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Merck & Co., Inc. MRK | NYSE

$145.31 -$3.97 | -2.66%

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|2026-09-29 |F&G 54 |RSI 48.1

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Company Overview:

Market Cap: $358.68B

Trailing PE: 116.3x

FWD PE *: 16.8x

Payout Ratio (TTM): 261.8%

52-Week Range: $82.01 - $156.92

* Forward PE is based on street estimates.

10 Year MRK Performance Metrics:

Total Return (with DRIP): 229.7% (12.67% CAGR)

Total Return (no DRIP): 186.6% (11.10% CAGR)

Share Price: 144.0% (9.33% CAGR)

Yield on Cost (with DRIP): 7.71%

Total Invested: $10,000

Total Value (with DRIP): $32,966

Total Return $ (with DRIP): $22,966

Dividend Increase: 89.5% (6.60% CAGR)

Dividend Yield (FWD): 2.34% ($3.40)

MRK 10-yr Total Return ($10K invested)

1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y

MRK Share Price

1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y All

MRK Price CAGR:1Y: 73.13%2Y: 13.12%5Y: 14.11%10Y: 9.33%

MRK Dividend Charts

MRK - Dividends

MRK Dividend CAGR:1Y: 4.94%2Y: 5.07%5Y: 5.51%10Y: 6.83%

MRK - Dividend Payout Ratio

MRK Dividend Payout Ratio CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%

MRK - Dividend to Free Cash Flow Ratio

MRK Dividend to FCF Ratio CAGR:1Y: -41.69%2Y: 8.10%5Y: -14.94%10Y: -7.54%

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MRK Fundamentals: Earnings, Revenue, Cash Flow, Ebitda, Cash/Debt, Shares Float, etc:

MRK - Revenue

MRK Revenue CAGR:1Y: 5.11%2Y: 1.52%5Y: 7.81%10Y: 5.37%

MRK - Earnings Per Share (EPS)

MRK EPS CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%

MRK - Net Income

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MRK Net Income CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%

MRK - EBITDA

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MRK EBITDA CAGR:1Y: -78.44%2Y: -57.10%5Y: -11.76%10Y: -8.67%

MRK - Free Cash Flow

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MRK Free Cash Flow CAGR:1Y: 77.03%2Y: -3.88%5Y: 23.54%10Y: 13.70%

MRK - Free Cash Flow / Share

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MRK Free Cash Flow / Share CAGR:1Y: 79.75%2Y: -2.68%5Y: 24.14%10Y: 14.98%

MRK - Operating Income

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MRK Operating Income CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%

MRK - Gross Profit

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MRK Gross Profit CAGR:1Y: 2.17%2Y: -0.63%5Y: 8.03%10Y: 6.90%

MRK - Shares Outstanding

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MRK Shares Outstanding CAGR:1Y: -1.71%2Y: -1.47%5Y: -0.56%10Y: -1.21%

MRK - Share Buybacks

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MRK Share Buybacks CAGR:1Y: -43.72%2Y: 73.66%5Y: 25.93%10Y: 1.38%

MRK - Stock-Based Comp

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MRK Stock-Based Comp CAGR:1Y: 37.96%2Y: 21.16%5Y: 17.69%10Y: 14.05%

MRK - Expenses

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MRK Expenses CAGR:1Y: 16.88%2Y: 6.25%5Y: -0.89%10Y: 9.06%

MRK - Revenue vs Net Income

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MRK - EPS vs FCF / Share

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MRK - EPS vs PE Ratio

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MRK - FCF vs FCF / Share

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MRK - FCF vs Stock Based Comp

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MRK - Cash & Debt

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MRK - Revenue by Segment

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MRK Revenue CAGR:1Y: 5.11%2Y: 1.52%5Y: 7.81%10Y: 5.37%

MRK - Revenue by Region

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MRK Revenue CAGR:1Y: 5.11%2Y: 1.52%5Y: 7.81%10Y: 5.37%

Revenue, EPS, Net Income & Ebitda - Estimates VS Actual:

MRK - REVENUE: Actual + Estimates

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MRK Actual Revenue CAGR:1Y: 5.11%2Y: 1.52%5Y: 7.81%10Y: 5.37%

MRK - EPS: Actual + Estimates

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MRK Actual EPS CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%

MRK - NET INCOME: Actual + Estimates

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MRK Actual Net Income CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%

MRK - EBITDA: Actual + Estimates

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MRK Actual EBITDA CAGR:1Y: -78.44%2Y: -57.10%5Y: -11.76%10Y: -8.67%

Ratios, Profit Margins & Return on Capital:

MRK - Net Profit Margin

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MRK Net Profit Margin CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%

MRK - Gross Profit Margin

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MRK Gross Profit Margin CAGR:1Y: -2.79%2Y: -2.12%5Y: 0.21%10Y: 1.45%

MRK - Price to Earnings

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MRK Price to Earnings CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%

MRK - Price To Sales Ratio

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MRK Price To Sales Ratio CAGR:1Y: 52.10%2Y: -2.49%5Y: 2.06%10Y: 2.17%

MRK - Return on Capital Employed

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MRK Return on Capital Employed CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%

MRK - Return on Invested Capital

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MRK Return on Invested Capital CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%

MRK Dividends Info:

Annual Dividend: $3.4

Forward Yield: 2.34%

Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-15

Lifetime Dividends / Share: $61.53

MRK Dividend History: Dates, Payments & Yield list

Below is a schedule of all MRK dividend payments, ex-dates, share price on the day of the payment as well as the annualized yield & forward yield

Ex-Date	Payment Date	Amount	Yield	Forward Yield	Price on Ex-Date
09/15/2026	09/17/2026	$0.850	2.36%	2.31%	$147.15
06/15/2026	06/17/2026	$0.850	2.96%	2.95%	$115.44
03/16/2026	03/18/2026	$0.850	2.95%	2.97%	$114.50
12/15/2025	12/17/2025	$0.850	3.39%	3.43%	$99.18
09/15/2025	09/17/2025	$0.810	4%	3.99%	$81.14
06/16/2025	06/18/2025	$0.810	4%	4.09%	$79.29
03/17/2025	03/19/2025	$0.810	3.42%	3.45%	$94.02
12/16/2024	12/18/2024	$0.810	3.24%	3.29%	$98.34
09/16/2024	09/18/2024	$0.770	2.61%	2.6%	$118.64
06/17/2024	06/19/2024	$0.770	2.42%	2.45%	$125.78
03/14/2024	03/18/2024	$0.770	2.56%	2.54%	$121.44
12/14/2023	12/18/2023	$0.770	2.91%	2.9%	$106.04
09/14/2023	09/18/2023	$0.730	2.7%	2.71%	$107.82
06/14/2023	06/16/2023	$0.730	2.69%	2.67%	$109.32
03/14/2023	03/16/2023	$0.730	2.73%	2.72%	$107.34
12/14/2022	01/09/2023	$0.730	2.62%	2.65%	$110.38
09/14/2022	10/07/2022	$0.690	3.17%	3.15%	$87.60
06/14/2022	07/08/2022	$0.690	3.27%	2.97%	$92.78
03/14/2022	04/07/2022	$0.690	3.55%	3.18%	$86.80
12/14/2021	01/07/2022	$0.690	3.74%	3.44%	$80.30
09/14/2021	10/07/2021	$0.650	3.61%	3.17%	$81.94
06/14/2021	07/07/2021	$0.650	3.45%	3.31%	$78.56
03/12/2021	04/07/2021	$0.620	3.49%	3.42%	$72.63
12/14/2020	01/08/2021	$0.620	3.24%	3.13%	$79.23
09/14/2020	10/07/2020	$0.582	2.9%	3.05%	$76.37
06/12/2020	07/07/2020	$0.582	3.2%	3.1%	$75.11
03/13/2020	04/07/2020	$0.582	3.18%	3.11%	$74.96
12/13/2019	01/08/2020	$0.582	2.74%	2.75%	$84.54
09/13/2019	10/07/2019	$0.525	2.66%	2.61%	$80.52
06/14/2019	07/08/2019	$0.525	2.66%	2.62%	$80.19
03/14/2019	04/05/2019	$0.525	2.7%	2.71%	$77.43
12/14/2018	01/08/2019	$0.525	2.88%	2.9%	$72.51
09/14/2018	10/05/2018	$0.458	2.74%	2.7%	$67.78
06/14/2018	07/09/2018	$0.458	3.12%	3.1%	$59.18
03/14/2018	04/06/2018	$0.458	3.5%	3.6%	$50.92
12/14/2017	01/08/2018	$0.458	3.43%	3.39%	$54.06
09/14/2017	10/06/2017	$0.448	2.84%	2.91%	$61.59
06/13/2017	07/10/2017	$0.448	2.97%	2.99%	$59.95
03/13/2017	04/07/2017	$0.448	2.93%	2.98%	$60.24
12/13/2016	01/09/2017	$0.448	3.04%	3.08%	$58.30
09/13/2016	10/07/2016	$0.439	2.98%	2.93%	$59.90
06/13/2016	07/08/2016	$0.439	3.28%	3.1%	$56.63
03/11/2016	04/07/2016	$0.439	3.46%	3.32%	$52.88
12/11/2015	01/08/2016	$0.439	3.53%	3.6%	$48.74
09/11/2015	10/07/2015	$0.429	3.46%	3.53%	$48.62
06/11/2015	07/08/2015	$0.429	3.06%	3.14%	$54.72
03/12/2015	04/08/2015	$0.429	3.2%	3.15%	$54.53
12/11/2014	01/08/2015	$0.429	3.03%	2.86%	$59.97
09/11/2014	10/07/2014	$0.420	2.93%	3.01%	$55.78
06/12/2014	07/08/2014	$0.420	3.02%	3.03%	$55.51
03/13/2014	04/07/2014	$0.420	3.16%	3.19%	$52.66
12/12/2013	01/08/2014	$0.420	3.64%	3.53%	$47.51
09/12/2013	10/07/2013	$0.410	3.59%	3.59%	$45.70
06/13/2013	07/08/2013	$0.410	3.59%	3.63%	$45.24
03/13/2013	04/05/2013	$0.410	3.86%	3.81%	$43.06
12/13/2012	01/08/2013	$0.410	3.91%	4.08%	$40.25
09/13/2012	10/05/2012	$0.401	3.76%	3.63%	$44.16
06/13/2012	07/09/2012	$0.401	4.38%	3.99%	$40.20
03/13/2012	04/06/2012	$0.401	4.39%	4.34%	$36.96
12/13/2011	01/09/2012	$0.401	4.8%	4.38%	$36.63
09/13/2011	10/07/2011	$0.363	4.79%	4.81%	$30.16
06/13/2011	07/08/2011	$0.363	4.3%	4.21%	$34.47
03/11/2011	04/07/2011	$0.363	4.64%	4.56%	$31.80
12/13/2010	01/07/2011	$0.363	4.21%	4.07%	$35.64
09/13/2010	10/07/2010	$0.363	4.2%	4.14%	$35.03
06/11/2010	07/08/2010	$0.363	4.36%	4.24%	$34.22
03/11/2010	04/07/2010	$0.363	4.12%	4.13%	$35.10
12/11/2009	01/08/2010	$0.363	4.1%	4.03%	$35.97
09/02/2009	10/01/2009	$0.363	4.93%	4.88%	$29.75
06/04/2009	07/01/2009	$0.363	5.72%	5.42%	$26.77
03/04/2009	04/01/2009	$0.363	6.56%	5.63%	$25.75
12/03/2008	01/02/2009	$0.363	5.74%	4.9%	$29.58
09/03/2008	10/01/2008	$0.363	4.38%	4.74%	$30.62
06/04/2008	07/01/2008	$0.363	3.98%	3.96%	$36.60
03/05/2008	04/01/2008	$0.363	3.51%	3.97%	$36.56
12/05/2007	01/02/2008	$0.363	2.56%	2.65%	$54.74
09/05/2007	10/01/2007	$0.363	3.08%	2.9%	$50.03
06/06/2007	07/02/2007	$0.363	2.99%	3.07%	$47.30
03/07/2007	04/02/2007	$0.363	3.47%	3.38%	$42.95
12/06/2006	01/02/2007	$0.363	3.4%	3.45%	$42.00
08/30/2006	10/02/2006	$0.363	3.73%	3.65%	$39.76
05/31/2006	07/03/2006	$0.363	4.57%	4.15%	$34.94
03/08/2006	04/03/2006	$0.363	4.38%	4.29%	$33.79
11/30/2005	01/03/2006	$0.363	5.17%	4.64%	$31.25
08/31/2005	10/03/2005	$0.363	5.38%	5.58%	$26.00
06/01/2005	07/01/2005	$0.363	4.72%	4.89%	$29.64
03/02/2005	04/01/2005	$0.363	4.81%	4.7%	$30.83
12/01/2004	01/03/2005	$0.363	5.48%	4.86%	$29.83
09/01/2004	10/01/2004	$0.363	3.41%	4.56%	$31.78
06/02/2004	07/01/2004	$0.353	3.09%	3.15%	$44.90
03/03/2004	04/01/2004	$0.353	3.14%	3.3%	$42.74
12/03/2003	01/02/2004	$0.353	3.39%	3.15%	$44.90
09/03/2003	10/01/2003	$0.353	2.92%	2.89%	$48.82
08/20/2003	08/22/2003	$2.744	22.07%	22.88%	$47.97
06/04/2003	07/01/2003	$0.344	2.53%	2.34%	$58.65
03/05/2003	04/01/2003	$0.344	2.78%	2.59%	$53.05
12/04/2002	01/02/2003	$0.344	2.45%	2.47%	$55.58
09/04/2002	10/01/2002	$0.344	2.93%	3.1%	$44.26
06/05/2002	07/01/2002	$0.334	2.55%	2.87%	$46.52
03/06/2002	04/01/2002	$0.334	2.23%	2.43%	$54.96
12/05/2001	01/02/2002	$0.334	2.11%	2.34%	$57.02
08/30/2001	10/01/2001	$0.334	2.12%	2.05%	$65.19
05/31/2001	07/02/2001	$0.324	1.86%	2.11%	$61.40
03/07/2001	04/02/2001	$0.324	1.83%	1.83%	$70.85
12/06/2000	01/02/2001	$0.324	1.52%	1.46%	$88.74
08/30/2000	10/02/2000	$0.324	1.91%	1.84%	$70.61
05/31/2000	07/03/2000	$0.277	1.55%	1.52%	$72.97
03/01/2000	04/03/2000	$0.277	1.93%	1.74%	$63.69
12/01/1999	01/03/2000	$0.277	1.52%	1.72%	$64.53
09/01/1999	10/01/1999	$0.277	1.68%	1.7%	$65.00
06/02/1999	07/01/1999	$0.258	1.62%	1.44%	$71.80
03/03/1999	04/01/1999	$0.258	1.38%	1.35%	$76.28
12/02/1998	01/04/1999	$0.258	1.36%	1.44%	$71.45
09/02/1998	10/01/1998	$0.258	1.8%	1.73%	$59.64
06/03/1998	07/01/1998	$0.215	1.6%	1.35%	$63.53
03/04/1998	04/01/1998	$0.215	1.44%	1.39%	$61.96
12/03/1997	01/02/1998	$0.215	1.84%	1.67%	$51.35
09/03/1997	10/01/1997	$0.215	1.88%	1.79%	$47.89
06/05/1997	07/01/1997	$0.200	1.88%	1.61%	$49.65
03/05/1997	04/01/1997	$0.200	1.79%	1.94%	$41.33
12/05/1996	01/02/1997	$0.191	2.02%	2%	$38.11
09/04/1996	10/01/1996	$0.191	2.44%	2.25%	$33.87
06/06/1996	07/01/1996	$0.162	2.1%	2.06%	$31.55
03/06/1996	04/01/1996	$0.162	2.05%	2.15%	$30.24
12/06/1995	01/02/1996	$0.162	2.13%	2.12%	$30.65
09/05/1995	10/02/1995	$0.162	2.69%	2.39%	$27.14
06/02/1995	07/03/1995	$0.143	2.53%	2.42%	$23.68
03/03/1995	04/03/1995	$0.143	2.88%	2.76%	$20.75
12/02/1994	01/02/1995	$0.143	3.18%	3.14%	$18.25
09/02/1994	10/03/1994	$0.143	3.54%	3.29%	$17.41
06/02/1994	07/01/1994	$0.134	3.7%	3.75%	$14.25
03/02/1994	03/04/1994	$0.134	3.5%	3.61%	$14.79
12/02/1993	01/03/1994	$0.134	3.33%	3.18%	$16.82
09/02/1993	10/01/1993	$0.134	3.38%	3.61%	$14.79
06/02/1993	07/01/1993	$0.119	2.69%	2.86%	$16.70
03/02/1993	04/01/1993	$0.119	2.57%	2.91%	$16.40
12/02/1992	01/04/1993	$0.119	2.19%	2.28%	$20.93
08/31/1992	10/01/1992	$0.119	2.06%	2.27%	$21.05
06/02/1992	07/01/1992	$0.110	1.85%	1.85%	$23.68
03/02/1992	04/01/1992	$0.110	1.76%	1.84%	$23.80
12/02/1991	01/02/1992	$0.100	1.7%	1.51%	$26.46
08/30/1991	10/01/1991	$0.100	1.99%	1.92%	$20.85
06/03/1991	07/01/1991	$0.089	1.93%	1.88%	$18.96
03/04/1991	03/06/1991	$0.089	2.17%	2.17%	$16.44
12/03/1990	01/02/1991	$0.089	2.62%	2.5%	$14.23
08/28/1990	10/01/1990	$0.089	2.77%	2.79%	$12.76
05/29/1990	07/02/1990	$0.072	2.16%	2.07%	$13.84
03/05/1990	04/02/1990	$0.072	2.6%	2.56%	$11.19
12/04/1989	01/02/1990	$0.072	2.3%	2.29%	$12.50
08/29/1989	10/02/1989	$0.072	2.43%	2.38%	$12.05
05/30/1989	07/05/1989	$0.065	2.39%	2.41%	$10.81
03/02/1989	04/03/1989	$0.065	2.54%	2.52%	$10.36
11/29/1988	01/03/1989	$0.059	2.66%	2.59%	$9.10
08/29/1988	10/03/1988	$0.047	2.11%	2.06%	$9.10
06/03/1988	07/05/1988	$0.051	2.32%	2.28%	$8.93
02/29/1988	04/04/1988	$0.051	2.32%	2.46%	$8.27
12/01/1987	01/04/1988	$0.042	1.9%	1.95%	$8.71
08/28/1987	10/01/1987	$0.042	1.59%	1.53%	$11.08
06/02/1987	07/01/1987	$0.029	1.42%	1.26%	$9.22
03/02/1987	04/01/1987	$0.029	1.42%	1.41%	$8.27
12/02/1986	01/02/1987	$0.029	1.91%	1.75%	$6.68
09/02/1986	09/04/1986	$0.029	1.98%	1.94%	$6.02
06/03/1986	06/05/1986	$0.024	1.87%	1.85%	$5.17
02/27/1986	03/03/1986	$0.024	2.36%	2.41%	$3.96
12/03/1985	12/05/1985	$0.024	2.8%	2.75%	$3.47
08/30/1985	09/04/1985	$0.021	2.81%	2.81%	$3.02
06/03/1985	06/05/1985	$0.021	2.97%	2.91%	$2.91
02/28/1985	03/04/1985	$0.021	3.2%	3.21%	$2.64
12/03/1984	12/05/1984	$0.021	3.64%	3.62%	$2.34
08/31/1984	09/05/1984	$0.020	3.58%	3.66%	$2.17
05/29/1984	05/31/1984	$0.020	3.49%	3.52%	$2.26
03/01/1984	03/05/1984	$0.020	3.21%	3.16%	$2.52
11/29/1983	12/01/1983	$0.020	3.05%	3.11%	$2.56
08/29/1983	08/31/1983	$0.019	2.91%	2.91%	$2.55
05/31/1983	06/02/1983	$0.019	3.26%	3.28%	$2.26
02/28/1983	03/02/1983	$0.019	3.34%	3.24%	$2.29
11/30/1982	12/02/1982	$0.019	3.39%	3.44%	$2.16
08/30/1982	09/01/1982	$0.019	3.75%	3.67%	$2.02
06/01/1982	06/03/1982	$0.019	3.91%	3.83%	$1.94
03/01/1982	03/03/1982	$0.019	3.62%	3.83%	$1.94
12/01/1981	12/03/1981	$0.019	3.3%	3.36%	$2.21
08/31/1981	09/02/1981	$0.017	3.09%	3.13%	$2.20
06/01/1981	06/03/1981	$0.017	2.54%	2.59%	$2.66
03/02/1981	03/04/1981	$0.017	3.06%	3.05%	$2.26
12/02/1980	12/04/1980	$0.017	3.35%	3.38%	$2.04
08/29/1980	09/03/1980	$0.015	3.03%	2.97%	$2.05
06/02/1980	06/04/1980	$0.015	3.24%	3.23%	$1.89
02/28/1980	03/03/1980	$0.015	3.79%	3.69%	$1.65
12/03/1979	12/05/1979	$0.015	3.21%	3.19%	$1.91
08/31/1979	09/05/1979	$0.013	2.74%	2.8%	$1.80
05/25/1979	05/30/1979	$0.013	2.98%	3.03%	$1.66
03/01/1979	03/05/1979	$0.013	2.93%	2.89%	$1.74
12/04/1978	12/06/1978	$0.013	3.05%	2.96%	$1.70
08/28/1978	08/30/1978	$0.011	2.87%	2.85%	$1.58
05/26/1978	05/31/1978	$0.011	2.95%	2.93%	$1.54
03/02/1978	03/06/1978	$0.011	3.27%	3.31%	$1.36
11/28/1977	11/30/1977	$0.011	2.95%	3.02%	$1.49
08/29/1977	08/31/1977	$0.010	2.55%	2.55%	$1.56
05/31/1977	06/02/1977	$0.010	2.97%	2.92%	$1.36
03/01/1977	03/03/1977	$0.010	2.69%	2.62%	$1.52
11/30/1976	12/02/1976	$0.010	2.34%	2.38%	$1.67
08/30/1976	09/01/1976	$0.009	1.93%	1.87%	$1.98
06/01/1976	06/03/1976	$0.009	2.03%	2.06%	$1.80
03/02/1976	03/04/1976	$0.009	2.07%	2.08%	$1.78
12/01/1975	12/03/1975	$0.009	1.78%	1.82%	$2.04
08/29/1975	09/03/1975	$0.009	2%	2.03%	$1.83
06/02/1975	06/04/1975	$0.009	1.65%	1.63%	$2.27
03/03/1975	03/05/1975	$0.009	1.84%	1.83%	$2.03
08/30/1974	09/04/1974	$0.009	2.21%	2.32%	$1.60
06/03/1974	06/05/1974	$0.009	1.74%	1.71%	$2.17
03/04/1974	03/06/1974	$0.009	1.76%	1.78%	$2.09
12/03/1973	12/05/1973	$0.009	1.66%	1.7%	$2.18
08/31/1973	09/05/1973	$0.008	1.45%	1.48%	$2.11
06/05/1973	06/07/1973	$0.008	1.34%	1.29%	$2.42
03/05/1973	03/07/1973	$0.008	1.27%	1.21%	$2.58
12/05/1972	12/07/1972	$0.008	1.35%	1.33%	$2.36
06/09/1972	06/14/1972	$0.007	1.54%	1.56%	$1.87
03/02/1972	03/06/1972	$0.007	1.64%	1.6%	$1.82
12/06/1971	12/08/1971	$0.007	1.81%	1.79%	$1.63
09/03/1971	09/08/1971	$0.007	1.93%	1.97%	$1.48
06/07/1971	06/09/1971	$0.007	2.08%	2.11%	$1.38
03/02/1971	03/04/1971	$0.007	2.3%	2.3%	$1.27
12/01/1970	12/03/1970	$0.007	2.49%	2.43%	$1.20
09/02/1970	09/04/1970	$0.007	2.5%	2.39%	$1.11
06/02/1970	06/04/1970	$0.007	2.3%	2.3%	$1.15

Projected Future Returns & Dividends for MRK

Based on past 10-year performance, here are MRK growth metrics:

Share price CAGR of +9.33%
Dividend CAGR of +6.87%

Using MRK CAGR metrics, we can estimate that your initial $10000 investment, over the next 10 years, should grow as follows:

	MRK (DRIP)	MRK - No DRIP
Current Price	$145.31	$145.31
Start Shares	68.82	68.82
Start Value	$10,000	$10,000

After 10 years:
Final Share Count	84.99	68.82
Dividends Payment	$1.65	$1.65
Annual Dividends	$562	$455
Yield on cost	5.62%	4.55%
Share Price	$354.58	$354.58
Total Dividends	$3,624	$3,213
Final Value	$30,137	$27,615

Estimated Future Value + Dividends - MRK

NOTE: Above numbers are our estimate based on MRK's Dividend and Price CAGR over past 10 years. These numbers should only be considered as "potential future returns"! DRIP assumes reinvesting dividends; No-DRIP assumes collecting dividends as cash.

We cannot guarantee that your actual returns will meet these estimates.

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Company Info

Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) had its IPO on 1978-01-13, and is traded on NYSE stock exchange.

Merck & Co., Inc. is a global healthcare leader with operations spanning two core divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Animal Health. The Pharmaceutical segment is dedicated to human health, offering a broad spectrum of medicinal products. These cover crucial therapeutic areas such as oncology, acute hospital care, immunology, neuroscience, virology, cardiovascular conditions, and diabetes. This division also develops vital preventive vaccines for pediatric, adolescent, and adult populations. Meanwhile, the Animal Health segment focuses on the research, development, manufacturing, and marketing of veterinary medications, vaccines, and comprehensive health management solutions for animals. This division further provides innovative digital products designed for animal identification, traceability, and continuous monitoring. Merck's extensive clientele encompasses drug wholesalers, pharmacies, hospitals, and government agencies. It also serves managed healthcare organizations, including health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and pharmacy benefit managers, as well as various other institutional clients. Additionally, the company supplies products to individual physicians and their distributors, veterinarians, and livestock producers. The organization actively engages in strategic collaborations with companies such as AstraZeneca PLC, Bayer AG, Eisai Co., Ltd., Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, and Gilead Sciences, Inc. These partnerships are specifically aimed at the joint development and commercialization of prolonged-acting therapies for HIV. Established in 1891, Merck & Co., Inc. maintains its corporate headquarters in Kenilworth, New Jersey.

MRK website: https://www.merck.com

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DCF Model — MRK

Value from:

EPS (TTM)icompany profit per share over the last 12 months

EPS Growth %ihow fast profit per share grows each of the next 5 years — prefilled with what analysts expect

EPS growth after year 5 (forever)ithe slower pace once the fast 5 years are over — only drives years 6-10 of the price path below

Exit multiple (PE in 5 yrs)iwhat buyers pay per $1 of profit in 2031 — prefilled with today’s forward PE

Desired return %/yrithe yearly return you want from buying today — the S&P has done ~14%/yr, ask for more from a single stock

FCF growth %/yr (next 5 yrs)ihow fast free cash flow grows while the company is still expanding fast

Years of fast FCF growthihow many years the fast growth lasts before the business settles down

FCF growth after year 5 (forever)ithe slow, steady pace once the company is mature — usually 2-3%, near inflation. Must stay below your target return

Risk-free rate %iwhat a 10-yr US treasury pays with zero risk — the floor any risky stock must beat

Your target return %/yrithe yearly return you want for taking this risk — rule of thumb: risk-free rate + extra for risk

FCF base ($M, TTM)ilast 12 months of free cash flow, added up from reported quarters

Include dividends in returnidividends hand you part of the return in cash, so the share price needs to climb less

Pay up to today

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vs current price $145.31

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Cash flow & implied price by year

FCF is negative or missing for this company (common for banks) — the model discounts EPS instead.

EPS is negative or missing for this company — Simple mode uses free cash flow per share instead.

Free cash flow today

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grows for the next years

Then mature

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every future dollar counted back to today

Pile of today-dollars

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Implied price path

Year	FCF	Implied price

Sensitivity — fair value: growth ↓ × target return →

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