Growth Metrics

Merck (MRK) Return on Sales (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) reported 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% on a QoQ basis from 0.0% in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) has 18 years of Return on Sales data on file, last reported at 0.0% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.0% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales retreated 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.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Sales is 0.0% (2023), against an average of 0.0%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Sales grew 1 bps; it then fell 1 bps in 2026.
  • Tracing MRK's Return on Sales over 5 years: stood at 0.0% in 2022, then sank by 7871 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then surged by 386 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then dropped by 25 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then sank by 243 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MRK Return on Sales figures stand at 0.0% (Q1 2026), 0.0% (Q4 2025), and 0.0% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROS (Qtr)
1 Novartis Ag 107,124,802.25 Bn 107,124,802.25 Bn - -
2 Eli Lilly 969.00 Bn 963.72 Bn 16.22 Bn 0.00%
3 Johnson & Johnson 539.46 Bn 517.41 Bn 15.96 Bn 0.00%
4 AbbVie 376.92 Bn 367.57 Bn 10.78 Bn 0.00%
5 Merck 285.00 Bn 279.35 Bn 12.09 Bn 0.00%
6 Amgen 177.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 5.87 Bn 0.00%
7 Gilead Sciences 163.22 Bn 155.50 Bn 5.52 Bn 0.00%
8 Pfizer 145.86 Bn 133.09 Bn -1.21 Bn 0.00%
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 111.90 Bn 101.44 Bn 8.07 Bn 0.00%
10 Gsk 88.34 Bn 83.66 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Mar 31, 2021 0.00%
Dec 31, 2020 0.00%
Sep 30, 2020 0.00%
Jun 30, 2020 0.00%
Mar 31, 2020 0.00%
Dec 31, 2019 0.00%
Sep 30, 2019 0.00%
Jun 30, 2019 0.00%
Mar 31, 2019 0.00%
Dec 31, 2018 0.00%
Sep 30, 2018 0.00%
Jun 30, 2018 0.00%
Mar 31, 2018 0.00%
Dec 31, 2017 0.00%
Sep 30, 2017 0.00%
Jun 30, 2017 0.00%
Mar 31, 2017 0.00%
Dec 31, 2016 0.00%
Sep 30, 2016 0.00%
Jun 30, 2016 0.00%
Mar 31, 2016 0.00%
Dec 31, 2015 0.00%
Sep 30, 2015 0.00%
Jun 30, 2015 0.00%
Mar 31, 2015 0.00%
Dec 31, 2014 0.01%
Sep 30, 2014 0.00%
Jun 30, 2014 0.00%
Mar 31, 2014 0.00%
Dec 31, 2013 0.00%
Sep 30, 2013 0.00%
Jun 30, 2013 0.00%
Mar 31, 2013 0.00%
Dec 31, 2012 0.00%
Sep 30, 2012 0.00%
Jun 30, 2012 0.00%
Mar 31, 2012 0.00%
Dec 31, 2011 0.00%
Sep 30, 2011 0.00%
Jun 30, 2011 0.00%
Mar 31, 2011 0.00%
Dec 31, 2010 0.00%
Sep 30, 2010 0.00%
Jun 30, 2010 0.00%
Mar 31, 2010 0.00%
Dec 31, 2009 0.01%
Sep 30, 2009 0.00%
Jun 30, 2009 0.00%
Mar 31, 2009 0.00%