Merck (MRK) Return on Sales (2009 - 2026)
Merck (MRK) posted quarterly Return on Sales of 0.0% for Q1 2026, down 1.0% year-over-year from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and down 243.09% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2025.
Merck (MRK) Return on Sales (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Merck (MRK) has reported Return on Sales for 18 consecutive years, with 0.0% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Sales fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Sales eased to 0.0% in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Sales topped out at 0.0% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 0.0% in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 0.0% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Sales rose 1 bps — and 2026, when it decreased 1 bps.
- Merck's Return on Sales stood at 0.0% in 2022, then slumped by 8276 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then surged by 386 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then retreated by 25 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then plunged by 243 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MRK's Return on Sales at 0.0% in Q1 2026, 0.0% in Q4 2025, and 0.0% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 645.88 Bn | 625.12 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 463.46 Bn | 456.89 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Merck | 367.92 Bn | 360.78 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 297.71 Bn | 290.02 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 255.55 Bn | 250.65 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Amgen | 234.52 Bn | 220.53 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 178.22 Bn | 175.04 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -0.01% |
| 8 | Pfizer | 158.57 Bn | 146.88 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Gsk | 105.32 Bn | 101.15 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Sanofi | 54.20 Bn | 46.82 Bn | 10.79 Bn | 0.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.00% |