Fundamentals · 2026-09-09S&P 500ANNUAL BASIS

Merck & Co.

MRK stock analysis · Health Care · Pharmaceuticals

FY 2025-12-31ANNUAL FILINGS
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These are research estimates based on annual filings. Valuation uses a cash-flow proxy and explicit assumptions; prices are not live. Published valuations use annual periods first filed by the price date, with later restatements retained.
Reference share price · USD
$128.50HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT

As of · fund-implied per-share value

Fund holding value ÷ shares held. Not a live quote; not adjusted for later stock splits.

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Estimated issuer market cap
$317.4B

Price × SEC outstanding shares. Shares measured 2026-04-30. Approximate; share and price dates can differ.

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Valuation

DCF value

$76.01

Equity cash-flow scenario · SEC outstanding shares at 2026-04-30 · -40.8% versus input cap

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Valuation

Reverse DCF

18.1%

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Valuation

Relative valuation

1.6%

5 industry peers · median 17.7×

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Historical multiples

21.0×

7 annual observations · snapshot P/E 17.4× · -17.3% versus history

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Valuation

Free cash flow yield

3.9%

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Quality

ROIC / quality

Requires two adjacent years of positive average capital, equity, cash, debt and operating income.

Requires two adjacent years of positive average capital, equity, cash, debt and operating income.

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Valuation

Value composite

50/100

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Momentum

12–1 price momentum

Split and corporate-action verification is incomplete for these fund observations. Verified adjusted endpoints are required for 12–1 momentum.

Split and corporate-action verification is incomplete for these fund observations. Verified adjusted endpoints are required for 12–1 momentum.

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Investment

Asset growth

16.9%

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Investment

Net payout yield

4.1%

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Quality

Accrual quality

1.4%

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Momentum

Fundamental momentum

Requires two adjacent years of revenue, operating income and cash flow.

Requires two adjacent years of revenue, operating income and cash flow.

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Follow the cash

ANNUAL · USD

Operating cash flow and reinvestment over time

USD · bar maximum 21.5B2020-12-31: cfo $10,253,000,000.002020-12-31: capex $4,429,000,000.0020202021-12-31: cfo $13,122,000,000.002021-12-31: capex $4,448,000,000.0020212022-12-31: cfo $19,095,000,000.002022-12-31: capex $4,388,000,000.0020222023-12-31: cfo $13,006,000,000.002023-12-31: capex $3,863,000,000.0020232024-12-31: cfo $21,468,000,000.002024-12-31: capex $3,372,000,000.0020242025-12-31: cfo $16,472,000,000.002025-12-31: capex $4,112,000,000.002025
Operating cash flowCapital expenditure

Annual USD. Negative bars use a compressed lower scale. Hover or inspect the financial history table for exact values.

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Personal inputs stay in this browser. Blank fields retain published inputs. Five-year forecast; zero net borrowing. Required return must exceed terminal growth.

How sensitive is the valuation?

DCF per-share sensitivity · includes reviewed preferred and minority-owner claims · rows: required return · columns: growth
Return / Growth3.0%5.0%7.0%
8.0%$95.34$104.02$113.36
10.0%$69.86$76.01$82.61
12.0%$55.12$59.81$64.84

Annual financial history

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Fiscal year-endRevenueNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureAssets
2025-12-3165B18.3B16.5B4.1B136.9B
2024-12-3164.2B17.1B21.5B3.4B117.1B
2023-12-3160.1B377M13B3.9B106.7B
2022-12-3159.3B14.5B19.1B4.4B109.2B
2021-12-3148.7B13B13.1B4.4B105.7B
2020-12-3141.5B7.1B10.3B4.4B91.6B
2019-12-3139.1B9.8B13.4B3.4B84.4B
2018-12-3142.3B6.2B10.9B2.6B82.6B

USD, abbreviated. Restated annual history; not a point-in-time backtest. Missing values appear as dashes.

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MODEL ANNUAL PERIOD
InputValueSEC tag / sourceFiled
revenue65BRevenues2026-02-24
netIncome18.3BProfitLoss
Explicit consolidated amount, including the portion attributable to noncontrolling interests.
2026-02-24
Parent/common earnings proxy18.3BNetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic2026-02-24
cfo16.5BNetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities2026-02-24
capex4.1BPaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment2026-02-24
operatingIncomeNot reported under a supported tag
assets136.9BAssets2026-02-24
equity52.7BStockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Explicit consolidated amount, including the portion attributable to noncontrolling interests.
2026-02-24
Parent book equity proxy52.6BStockholdersEquity2026-02-24
debt49.1BLongTermDebtCurrent + LongTermDebtNoncurrent2026-02-24
shortDebtNot reported under a supported tag
cash14.6BCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue2026-02-24
shares2.5BWeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding2026-02-24
dividends8.2BPaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock2026-02-24
buybacks5.1BPaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock2026-02-24
issuance92MReviewed manual correction
Bounded FY2025-12-31 consolidated financing-statement extraction. Proceeds from exercise of stock options: 92000000 USD [us-gaap:ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised]. All 6 financing lines reconcile exactly to reported financing cash flow -1922000000 USD. Cash inflows from common shares, employee plans and option exercises are summed once as displayed on the statement; noncash compensation, withholding payments, preferred and noncontrolling interests are excluded. This review applies only to this issuer and fiscal period. Source limitation: the statement also aggregates other financing cash flows (net -131000000 USD). Their common-equity portion is not separately disclosed here. Issuance is the sum of separately reported common cash-issuance lines, not an independently verified gross total; additional equity flows may be inside those aggregates.
2026-02-24