Growth Metrics

Merck (MRK) Return on Assets (2016 - 2025)

Merck (MRK) has disclosed Return on Assets for 17 consecutive years, with 0.14% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Assets fell 1.0% to 0.14% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.14% through Dec 2025, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.14% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Assets for Q4 2025 was 0.14% at Merck, down from 0.15% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Assets was 0.15% in Q3 2025, with the low at 0.03% in Q2 2023.
  • Average Return on Assets over 5 years is 0.06%, with a median of 0.02% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Assets fell -5bps in 2021, then grew 16bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Assets stood at 0.01% in 2021, then tumbled by -108bps to 0.0% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 710bps to 0.0% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 4033bps to 0.15% in 2024, then decreased by -6bps to 0.14% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets over the past three periods came in at 0.14%, 0.15%, and 0.14% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.