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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.
  • Latest data reveals that Merck reported Return on Capital Employed of 0.08% as of Q3 2025, which was up 900.0% from 0.05% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Merck's Return on Capital Employed's 5-year high stood at 0.08% during Q3 2025, with a 5-year trough of 0.18% in Q4 2023.
  • For the 5-year period, Merck's Return on Capital Employed averaged around 0.04%, with its median value being 0.01% (2023).
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Merck's Return on Capital Employed crashed by -1600bps in 2023 and then skyrocketed by 2300bps in 2024.
  • Merck's Return on Capital Employed (Quarter) 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 skyrocketed by 130bps to 0.05% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 41bps to 0.08% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.08% in Q3 2025, 0.05% for Q2 2025, and 0.06% during Q1 2025.