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Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) return on equity

annual ROE:

40.75%+39.88%(+4583.91%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today (August 2, 2025), MRK annual return on equity is 40.75%, with the most recent change of +39.88% (+4583.91%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, MRK annual ROE has fallen by -0.25% (-0.61%).
  • MRK annual ROE is now -16.05% below its all-time high of 48.54%, reached on December 31, 1988.

Performance

1-year change

+4583.91%

3-year change

-0.61%

5-year change

+9.45%

15-year change

+537.72%

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Highlights

Sector rank

89.13%
MRK annual return on equity is higher than 89.13% of companies in Healthcare sector

Range

All-time high

48.54%
MRK annual return on equity is currently -16.05% below its historical high of 48.54%

3-year low

0.87%
MRK annual return on equity is currently +4583.91% 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 net income

$17.12B
MRK annual net profit is $17.12 billion

Annual EPS

$6.74
MRK annual earnings per share is $6.74

Annual ROA

15.30%
MRK annual return on assets is 15.30%

quarterly ROE:

35.37%-3.65%(-9.35%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 2, 2025), MRK quarterly return on equity is 35.37%, with the most recent change of -3.65% (-9.35%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, MRK quarterly ROE has increased by +1.33% (+3.91%).
  • MRK quarterly ROE is now -33.85% below its all-time high of 53.47%, reached on September 30, 1988.

Performance

3-month change

-9.35%

1-year change

+3.91%

3-year change

-18.16%

5-year change

-9.05%

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Highlights

Sector rank

87.99%
MRK quarterly return on equity is higher than 87.99% of companies in Healthcare sector

Range

All-time high

53.47%
MRK quarterly return on equity is currently -33.85% below its historical high of 53.47%

3-year low

0.87%
MRK quarterly return on equity is currently +3965.52% 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 net income

$4.43B
MRK quarterly net profit is $4.43 billion

Quarterly EPS

$1.76
MRK quarterly earnings per share is $1.76

Quarterly ROA

14.19%
MRK quarterly return on assets is 14.19%

ROE Formula

ROE =  Net Income
Shareholders Equity ✕ 100%

annual ROE

40.75%
MRK annual return on equity is 40.75%

annual net income

$17.12B
MRK annual net profit is $17.12 billion

annual shareholders equity

$46.31B
MRK annual stockholders equity is $46.31 billion

MRK ROE Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1 y1 year+4583.9%+3.9%
3 y3 years-0.6%-18.2%
5 y5 years+9.4%-9.1%

MRK ROE Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs low
3 y3-year-0.6%+4583.9%-18.2%+3965.5%
5 y5-year-0.6%+4583.9%-18.2%+3965.5%
alltimeall time-16.1%+4583.9%-33.9%+3965.5%

MRK ROE History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2025
-
35.37%(-9.4%)
Mar 2025
-
39.02%(-3.1%)
Dec 2024
40.75%(+4583.9%)
40.25%(+37.6%)
Sep 2024
-
29.26%(-14.0%)
Jun 2024
-
34.04%(+505.7%)
Mar 2024
-
5.62%(+546.0%)
Dec 2023
0.87%(-97.5%)
0.87%(-91.8%)
Sep 2023
-
10.59%(+49.4%)
Jun 2023
-
7.09%(-75.9%)
Mar 2023
-
29.38%(-13.7%)
Dec 2022
34.44%(-16.0%)
34.06%(-9.4%)
Sep 2022
-
37.60%(-13.0%)
Jun 2022
-
43.22%(+7.0%)
Mar 2022
-
40.40%(-1.0%)
Dec 2021
41.00%(+49.1%)
40.79%(+71.1%)
Sep 2021
-
23.84%(+22.3%)
Jun 2021
-
19.50%(-24.7%)
Mar 2021
-
25.88%(-1.3%)
Dec 2020
27.50%(-26.1%)
26.23%(-37.9%)
Sep 2020
-
42.27%(+8.7%)
Jun 2020
-
38.89%(+3.2%)
Mar 2020
-
37.68%(+3.5%)
Dec 2019
37.23%(+83.9%)
36.39%(+10.9%)
Sep 2019
-
32.82%(+3.6%)
Jun 2019
-
31.69%(+16.1%)
Mar 2019
-
27.29%(+41.1%)
Dec 2018
20.24%(+216.7%)
19.34%(+99.2%)
Sep 2018
-
9.71%(+159.6%)
Jun 2018
-
3.74%(-11.6%)
Mar 2018
-
4.23%(-31.8%)
Dec 2017
6.39%(-30.7%)
6.20%(-11.7%)
Sep 2017
-
7.02%(-42.7%)
Jun 2017
-
12.25%(+19.4%)
Mar 2017
-
10.26%(+13.2%)
Dec 2016
9.22%(-2.9%)
9.06%(-26.8%)
Sep 2016
-
12.38%(+8.2%)
Jun 2016
-
11.44%(+13.5%)
Mar 2016
-
10.08%(+6.1%)
Dec 2015
9.50%(-59.7%)
9.50%(-58.7%)
Sep 2015
-
23.00%(+10.8%)
Jun 2015
-
20.76%(-9.6%)
Mar 2015
-
22.97%(-4.6%)
Dec 2014
23.58%(+188.6%)
24.08%(+122.6%)
Sep 2014
-
10.82%(-2.3%)
Jun 2014
-
11.07%(+27.8%)
Mar 2014
-
8.66%(+3.6%)
Dec 2013
8.17%(-25.5%)
8.36%(-0.6%)
Sep 2013
-
8.41%(-9.3%)
Jun 2013
-
9.27%(-12.5%)
Mar 2013
-
10.59%(-1.9%)
Dec 2012
10.97%(-0.5%)
10.80%(-8.2%)
Sep 2012
-
11.77%(+0.4%)
Jun 2012
-
11.72%(-3.5%)
Mar 2012
-
12.15%(+10.9%)
Dec 2011
11.03%(+655.5%)
10.96%(+48.7%)
Sep 2011
-
7.37%(+48.3%)
Jun 2011
-
4.97%(+81.4%)
Mar 2011
-
2.74%(+66.1%)
Dec 2010
1.46%(-95.3%)
1.65%(-88.0%)
Sep 2010
-
13.74%(-43.0%)
Jun 2010
-
24.10%(-21.4%)
Mar 2010
-
30.67%(-27.4%)
Dec 2009
31.21%(-16.6%)
42.23%(+18.8%)
Sep 2009
-
35.54%(+37.4%)
Jun 2009
-
25.86%(-4.2%)
Mar 2009
-
27.00%(-25.0%)
Dec 2008
37.40%(+131.6%)
36.02%(+75.5%)
Sep 2008
-
20.53%(-8.8%)
Jun 2008
-
22.52%(+0.3%)
Mar 2008
-
22.46%(+46.0%)
Dec 2007
16.15%(-26.5%)
15.38%(-38.5%)
Sep 2007
-
24.99%(+10.7%)
Jun 2007
-
22.58%(+3.2%)
Mar 2007
-
21.87%(+3.6%)
Dec 2006
21.98%(-4.9%)
21.10%(-12.5%)
Sep 2006
-
24.12%(-10.3%)
Jun 2006
-
26.89%(+14.5%)
Mar 2006
-
23.49%(+1.6%)
Dec 2005
23.11%
23.12%(+0.9%)
Sep 2005
-
22.91%(+2.8%)
Jun 2005
-
22.29%(-18.4%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Mar 2005
-
27.33%(-4.8%)
Dec 2004
29.76%(-7.1%)
28.71%(-4.8%)
Sep 2004
-
30.17%(-5.8%)
Jun 2004
-
32.04%(+0.5%)
Mar 2004
-
31.89%(+1.4%)
Dec 2003
32.05%(-1.4%)
31.45%(-4.2%)
Sep 2003
-
32.84%(+1.8%)
Jun 2003
-
32.27%(-0.5%)
Mar 2003
-
32.43%(-0.7%)
Dec 2002
32.49%(-9.1%)
32.65%(-2.2%)
Sep 2002
-
33.38%(-3.4%)
Jun 2002
-
34.56%(-2.8%)
Mar 2002
-
35.54%(-1.9%)
Dec 2001
35.75%(-4.2%)
36.21%(-1.0%)
Sep 2001
-
36.59%(-1.1%)
Jun 2001
-
36.99%(-1.4%)
Mar 2001
-
37.52%(-1.1%)
Dec 2000
37.32%(+5.2%)
37.93%(-0.7%)
Sep 2000
-
38.20%(+2.5%)
Jun 2000
-
37.28%(+3.2%)
Mar 2000
-
36.13%(+2.7%)
Dec 1999
35.48%(+2.3%)
35.19%(+2.4%)
Sep 1999
-
34.37%(+0.8%)
Jun 1999
-
34.10%(+0.1%)
Mar 1999
-
34.07%(-1.7%)
Dec 1998
34.68%(+5.4%)
34.67%(-0.2%)
Sep 1998
-
34.74%(+1.9%)
Jun 1998
-
34.09%(+3.1%)
Mar 1998
-
33.06%(+3.0%)
Dec 1997
32.91%(+20.0%)
32.10%(+4.4%)
Sep 1997
-
30.74%(+4.0%)
Jun 1997
-
29.55%(+2.8%)
Mar 1997
-
28.74%(+3.1%)
Dec 1996
27.43%(+8.4%)
27.88%(+2.8%)
Sep 1996
-
27.13%(+2.4%)
Jun 1996
-
26.49%(+1.3%)
Mar 1996
-
26.14%(+0.7%)
Dec 1995
25.30%(-0.7%)
25.96%(+0.2%)
Sep 1995
-
25.91%(+1.3%)
Jun 1995
-
25.57%(+1.2%)
Mar 1995
-
25.26%(+0.8%)
Dec 1994
25.49%(-1.2%)
25.07%(-7.0%)
Sep 1994
-
26.95%(-10.3%)
Jun 1994
-
30.05%(+9.6%)
Mar 1994
-
27.42%(-12.4%)
Dec 1993
25.79%(-27.6%)
31.29%(+14.9%)
Sep 1993
-
27.23%(+2.4%)
Jun 1993
-
26.58%(-23.6%)
Mar 1993
-
34.77%(+1.1%)
Dec 1992
35.62%(-17.0%)
34.38%(-18.4%)
Sep 1992
-
42.13%(-0.4%)
Jun 1992
-
42.28%(-0.7%)
Mar 1992
-
42.56%(-1.2%)
Dec 1991
42.89%(+1.3%)
43.09%(-1.0%)
Sep 1991
-
43.51%(-0.2%)
Jun 1991
-
43.59%(+0.2%)
Mar 1991
-
43.50%(+1.7%)
Dec 1990
42.34%(-2.5%)
42.78%(+1.6%)
Sep 1990
-
42.09%(-2.7%)
Jun 1990
-
43.26%(-6.7%)
Mar 1990
-
46.35%(-4.4%)
Dec 1989
43.43%(-10.5%)
48.50%(-5.2%)
Sep 1989
-
51.17%(+7.7%)
Jun 1989
-
47.49%(+6.3%)
Mar 1989
-
44.67%(-5.8%)
Dec 1988
48.54%(+25.5%)
47.44%(-11.3%)
Sep 1988
-
53.47%(+7.0%)
Jun 1988
-
49.97%(+8.3%)
Mar 1988
-
46.13%(+25.5%)
Dec 1987
38.69%(+49.0%)
36.76%(+11.7%)
Sep 1987
-
32.92%(+8.3%)
Jun 1987
-
30.41%(+8.6%)
Mar 1987
-
28.00%(+7.0%)
Dec 1986
25.97%(+24.6%)
26.17%(+8.0%)
Sep 1986
-
24.24%(+6.2%)
Jun 1986
-
22.83%(+6.2%)
Mar 1986
-
21.49%(+4.9%)
Dec 1985
20.85%(+7.6%)
20.49%(+0.0%)
Sep 1985
-
20.48%(+3.0%)
Jun 1985
-
19.88%(+1.3%)
Mar 1985
-
19.63%(+1.3%)
Dec 1984
19.38%
19.38%

FAQ

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  • What is the all time high annual ROE for Merck & Co., Inc.?
  • What is Merck & Co., Inc. annual ROE year-on-year change?
  • What is Merck & Co., Inc. quarterly return on equity?
  • What is the all time high quarterly ROE for Merck & Co., Inc.?
  • What is Merck & Co., Inc. quarterly ROE year-on-year change?

What is Merck & Co., Inc. annual return on equity?

The current annual ROE of MRK is 40.75%

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

Merck & Co., Inc. all-time high annual return on equity is 48.54%

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

Over the past year, MRK annual return on equity has changed by +39.88% (+4583.91%)

What is Merck & Co., Inc. quarterly return on equity?

The current quarterly ROE of MRK is 35.37%

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

Merck & Co., Inc. all-time high quarterly return on equity is 53.47%

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

Over the past year, MRK quarterly return on equity has changed by +1.33% (+3.91%)
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