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Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) Gross margin

annual gross margin:

76.32%+3.15%(+4.31%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today (August 2, 2025), MRK annual gross profit margin is 76.32%, with the most recent change of +3.15% (+4.31%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, MRK annual gross margin has risen by +4.30% (+5.97%).
  • MRK annual gross margin is now -7.94% below its all-time high of 82.90%, reached on December 31, 2001.

Performance

1-year change

+4.31%

3-year change

+5.97%

5-year change

+10.15%

15-year change

+12.53%

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Highlights

Sector rank

77.07%
MRK annual gross profit margin is higher than 77.07% of companies in Healthcare sector

Range

All-time high

82.90%
MRK annual gross profit margin is currently -7.94% below its historical high of 82.90%

3-year low

70.63%
MRK annual gross profit margin is currently +8.06% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last annual earnings report date

Dec 31, 2024
MRK previous annual earnings announcement was published on Dec 31, 2024

Next annual earnings report date

N/A
MRK next annual earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherMRKprofitability metrics

Annual revenue

$64.17B
MRK annual revenue is $64.17 billion

Annual gross profit

$48.98B
MRK annual gross profit is $48.98 billion

annual operating margin

31.51%
MRK annual operating profit margin is 31.51%

annual net margin

26.68%
MRK annual net profit margin is 26.68%

quarterly gross margin:

77.50%-0.48%(-0.62%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 2, 2025), MRK quarterly gross profit margin is 77.50%, with the most recent change of -0.48% (-0.62%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, MRK quarterly gross margin has increased by +0.74% (+0.96%).
  • MRK quarterly gross margin is now -13.67% below its all-time high of 89.77%, reached on December 31, 1992.

Performance

3-month change

-0.62%

1-year change

+0.96%

3-year change

+8.99%

5-year change

+9.73%

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Highlights

Sector rank

76.53%
MRK quarterly gross profit margin is higher than 76.53% of companies in Healthcare sector

Range

All-time high

89.77%
MRK quarterly gross profit margin is currently -13.67% below its historical high of 89.77%

3-year low

71.11%
MRK quarterly gross profit margin is currently +8.99% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last quarterly earnings report date

Jun 30, 2025
MRK previous earnings announcement was published on Jun 30, 2025

Next quarterly earnings report date

Oct 30, 2025
MRK next earnings announcement is scheduled for Oct 30, 2025

OtherMRKprofitability metrics

Quarterly revenue

$15.81B
MRK quarterly revenue is $15.81 billion

quarterly gross profit

$12.25B
MRK quarterly gross profit is $12.25 billion

quarterly operating margin

35.13%
MRK quarterly operating profit margin is 35.13%

Quarterly net margin

28.01%
MRK quarterly net profit margin is 28.01%

Gross margin Formula

Gross Margin =  Gross Profit
Revenue ✕ 100%

annual gross margin

76.32%
MRK annual gross profit margin is 76.32%

Annual gross profit

$48.98B
MRK annual gross profit is $48.98 billion

Annual revenue

$64.17B
MRK annual revenue is $64.17 billion

MRK Gross margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1 y1 year+4.3%+1.0%
3 y3 years+6.0%+9.0%
5 y5 years+10.2%+9.7%

MRK Gross margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs low
3 y3-yearat high+8.1%-0.6%+9.0%
5 y5-yearat high+13.6%-0.6%+43.4%
alltimeall time-7.9%+60.5%-13.7%+388.4%

MRK Gross margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2025
-
77.50%(-0.6%)
Mar 2025
-
77.98%(+3.3%)
Dec 2024
76.32%(+4.3%)
75.50%(-0.0%)
Sep 2024
-
75.51%(-1.6%)
Jun 2024
-
76.76%(-1.0%)
Mar 2024
-
77.56%(+5.9%)
Dec 2023
73.17%(+3.6%)
73.26%(-0.0%)
Sep 2023
-
73.29%(+0.1%)
Jun 2023
-
73.24%(+0.5%)
Mar 2023
-
72.90%(+1.3%)
Dec 2022
70.63%(-1.9%)
71.94%(-2.4%)
Sep 2022
-
73.70%(+3.6%)
Jun 2022
-
71.11%(+7.5%)
Mar 2022
-
66.17%(-7.3%)
Dec 2021
72.02%(+7.2%)
71.35%(-3.3%)
Sep 2021
-
73.77%(+1.4%)
Jun 2021
-
72.78%(+4.1%)
Mar 2021
-
69.90%(+29.3%)
Dec 2020
67.20%(-3.0%)
54.06%(-25.4%)
Sep 2020
-
72.43%(+2.5%)
Jun 2020
-
70.63%(-2.6%)
Mar 2020
-
72.53%(+16.8%)
Dec 2019
69.29%(+1.8%)
62.09%(-8.4%)
Sep 2019
-
67.81%(-4.6%)
Jun 2019
-
71.08%(-1.0%)
Mar 2019
-
71.78%(+2.4%)
Dec 2018
68.06%(+0.4%)
70.09%(+5.4%)
Sep 2018
-
66.47%(-1.3%)
Jun 2018
-
67.35%(-1.4%)
Mar 2018
-
68.28%(+1.9%)
Dec 2017
67.82%(+4.7%)
67.03%(-1.4%)
Sep 2017
-
67.97%(-0.9%)
Jun 2017
-
68.62%(+1.4%)
Mar 2017
-
67.68%(+3.0%)
Dec 2016
64.75%(+4.1%)
65.68%(-2.9%)
Sep 2016
-
67.64%(+6.3%)
Jun 2016
-
63.65%(+3.3%)
Mar 2016
-
61.64%(-1.1%)
Dec 2015
62.19%(+3.1%)
62.31%(-0.6%)
Sep 2015
-
62.66%(+1.7%)
Jun 2015
-
61.64%(-0.8%)
Mar 2015
-
62.13%(-3.3%)
Dec 2014
60.30%(-2.0%)
64.23%(+7.0%)
Sep 2014
-
60.00%(+8.6%)
Jun 2014
-
55.25%(-10.8%)
Mar 2014
-
61.97%(+4.5%)
Dec 2013
61.50%(-5.7%)
59.30%(-5.6%)
Sep 2013
-
62.80%(+2.8%)
Jun 2013
-
61.09%(-2.9%)
Mar 2013
-
62.90%(-2.6%)
Dec 2012
65.21%(+0.5%)
64.56%(+0.9%)
Sep 2012
-
63.99%(-3.9%)
Jun 2012
-
66.60%(+1.5%)
Mar 2012
-
65.59%(-0.7%)
Dec 2011
64.89%(+8.2%)
66.03%(+3.5%)
Sep 2011
-
63.80%(-1.5%)
Jun 2011
-
64.74%(-0.3%)
Mar 2011
-
64.95%(+2.6%)
Dec 2010
60.00%(-10.6%)
63.29%(+1.5%)
Sep 2010
-
62.33%(+4.0%)
Jun 2010
-
59.91%(+10.3%)
Mar 2010
-
54.33%(+5.6%)
Dec 2009
67.12%(-12.4%)
51.44%(-32.6%)
Sep 2009
-
76.36%(-0.9%)
Jun 2009
-
77.05%(+2.4%)
Mar 2009
-
75.23%(-0.5%)
Dec 2008
76.59%(+2.6%)
75.62%(+0.6%)
Sep 2008
-
75.14%(-2.3%)
Jun 2008
-
76.92%(-2.3%)
Mar 2008
-
78.73%(+4.6%)
Dec 2007
74.62%(+1.5%)
75.26%(+0.3%)
Sep 2007
-
75.01%(+0.5%)
Jun 2007
-
74.60%(+1.4%)
Mar 2007
-
73.55%(+1.6%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Dec 2006
73.49%(-4.1%)
72.38%(+1.3%)
Sep 2006
-
71.46%(-4.7%)
Jun 2006
-
74.96%(-0.3%)
Mar 2006
-
75.18%(+1.1%)
Dec 2005
76.61%(-2.3%)
74.35%(-3.6%)
Sep 2005
-
77.13%(-2.1%)
Jun 2005
-
78.77%(+3.3%)
Mar 2005
-
76.29%(-1.8%)
Dec 2004
78.38%(-2.4%)
77.70%(+3.1%)
Sep 2004
-
75.37%(-6.6%)
Jun 2004
-
80.67%(+1.3%)
Mar 2004
-
79.61%(+1.8%)
Dec 2003
80.27%(-1.8%)
78.19%(-3.7%)
Sep 2003
-
81.20%(-1.1%)
Jun 2003
-
82.11%(+1.9%)
Mar 2003
-
80.61%(-1.0%)
Dec 2002
81.78%(-1.4%)
81.39%(-0.8%)
Sep 2002
-
82.06%(+132.7%)
Jun 2002
-
35.26%(+2.4%)
Mar 2002
-
34.42%(-228.1%)
Dec 2001
82.90%(+74.3%)
-26.87%(-166.2%)
Sep 2001
-
40.58%(+2.9%)
Jun 2001
-
39.42%(+4.0%)
Mar 2001
-
37.89%(-20.3%)
Dec 2000
47.56%(-4.7%)
47.53%(+3.4%)
Sep 2000
-
45.96%(-5.9%)
Jun 2000
-
48.86%(+1.5%)
Mar 2000
-
48.12%(-10.9%)
Dec 1999
49.90%(-2.2%)
54.01%(+9.6%)
Sep 1999
-
49.26%(+2.3%)
Jun 1999
-
48.17%(+1.3%)
Mar 1999
-
47.56%(-9.0%)
Dec 1998
51.02%(-4.9%)
52.28%(+8.5%)
Sep 1998
-
48.17%(+1.0%)
Jun 1998
-
47.71%(+2.4%)
Mar 1998
-
46.60%(-27.4%)
Dec 1997
53.66%(-5.3%)
64.19%(+29.6%)
Sep 1997
-
49.54%(-1.3%)
Jun 1997
-
50.17%(+0.4%)
Mar 1997
-
49.96%(-26.3%)
Dec 1996
56.69%(-4.4%)
67.76%(+27.2%)
Sep 1996
-
53.28%(-0.4%)
Jun 1996
-
53.48%(+5.5%)
Mar 1996
-
50.71%(-25.4%)
Dec 1995
59.30%(-8.4%)
67.99%(+22.6%)
Sep 1995
-
55.45%(-4.0%)
Jun 1995
-
57.78%(+5.5%)
Mar 1995
-
54.78%(-29.9%)
Dec 1994
64.72%(-19.0%)
78.17%(+26.7%)
Sep 1994
-
61.71%(+3.4%)
Jun 1994
-
59.69%(+1.9%)
Mar 1994
-
58.58%(-31.0%)
Dec 1993
79.89%(-2.1%)
84.93%(+7.7%)
Sep 1993
-
78.83%(+1.9%)
Jun 1993
-
77.33%(-0.2%)
Mar 1993
-
77.45%(-13.7%)
Dec 1992
81.63%(+1.3%)
89.77%(+13.5%)
Sep 1992
-
79.07%(+1.6%)
Jun 1992
-
77.81%(-1.6%)
Mar 1992
-
79.04%(-11.3%)
Dec 1991
80.57%(+0.5%)
89.12%(+15.7%)
Sep 1991
-
77.04%(-4.7%)
Jun 1991
-
80.87%(+0.2%)
Mar 1991
-
80.72%(-9.3%)
Dec 1990
80.13%(+0.5%)
88.98%(+15.8%)
Sep 1990
-
76.84%(+0.1%)
Jun 1990
-
76.80%(+0.1%)
Mar 1990
-
76.75%(-14.2%)
Dec 1989
79.72%(+2.5%)
89.49%(+18.1%)
Sep 1989
-
75.76%
Dec 1988
77.76%(+2.8%)
-
Dec 1987
75.61%(+4.6%)
-
Dec 1986
72.29%(+4.3%)
-
Dec 1985
69.28%(+7.3%)
-
Dec 1984
64.54%
-

FAQ

  • What is Merck & Co., Inc. annual gross profit margin?
  • What is the all time high annual gross margin for Merck & Co., Inc.?
  • What is Merck & Co., Inc. annual gross margin year-on-year change?
  • What is Merck & Co., Inc. quarterly gross profit margin?
  • What is the all time high quarterly gross margin for Merck & Co., Inc.?
  • What is Merck & Co., Inc. quarterly gross margin year-on-year change?

What is Merck & Co., Inc. annual gross profit margin?

The current annual gross margin of MRK is 76.32%

What is the all time high annual gross margin for Merck & Co., Inc.?

Merck & Co., Inc. all-time high annual gross profit margin is 82.90%

What is Merck & Co., Inc. annual gross margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, MRK annual gross profit margin has changed by +3.15% (+4.31%)

What is Merck & Co., Inc. quarterly gross profit margin?

The current quarterly gross margin of MRK is 77.50%

What is the all time high quarterly gross margin for Merck & Co., Inc.?

Merck & Co., Inc. all-time high quarterly gross profit margin is 89.77%

What is Merck & Co., Inc. quarterly gross margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, MRK quarterly gross profit margin has changed by +0.74% (+0.96%)
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