Dividend Adjusted Return
Sep 25, 2025 - Sep 25, 2026MRK 148.78 (+92.2%)
Healthcare 319.61 (+27.6%)
S&P 500 7743.41 (+17.9%)






Stock Rover estimates Merck & Co’s intrinsic (fair) value at $141.08, against a recent price of $148.78, a margin of safety of -5%. Quantitative scores (0–100): Value 62, Quality 67, Growth 83, Sentiment 88. Analyst consensus: Buy.







Fair Value | $141.08 | |
Margin of Safety | -5% |
Value Score 62 Value Score: Our value score looks at EV/EBITDA, P/E, P/S, P/TB (Price/Tangible Book) and EPS Predictability. P/S and P/TB are compared within a sector. Other metrics are compared across all stocks | Quality Score 67 Quality Score: Our quality score compares profitability and balance sheet metrics to find high quality companies using ROIC, Net Margin, Gross Margin, Interest Coverage, and Debt / Equity metrics. |
Growth Score 83 Growth Score: Our growth score looks at the 5 year history and the forward estimates for EBITDA, Sales, and EPS growth, ranking the best companies across all stocks. | Sentiment Score 88 Sentiment Score: Our sentiment score finds stocks in favor by analyzing Short Interest, returns in key periods over the last year, Price vs. 52-wk High, Days Since 52-wk High and MACD signals. |
| MRK | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value Score | 62 | 71 | 69 |
| Price / Earnings | 118.1 | 30.7 | 27.0 |
| Price / Sales | 5.6 | 4.9 | 3.7 |
| Price / Free Cash Flow | 23.0 | 24.9 | 36.3 |
| Price / Book | 8.8 | 7.0 | 5.9 |
| Price / Tangible Book | - | - | 374.0 |
| EV / EBITDA | 28.7 | 22.1 | 19.7 |
| EPS Predict. Pctl. | 51 | 72 | 71 |
| Piotroski F Score | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| 5‑Year P/E Range | 10.9 500+ |
| 5‑Year P/B Range | 4.0 9.2 |
| 5‑Year P/S Range | 2.9 5.8 |
| MRK | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Growth Score | 83 | 70 | 78 |
| Sales Growth | |||
| Sales Growth Next Year | 4.7% | 9.4% | 23.2% |
| Sales 1‑Year Chg (%) | 4.6% | 16.7% | 22.6% |
| Sales 3‑Year Avg (%) | 4.5% | 14.8% | 14.8% |
| Sales 5‑Year Avg (%) | 8.7% | 9.8% | 13.4% |
| EPS Growth | |||
| Next Yr. Growth Est. | 247.8% | 26.0% | 33.7% |
| EPS 1‑Year Chg (%) | -80.6% | 51.1% | 37.3% |
| EPS 3‑Year Avg (%) | 0.8% | 29.8% | 18.3% |
| EPS 5‑Year Avg (%) | -2.8% | 22.5% | 15.3% |






JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | $653,612 | 31.4 | 2.0% | -0.7% | 56.0% | -2% | 67 | 84 | 95 |
ABBV | AbbVie | $467,119 | 74.7 | 2.6% | -0.5% | 24.7% | -3% | 59 | 88 | 76 |
MRK | Merck & Co | $367,065 | 118.1 | 2.3% | -4.3% | 97.4% | -5% | 62 | 83 | 67 |
NVS | Novartis | $276,477 | 22.0 | 3.3% | -9.1% | 22.6% | 3% | 77 | 82 | 93 |
AZN | AstraZeneca | $258,348 | 24.9 | 1.9% | -1.8% | 13.2% | 6% | 66 | 95 | 93 |
AMGN | Amgen | $224,151 | 25.8 | 2.4% | -6.2% | 57.1% | -10% | 72 | 86 | 88 |
GILD | Gilead Sciences | $187,146 | - | 2.2% | 2.0% | 39.3% | -19% | 62 | 58 | 46 |
NVO | Novo Nordisk | $171,371 | 9.5 | 4.6% | -20.3% | -27.4% | 6% | 87 | 77 | 98 |
PFE | Pfizer | $163,409 | 37.7 | 6.0% | 0.4% | 30.0% | 17% | 71 | 43 | 69 |
BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb | $128,405 | 13.9 | 4.0% | -7.4% | 51.8% | 26% | 82 | 51 | 89 |
GSK | GSK | $98,652 | 15.5 | 3.7% | -5.4% | 29.0% | 32% | 82 | 85 | 91 |
SNY | Sanofi | $98,505 | 21.7 | 5.9% | -10.7% | -3.7% | 30% | 89 | 77 | 80 |
| MRK | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 67 | 79 | 75 |
| Gross Margin | 73.0% | 72.9% | 32.8% |
| Operating Margin | 10.5% | 27.8% | 16.9% |
| Net Margin | 4.8% | 15.9% | 13.8% |
| Return on Assets | 2.5% | 10.6% | 15.4% |
| Return on Equity | 7.6% | 35.4% | 40.2% |
| ROIC | 4.6% | 18.9% | 32.2% |
| MRK | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentiment Score | 88 | 59 | 62 |
| 5‑Day Return | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1.2% |
| 1‑Month Return | -4.3% | -3.6% | 1.1% |
| YTD Return | 44.3% | 14.5% | 14.0% |
| 1‑Year Return | 97.4% | 39.2% | 18.5% |
| 3‑Year Return | 54.0% | 54.2% | 85.1% |
| 5‑Year Return | 135.5% | 74.8% | 85.9% |
| Beta 1‑Year | 0.21 | 0.17 | 1.00 |






| MRK | Industry | |
|---|---|---|
| Forward Dividend Yield | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| Payout Ratio | 264.6% | 44.3% |
| TTM Yield | 2.3% | - |
| Fwd. Div. Per Share | $3.40 | $4.38 |
| Div. 1Y Chg (%) | 4.9% | - |
| Div. 3Y Avg (%) | 5.2% | - |
| Div. 5Y Avg (%) | 5.5% | - |
| Cons. Growth Years | 10+ | - |
| Div. Coverage Ratio | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Current Ratio | 1.3 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.1 |
| Price | $148.78 |
| Net Cash Per Share | -$18.86 |
| Equity Per Share | $16.99 |
| Debt / Equity | 1.3 |
| Solvency Ratio | 13% |
| Interest Coverage | 4.4 |
| Short % of Float | 1.2% |
| Altman Z‑Score | 4.0 |
| Current Quarter EPS | |
|---|---|
# Up Last 30 days | 1.00 |
# Down Last 30 days | 9.00 |
Mean Estimate | 2.21 |
% Change (30 Days) | -0.20% |
| Next Quarter EPS | |
|---|---|
# Up Last 30 days | 3.00 |
# Down Last 30 days | 8.00 |
Mean Estimate | 1.95 |
% Change (30 Days) | -0.53% |
| Cur Qtr | Next Qtr | Cur Year | Next Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | $2.21 | $1.95 | $2.74 | $9.53 |
| 30 Days Ago | $2.21 | $1.96 | $2.75 | $9.54 |
| 90 Days Ago | $2.31 | $1.86 | $2.74 | $9.56 |
| % Change (90 Days) | -4.4% | 4.8% | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| Surprise Type | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Positive Quarters (> 2%) | 10 | 83.3% |
| Negative Quarters (< 2%) | 0 | - |
| In-Line Quarters (within 2%) | 2 | 16.7% |
| Surprise Type | Announce Date | Period End Date | Actual EPS | Est. EPS | Surprise (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | 08/04/26 | 06/30/26 | -$0.13 | -$0.26 | 50.0% |
| Positive | 04/30/26 | 03/31/26 | -$1.28 | -$1.51 | 15.2% |
| In-Line | 02/03/26 | 12/31/25 | $2.04 | $2.03 | 0.5% |
| Positive | 10/30/25 | 09/30/25 | $2.58 | $2.36 | 9.3% |
| Positive | 07/29/25 | 06/30/25 | $2.13 | $2.01 | 6.0% |
| Positive | 04/24/25 | - | $2.22 | $2.15 | 3.3% |
| MRK | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Monthly Return (5Y) | 27.1% | 12.9% | 9.6% |
| Worst Monthly Return (5Y) | -14.7% | -6.8% | -9.6% |
| Beta 1‑Year | 0.21 | 0.17 | 1.00 |
| Volatility 1‑Year | 0.29 | 0.17 | 0.13 |
| Volatility 1Y Pctl. | 29 | - | - |
| Max Drawdown 1‑Year | -11.4% | -19.5% | -8.8% |
| Max Drawdown 3‑Year | -43.4% | -27.6% | -18.7% |
| Max Drawdown 5‑Year | -43.4% | -30.5% | -24.6% |











AZN | AstraZeneca | 95 | 6.4% | 2.6% | 6.1% | 8.6% | 11.3% | 15.7% |
ABBV | AbbVie | 81 | 10.2% | 290.4% | 8.7% | 10.4% | 4.7% | 3.7% |
AMGN | Amgen | 75 | 9.5% | 64.9% | 3.5% | 9.1% | 12.7% | 8.4% |
NVS | Novartis | 37 | 0.8% | -17.0% | 6.3% | 2.7% | 8.4% | 1.9% |
MRK | Merck & Co | 20 | 5.1% | - | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 8.7% |
AZN | AstraZeneca | 67 | 24.9 | 14.4 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 23.3 - |
NVS | Novartis | 47 | 22.0 | 14.8 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 33.1 |
AMGN | Amgen | 43 | 25.8 | 17.0 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 19.2 | 14.9 56.4 |
ABBV | AbbVie | 15 | 74.7 | 16.3 | - | 7.3 | - | 19.0 178.9 |
MRK | Merck & Co | 1 | 118.1 | 15.6 | - | 5.6 | 8.8 | 10.9 500+ |
NVS | Novartis | 100 | 74.7% | 30.2% | 22.5% | 11.7% 40.6% | 4.9% 18.5% |
MRK | Merck & Co | 87 | 73.0% | 10.5% | 4.8% | 1.0% 38.3% | 0.4% 16.5% |
AMGN | Amgen | 81 | 69.5% | 30.0% | 23.0% | 52.8% 624.8% | 3.4% 11.8% |
AZN | AstraZeneca | 76 | 81.9% | 22.8% | 17.0% | -3.5% 21.9% | -1.3% 9.3% |
ABBV | AbbVie | 65 | 71.5% | 33.9% | 9.8% | -100.0% 292.6% | 1.7% 9.3% |
AZN | AstraZeneca | 80 | 0.6 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 50.9% | 29% | 0.2% |
MRK | Merck & Co | 74 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 35.9% | 13% | 1.2% |
ABBV | AbbVie | 64 | - | 4.0 | 0.7 | 62.7% | 14% | 1.2% |
NVS | Novartis | 57 | 1.2 | 12.2 | 0.6 | 56.4% | 26% | 0.3% |
AMGN | Amgen | 48 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 40.9% | 17% | 2.4% |
NVS | Novartis | 74 | 3.3% | 3.3% | $145.46 | $4.74 | 10+ | 71.1% |
AMGN | Amgen | 59 | 2.4% | 2.4% | $414.61 | $10.08 | 10+ | 60.4% |
ABBV | AbbVie | 50 | 2.6% | 2.6% | $264.34 | $6.92 | 10+ | 190.4% |
MRK | Merck & Co | 45 | 2.3% | 2.3% | $148.78 | $3.40 | 10+ | 264.6% |
AZN | AstraZeneca | 39 | 1.9% | 1.9% | $166.58 | $3.20 | 5 | 46.5% |
MRK | Merck & Co | 91 | -4.3% | 19.3% | 26.3% | 44.3% | 97.4% | 0.21 | 0.29 | 94.8% |
ABBV | AbbVie | 87 | -0.5% | 9.5% | 29.6% | 18.4% | 24.7% | -0.10 | 0.26 | 98.1% |
AMGN | Amgen | 85 | -6.2% | 18.2% | 18.7% | 29.3% | 57.1% | 0.53 | 0.29 | 92.8% |
AZN | AstraZeneca | 50 | -1.8% | -9.7% | -10.4% | -3.4% | 13.2% | 0.23 | 0.30 | 78.3% |
NVS | Novartis | 48 | -9.1% | -6.2% | -3.5% | 8.7% | 22.6% | 0.34 | 0.27 | 85.3% |





2026 Dividends | $2.55 |
09/15/26 | 10/07/26 | Regular | $0.85 |
06/15/26 | 07/08/26 | Regular | $0.85 |
03/16/26 | 04/07/26 | Regular | $0.85 |
2025 Dividends | $3.28 |
12/15/25 | 01/08/26 | Regular | $0.85 |
09/15/25 | 10/07/25 | Regular | $0.81 |
06/16/25 | 07/08/25 | Regular | $0.81 |
03/17/25 | 04/07/25 | Regular | $0.81 |
2024 Dividends | $3.12 |
12/16/24 | 01/08/25 | Regular | $0.81 |
09/16/24 | 10/07/24 | Regular | $0.77 |
06/17/24 | 07/08/24 | Regular | $0.77 |
03/14/24 | 04/05/24 | Regular | $0.77 |
2023 Dividends | $2.96 |
12/14/23 | 01/08/24 | Regular | $0.77 |
09/14/23 | 10/06/23 | Regular | $0.73 |
06/14/23 | 07/10/23 | Regular | $0.73 |
03/14/23 | 04/10/23 | Regular | $0.73 |
2022 Dividends | $2.80 |
12/14/22 | 01/09/23 | Regular | $0.73 |
09/14/22 | 10/07/22 | Regular | $0.69 |
06/14/22 | 07/08/22 | Regular | $0.69 |
03/14/22 | 04/07/22 | Regular | $0.69 |
Ex-Dividend Date | 09/15/26 |
Payment Date | 10/07/26 |
Amount | $0.85 |
Type | Regular |
Regular Dividend | $0.85 |
Forward Dividend Rate | $3.40 |
Forward Dividend Yield | 2.3% |
Trailing 12 Months Dividends | $3.40 |
Trailing 12 Months Yield | 2.3% |
Payout Ratio | 264.6 |
Dividend Coverage Ratio | 0.4 |
Consecutive Growth Years | 10+ |
3 Year Growth Rate | 5.2% |
5 Year Growth Rate | 5.5% |
10 Year Growth Rate | 6.3% |
Price / Earnings | 118.1 | 11.3 | 127.5 | 20.6 | 15.8 |
Price / Cash Flow | 18.5 | 10.6 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 11.7 |
Price / Book | 8.8 | 4.0 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
Price / Tangible Book | - | 15.9 | 53.5 | - | - |
Price / Sales | 5.6 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
EV / EBITDA | 28.7 | 8.8 | 15.5 | 28.5 | 10.5 |
Forward Dividend Yield | 2.3% | 4.2% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 3.2% |
Shareholder Yield | 3.4% | 6.0% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.5% |
Gross Margin | 73.0% | 76.6% | 75.3% | 73.0% | 70.4% |
Net Margin | 4.8% | 25.8% | 22.0% | 5.3% | 29.0% |
Return on Assets | 2.5% | 14.2% | 12.8% | 2.9% | 16.5% |
Return on Equity | 7.6% | 33.5% | 31.5% | 8.0% | 38.3% |
ROIC | 4.6% | 20.6% | 19.2% | 4.8% | 25.5% |
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MRK has outperformed its sector by 64.6% in the past year.
The Healthcare sector has outperformed the market by 9.7% in the past year.