Growth Metrics

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

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Merck (MRK) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.12%.

  • Merck's Return on Invested Capital rose 1500.0% to 0.12% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.12%, marking a year-over-year increase of 1500.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.09% for FY2024, which is 1600.0% up from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, Merck's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.12%, which was up 1500.0% from 0.07% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Merck's Return on Invested Capital registered a high of 0.12% during Q3 2025, and its lowest value of 0.2% during Q2 2021.
  • Over the past 5 years, Merck's median Return on Invested Capital value was 0.01% (recorded in 2023), while the average stood at 0.04%.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Merck's Return on Invested Capital crashed by -1600bps in 2023, and later surged by 2600bps in 2025.
  • Merck's Return on Invested Capital (Quarter) stood at 0.01% in 2021, then tumbled by -423bps to 0.02% in 2022, then tumbled by -287bps to 0.07% in 2023, then soared by 220bps to 0.08% in 2024, then soared by 43bps to 0.12% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital was 0.12% in Q3 2025, compared to 0.07% in Q2 2025 and 0.09% in Q1 2025.