, Safeguard, Regumate, Prestige, Scalibor/Exspot, Sure Petcare, and Home Again brands. It has development and commercialization agreement for three of Daiichi Sankyo's deruxtecan ADC candidates; AstraZeneca PLC to co-development and co-commercialize AstraZeneca's Lynparza products for multiple cancer types; licensed to develop, manufacture and commercialize LM-299, a novel investigational PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody from LaNova; and collaboration agreement with Eisai Co., Ltd., Bayer AG, and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP, as well Moderna, Inc. Merck & Co., Inc. has strategic collaboration with Infinimmune, Inc. to discover and develop antibodies against multiple therapeutic targets. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey.
Long Name Merck & Co., Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 306,332,336,128
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_288502
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 8,935,000,064
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 305,122,108,229
Number Of Analyst Opinions 27
Open 123.58
Operating Cashflow 17,890,000,896
Operating Margins 0.38604
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.9352
Peg Ratio 6.1
Phone 908 740 4000
Post Market Change -0.29000092
Post Market Change Percent -0.23381513
Post Market Price 123.74
Post Market Time 1,783,987,200
Previous Close 123.54
Price Eps Current Year 45.400303
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 6.6768947
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.6577716
Profit Margins 0.13586001
Quick Ratio 0.696
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.86207
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.489998
Regular Market Change Percent 0.396631
Regular Market Day High 124.74
Regular Market Day Low 122.44
Regular Market Day Range 122.44 - 124.74
Regular Market Open 123.58
Regular Market Previous Close 123.54
Regular Market Price 124.03
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,954
Regular Market Volume 4,954,909
Return On Assets 0.12578
Return On Equity 0.18944
Revenue Growth 0.049
Revenue Per Share 26.421
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 2,469,824,415
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0127
Shares Short 31,381,267
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 30,545,853
Short Name Merck & Company, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0127
Short Ratio 2.48
Source Interval 15
State NJ
Symbol MRK
Target High Price 155.0
Target Low Price 100.0
Target Mean Price 132.33333
Target Median Price 137.0
Total Cash 5,702,000,128
Total Cash Per Share 2.309
Total Debt 49,116,999,680
Total Revenue 65,768,001,536
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.28
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.026550105
Trailing Eps 3.55
Trailing P E 34.938026
Trailing Peg Ratio 6.1038
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 108.35295
Two Hundred Day Average Change 15.677048
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.14468502
Type Disp Equity
Volume 4,954,909
Website https://www.merck.com
Zip 7,065