Merck MRK
NYSE MRK
$145.00 -2.53 (-1.71%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 12:01 PM EDT

Merck (MRK) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Merck's (MRK) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 4.11% in Q2 2026, down 3574.0% year-over-year from 0.12% in Q2 2025, and up 81.05% quarter-over-quarter from 21.7% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Merck (MRK) has reported EBT Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 4.11% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin fell 3574.0% year-over-year to 4.11% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 8.94%, a 2119.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 32.41%, up 134.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 4.11% for Q2 2026 at Merck, up from 21.7% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 39.04% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 35.48% in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 19.43% and a median of 26.05% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT Margin sank 6623 bps in 2023 and soared 7276 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 25.4% in 2022, then plunged by 155 bps to 13.98% in 2023, then soared by 291 bps to 26.69% in 2024, then retreated by 22 bps to 20.85% in 2025, then slumped by 120 bps to 4.11% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 4.11% (Q2 2026), 21.7% (Q1 2026), and 20.85% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 641.14 Bn 620.38 Bn 17.26 Bn 26.66%
2 AbbVie 446.62 Bn 440.05 Bn 12.70 Bn 25.18%
3 Merck 358.24 Bn 351.10 Bn 12.21 Bn -4.11%
4 Novartis Ag 268.40 Bn 260.71 Bn 11.24 Bn 29.63%
5 Pfizer 157.04 Bn 145.34 Bn 10.94 Bn -4.34%
6 Sanofi 52.18 Bn 44.80 Bn 10.79 Bn 12.17%
7 Revolution Medicines 42.98 Bn 42.98 Bn - -
8 Incyte 24.83 Bn 20.30 Bn 1.57 Bn 44.89%
9 United Therapeutics 21.38 Bn 18.72 Bn 683.80 Mn 47.58%
10 Neurocrine Biosciences 15.85 Bn 15.46 Bn 935.80 Mn 16.91%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -4.11%
Mar 31, 2026 -21.70%
Dec 31, 2025 20.85%
Sep 30, 2025 39.04%
Jun 30, 2025 31.63%
Mar 31, 2025 38.01%
Dec 31, 2024 26.69%
Sep 30, 2024 24.55%
Jun 30, 2024 37.28%
Mar 31, 2024 35.94%
Dec 31, 2023 -13.98%
Sep 30, 2023 35.21%
Jun 30, 2023 -35.48%
Mar 31, 2023 25.20%
Dec 31, 2022 25.40%
Sep 30, 2022 23.95%
Jun 30, 2022 30.75%
Mar 31, 2022 30.57%
Dec 31, 2021 28.91%
Sep 30, 2021 40.03%