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Merck (MRK) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Merck (MRK) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.08%.

  • Merck's Return on Capital Employed rose 900.0% to 0.08% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.08%, marking a year-over-year increase of 900.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.06% for FY2024, which is 2300.0% up from last year.
  • Merck's Return on Capital Employed amounted to 0.08% in Q3 2025, which was up 900.0% from 0.05% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Merck's Return on Capital Employed registered a high of 0.08% during Q3 2025, and its lowest value of 0.18% during Q4 2023.
  • In the last 5 years, Merck's Return on Capital Employed had a median value of 0.01% in 2023 and averaged 0.04%.
  • In the last 5 years, Merck's Return on Capital Employed plummeted by -1600bps in 2023 and then surged by 2300bps in 2024.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Merck's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.0% in 2021, then tumbled by -446bps to 0.01% in 2022, then tumbled by -1425bps to 0.18% in 2023, then surged by 130bps to 0.05% in 2024, then surged by 41bps to 0.08% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed was 0.08% in Q3 2025, compared to 0.05% in Q2 2025 and 0.06% in Q1 2025.