Merck MRK
NYSE MRK
$150.32 -2.02 (-1.33%)
At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Merck (MRK) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Merck's (MRK) quarterly Price to Earnings came in at 237.12 in Q2 2026, down 631.03% year-over-year from 44.65 in Q2 2025, and down 238.65% quarter-over-quarter from 70.02 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Merck (MRK) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck (MRK) has reported Price to Earnings for 18 consecutive years, with 237.12 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Price to Earnings fell 631.03% year-over-year to 237.12 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 100.04, a 730.69% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 14.25, down 2.84% from the prior year.
  • Price to Earnings was 237.12 for Q2 2026 at Merck, down from 70.02 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Price to Earnings peaked at 95.56 in Q1 2023 and troughed at 237.12 in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 18.59 and a median of 56.19 in 2023 frame the typical range for Price to Earnings.
  • Across the five-year window, Price to Earnings surged 217.2% in 2024 and tumbled 631.03% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Price to Earnings stood at 93.33 in 2022, then plunged by 341.32% to 225.21 in 2023, then surged by 129.8% to 67.12 in 2024, then soared by 30.9% to 87.86 in 2025, then sank by 369.88% to 237.12 in 2026.
  • The last three Price to Earnings figures came in at 237.12 (Q2 2026), 70.02 (Q1 2026), and 87.86 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 663.08 Bn 642.33 Bn 17.26 Bn
2 AbbVie 453.04 Bn 446.51 Bn 12.70 Bn
3 Merck 370.87 Bn 363.78 Bn 12.21 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 305.29 Bn 298.00 Bn 11.24 Bn
5 Pfizer 162.10 Bn 150.70 Bn 10.94 Bn
6 Sanofi 53.95 Bn 46.98 Bn 10.79 Bn
7 Revolution Medicines 45.00 Bn 45.00 Bn -
8 BeOne Medicines 40.49 Bn 35.39 Bn 1.53 Bn
9 Incyte 25.47 Bn 20.94 Bn 1.57 Bn
10 United Therapeutics 20.81 Bn 18.15 Bn 683.80 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -237.12
Mar 31, 2026 -70.02
Dec 31, 2025 87.86
Sep 30, 2025 36.00
Jun 30, 2025 44.65
Mar 31, 2025 44.32
Dec 31, 2024 67.12
Sep 30, 2024 90.88
Jun 30, 2024 57.46
Mar 31, 2024 70.11
Dec 31, 2023 -225.21
Sep 30, 2023 54.92
Jun 30, 2023 -49.03
Mar 31, 2023 95.56
Dec 31, 2022 93.33
Sep 30, 2022 67.12
Jun 30, 2022 58.49
Mar 31, 2022 48.17
Dec 31, 2021 51.50
Sep 30, 2021 41.51