Merck (MRK) Price to Book (2009 - 2026)
Merck's (MRK) Price to Book stood at 7.55 in Q2 2026, up 87.4% from 4.03 a year earlier and up 16.7% from the prior quarter.
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Merck (MRK) Price to Book (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Merck's Price to Book came in at 4.94, down 8.8% from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, Price to Book came in at 5.42 in FY2024 (-26.1%), 7.34 in FY2023 (+20.0%), 6.12 in FY2022 (+20.8%) and 5.06 in FY2021 (-34.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Price to Book since Q1 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Book rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 4.0%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Price to Book in the last five years was growth of 87.4% in Q2 2026, against a decline of 43.9% in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 6.47 (Q1 2026), 4.94 (Q4 2025) and 4.01 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 653.54 Bn | 572.07 Bn | 17.26 Bn |
| 2 | AbbVie | 467.01 Bn | 440.17 Bn | 12.70 Bn |
| 3 | Merck | 367.16 Bn | 321.59 Bn | 12.21 Bn |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 277.56 Bn | 233.43 Bn | 11.24 Bn |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 258.23 Bn | 231.79 Bn | 12.86 Bn |
| 6 | Amgen | 224.14 Bn | 179.54 Bn | 7.24 Bn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 187.30 Bn | 161.42 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 163.47 Bn | 110.41 Bn | 10.94 Bn |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 133.31 Bn | 105.31 Bn | 2.84 Bn |
| 10 | Bristol Myers Squibb | 128.45 Bn | 79.72 Bn | 9.25 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.55 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.47 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.94 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.01 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.03 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.66 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.42 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.45 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.19 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.27 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.34 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.32 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.56 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.76 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.12 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.90 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.33 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.07 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.06 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.29 |
API Access
Merck Price to Book API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-book&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-book", "ticker": "MRK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-book&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();