MRK vs OGN vs BMY Stock Comparison

Merck, Organon and Bristol Myers Squibb Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MRK Merck & Co., Inc.
$141.04 -5.2% 1M +62.1% 1Y
Market cap
$347.97B
P/E
109.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$66.57B
Div. yield
2.41%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
4 wins
OGN Organon & Co.
$13.77 +0.3% 1M +106.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.62B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
0.58%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
3 wins
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co
$60.61 -5.1% 1M +41.5% 1Y
Market cap
$123.81B
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.19B
Div. yield
4.16%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bristol Myers Squibb leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bristol Myers Squibb 5, Merck 4, Organon 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMRKOGNBMYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $347.97B $3.62B $123.81B MRK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 109.8x 17.3x 13.3x BMY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 56.9x 3.9x 9.1x OGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% -2.5% +3.1% MRK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 3.4% 18.9% BMY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% 5.0% -3.3% OGN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 5.0x 78.9x MRK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.41% 0.58% 4.16% BMY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +62.1% +106.8% +41.5% OGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.9%/yr -17.8%/yr +0.7%/yr MRK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.6% 56.4% 28.4% BMY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 55/100 66/100 BMY

Percentile Scorecard

MRKOGNBMY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMRKOGNBMY
Valuation 81 #120 of 625 99 #8 of 625 86 #88 of 625
Growth 36 #383 of 602 24 #461 of 602 53 #286 of 602
Profitability 91 #53 of 549 88 #68 of 549 87 #71 of 549
Financial Health 20 #523 of 654 16 #548 of 654 16 #552 of 654
Shareholder Returns 81 #69 of 367 51 #182 of 367 88 #44 of 367
Overall 62 55 66
  • MRK ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • OGN ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BMY ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMRKOGNBMYSPY
1 month -5.2%+0.3%-5.1% +0.9%
3 months +8.2%+1.7%-4.0% +5.9%
6 months +27.1%+3.2%+5.2% +8.5%
Year to date +34.0%+92.1%+12.4% +13.3%
1 year +62.1%+106.8%+41.5% +12.4%
3 years +37.2%-8.0%+18.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +11.1%-2.7%+5.9% +23.5%
5 years +60.2%-62.5%+3.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +9.9%-17.8%+0.7% +11.0%
10 years +139.7%—+18.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.1%—+1.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMRKOGNBMYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.6%56.4%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.5%38.4%25.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.770.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.101.891.46 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.7%-85.5%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.8%-0.3%-11.0% -0.9%
52-week high $156.45$13.81$68.09 $779.14
52-week low $82.49$5.70$42.60 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMRKOGNBMY
P/E now vs peer median 109.8xmedian 17.4x 17.3xmedian 17.4x 13.3xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 9.1x 0.6xmedian 9.1x 2.5xmedian 9.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.1xmedian 17.1x 7.5xmedian 17.1x 383.9xmedian 17.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 19.0x 6.4xmedian 19.0x 10.8xmedian 19.0x
P/B now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 2.2x 3.6xmedian 2.2x 5.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 69.11median 0.34 -0.48median 0.34 2.17median 0.34

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMRKOGNBMY
Revenue $66.57B $6.13B $49.19B
Gross profit $48.57B $3.23B $34.51B
Operating income $6.38B $1.13B -$2.77B
Net income $3.17B $209.00M $9.28B
Free cash flow $16.06B $567.00M $11.44B
R&D $30.45B $358.00M $10.72B
EPS (diluted) $1.28 $0.77 $4.53
Cash & equivalents $6.85B $1.13B $8.72B
Total debt $53.91B $8.55B $43.12B
Shares (diluted) 2.47B 270.45M 2.05B
Enterprise value $302.40B $122.13M $75.08B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMRKOGNBMY
P/E 109.8x 17.3x 13.3x
P/FCF 21.7x 6.4x 10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x 4.9x 9.7x
P/S 5.2x 0.6x 2.5x
P/B 8.3x 3.6x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 20.5x -34.1x 25.1x
EV/EBITDA 30.1x 7.5x 383.9x
EV/EBIT 61.9x 9.8x -56.3x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 1.8x 3.2x
EV/FCF 24.6x 19.5x 13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x 15.0x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 69.11 -0.48 2.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMRKOGNBMY
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% -2.5% 3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -0.2% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% -8.7% 2.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -5.3% -0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -66.6% -9.3% 63.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.9% -8.1% -17.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -80.7% -70.1% 83.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.5% -34.8% 5.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -80.3% -71.3% 82.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -36.0% 6.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.7% -10.8% -19.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 0.5% 2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.1% -13.8% -21.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 5.0% 2.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMRKOGNBMY
Gross margin 73.0% 52.7% 70.2%
EBITDA margin 19.7% 24.2% 0.8%
Operating margin 9.6% 18.4% -5.6%
Pretax margin 8.9% 8.0% 24.2%
Net margin 4.8% 3.4% 18.9%
FCF margin 24.1% 9.3% 23.3%
Operating cash flow margin 30.0% 12.0% 26.0%
Return on equity 7.2% 21.9% 43.7%
Return on assets 2.5% 1.6% 10.7%
Return on invested capital 3.6% 5.0% -3.3%
Return on capital employed 6.3% 10.8% -4.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.3x 3.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.2% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMRKOGNBMY
Debt / assets 41.5% 64.9% 49.2%
Debt / equity 1.3x 8.5x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 5.0x 78.9x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 15.1x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 67.7% 92.4% 74.5%
Equity / assets 32.3% 7.6% 25.5%
Interest coverage – 2.4x –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.0x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.82 1.30 2.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMRKOGNBMY
Dividend yield 2.4% 0.6% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 1.1% – –
Shareholder yield 3.5% 0.6% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 261.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 51.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.7% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMRKOGNBMY
Forward P/E 56.9xFY2026 3.9xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.48FY2026 $3.56FY2026 $6.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -72.4%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +257.3% 0.0% -3.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $69.45BFY2026 $5.89BFY2026 $52.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.8%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.8% +3.0% -9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMRKOGNBMY
Held by institutions 79.9% 84.3% 81.8%
Institutions holding 3,797 631 2,520
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +10.8% +3.8%
Institutions buying 1,843 244 1,186
Institutions selling 1,464 186 986
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.31 1.20

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MRKOGNBMY
MRK 1.00 0.01 0.45
OGN 0.01 1.00 0.02
BMY 0.45 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MRK, OGN and BMY?

Merck (MRK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Merck (MRK) $347.97B, Organon (OGN) $3.62B, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) $123.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, MRK, OGN and BMY?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Merck (MRK) 109.8x, Organon (OGN) 17.3x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 13.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Organon (OGN) is cheapest (Merck (MRK) 56.9x, Organon (OGN) 3.9x, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 9.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Merck (MRK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Merck (MRK) +4.6%, Organon (OGN) -2.5%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has the highest net margin (Merck (MRK) 4.8%, Organon (OGN) 3.4%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 18.9%). On return on invested capital, Organon (OGN) leads (Merck (MRK) 3.6%, Organon (OGN) 5.0%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) -3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Organon (OGN) returned the most: Merck (MRK) +62.1%, Organon (OGN) +106.8%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +41.5%. Over five years, Merck (MRK) compounded fastest (Merck (MRK) +9.9%/yr, Organon (OGN) -17.8%/yr, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has the highest dividend yield: Merck (MRK) 2.41%, Organon (OGN) 0.58%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 4.16%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has been the steadiest (Merck (MRK) 29.6%, Organon (OGN) 56.4%, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MRK, OGN and BMY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.