Merck (MRK) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) posted quarterly EBIT Margin of 47.46% for Q1 2026, down 6345.0% YoY from 0.76% in Q1 2025, and down 265.23% sequentially from 12.99% in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck has disclosed EBIT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 47.46% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBIT Margin fell 6345.0% year-over-year to 47.46%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.41% (down 1638.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.21%, down 19.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin slipped to 47.46% in Q1 2026, from 12.99% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBIT Margin for MRK reached as high as 16.73% in Q3 2025 and fell as low as 62.25% in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 0.06% (2024), against an average of 5.39%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBIT Margin slumped 6411 bps — and 2024, when it surged 7628 bps.
  • A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 2.66% in 2022, then slumped by 1430 bps to 40.72% in 2023, then soared by 105 bps to 2.19% in 2024, then slumped by 694 bps to 12.99% in 2025, then tumbled by 265 bps to 47.46% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 47.46%, 12.99%, and 16.73% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 47.98%
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 26.44%
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 26.60%
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn 29.51%
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn -47.46%
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 30.94%
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 37.16%
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn -286.83%
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn -11.43%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -47.46%
Dec 31, 2025 -12.99%
Sep 30, 2025 16.73%
Jun 30, 2025 9.12%
Mar 31, 2025 16.00%
Dec 31, 2024 2.19%
Sep 30, 2024 0.06%
Jun 30, 2024 14.03%
Mar 31, 2024 13.50%
Dec 31, 2023 -40.72%
Sep 30, 2023 8.50%
Jun 30, 2023 -62.25%
Mar 31, 2023 -1.91%
Dec 31, 2022 -2.66%
Sep 30, 2022 -2.35%
Jun 30, 2022 1.86%
Mar 31, 2022 -3.26%
Dec 31, 2021 0.26%
Sep 30, 2021 13.81%
Jun 30, 2021 -12.16%