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

Merck (MRK) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 17 consecutive years, with 0.07% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% to 0.07% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.07% through Dec 2025, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.08% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.07% at Merck, down from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.12% in Q3 2025, with the low at 0.2% in Q2 2021.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.03%, with a median of 0.01% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital fell -16bps in 2023, then rose 26bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2021, then tumbled by -423bps to 0.02% in 2022, then crashed by -287bps to 0.07% in 2023, then soared by 220bps to 0.08% in 2024, then dropped by -11bps to 0.07% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.07%, 0.12%, and 0.07% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.