Merck (MRK) Price to Sales (2009 - 2026)
Merck's Price to Sales was 5.32 in Q3 2026, up 64.2% from 3.24 a year earlier and up 11.8% from the prior quarter.
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Merck (MRK) Price to Sales (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Price to Sales at Merck came in at 4.00, up 2.2% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Price to Sales was 3.92 in FY2024 (-14.7%), 4.59 in FY2023 (-3.3%), 4.75 in FY2022 (+19.4%) and 3.98 in FY2021 (-16.4%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Price to Sales since Q1 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Price to Sales has increased for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 3.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Price to Sales over five years was Q3 2026 (growth of 64.2%); the worst was Q2 2025 (a decline of 38.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, MRK's Price to Sales in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 4.76 (Q2 2026), 4.52 (Q1 2026) and 4.00 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,359.75 Bn | 1,333.37 Bn | 20.46 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 688.76 Bn | 608.62 Bn | 17.30 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 521.69 Bn | 489.75 Bn | 13.12 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 364.31 Bn | 327.31 Bn | 13.19 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 306.35 Bn | 279.93 Bn | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 285.96 Bn | 259.56 Bn | 13.26 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.88 Bn | 203.53 Bn | 7.58 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 208.59 Bn | 183.61 Bn | 6.73 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 164.73 Bn | 112.38 Bn | 12.56 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 136.55 Bn | 104.28 Bn | 2.91 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.32 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.76 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.52 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.24 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.11 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.53 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.92 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.55 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.02 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.44 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.59 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.40 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.02 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.66 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.75 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.70 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.04 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.84 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.98 |
API Access
Merck Price to Sales 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-sales&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-sales", "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-sales&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();