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

Merck (MRK) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 0.04% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1.0% to 0.04% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.04% through Dec 2025, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.05% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.04% at Merck, down from 0.08% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.08% in Q3 2025, with the low at 0.18% in Q4 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.03%, with a median of 0.01% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed fell -16bps in 2023, then grew 23bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.0% in 2021, then plummeted by -446bps to 0.01% in 2022, then plummeted by -1425bps to 0.18% in 2023, then soared by 130bps to 0.05% in 2024, then dropped by -16bps to 0.04% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.04%, 0.08%, and 0.05% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.