Merck (MRK) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) has reported Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 73.54% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 396.0% year-over-year to 73.54% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 72.97%, a 364.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 74.8%, down 152.0% from the prior year.
• Gross Margin was 73.54% for Q2 2026 at Merck, down from 74.24% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 77.98% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 66.15% in Q4 2025.
• A 5-year average of 73.78% and a median of 73.62% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
• Across the five-year window, Gross Margin jumped 673 bps in 2023 and slumped 935 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 71.94% in 2022, then grew by 2 bps to 73.26% in 2023, then climbed by 3 bps to 75.5% in 2024, then fell by 12 bps to 66.15% in 2025, then advanced by 11 bps to 73.54% in 2026.
• The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 73.54% (Q2 2026), 74.24% (Q1 2026), and 66.15% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.