Growth Metrics

Merck (MRK) Gross Margin (2016 - 2025)

Merck (MRK) has disclosed Gross Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 66.15% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 935.0% to 66.15% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 74.8% through Dec 2025, down 152.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 74.8% for FY2025, 152.0% down from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q4 2025 was 66.15% at Merck, down from 77.69% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 77.98% in Q1 2025, with the low at 66.15% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 73.4%, with a median of 73.27% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Gross Margin surged 1728bps in 2021, then crashed -935bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 71.35% in 2021, then grew by 1bps to 71.94% in 2022, then grew by 2bps to 73.26% in 2023, then rose by 3bps to 75.5% in 2024, then fell by -12bps to 66.15% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods came in at 66.15%, 77.69%, and 77.5% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.