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

annual ROE:

40.79%+39.89%(+4432.22%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today (August 21, 2025), MRK annual return on equity is 40.79%, with the most recent change of +39.89% (+4432.22%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, MRK annual ROE has risen by +1.97% (+5.07%).
  • MRK annual ROE is now -7.13% below its all-time high of 43.92%, reached on December 31, 1992.

Performance

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quarterly ROE:

35.38%-3.68%(-9.42%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 21, 2025), MRK quarterly return on equity is 35.38%, with the most recent change of -3.68% (-9.42%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, MRK quarterly ROE has increased by +1.30% (+3.81%).
  • MRK quarterly ROE is now -33.83% below its all-time high of 53.47%, reached on September 30, 1988.

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ROE Formula

ROE =  Net Income
Shareholders Equity
✕ 100%

MRK ROE Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1 y1 year+4432.2%+3.8%
3 y3 years+5.1%-18.5%
5 y5 years+10.3%-3.1%

MRK ROE Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs low
3 y3-yearat high+4432.2%-18.5%+3831.1%
5 y5-yearat high+4432.2%-18.5%+3831.1%
alltimeall time-7.1%+4432.2%-33.8%+3831.1%

MRK ROE History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2025
-
35.38%(-9.4%)
Mar 2025
-
39.06%(-3.1%)
Dec 2024
40.79%(+4432.2%)
40.29%(+37.5%)
Sep 2024
-
29.30%(-14.0%)
Jun 2024
-
34.08%(+502.1%)
Mar 2024
-
5.66%(+528.9%)
Dec 2023
0.90%(-97.4%)
0.90%(-91.5%)
Sep 2023
-
10.62%(+49.4%)
Jun 2023
-
7.11%(-75.8%)
Mar 2023
-
29.41%(-13.7%)
Dec 2022
34.46%(-11.2%)
34.08%(-9.8%)
Sep 2022
-
37.78%(-13.0%)
Jun 2022
-
43.41%(+9.5%)
Mar 2022
-
39.65%(+2.6%)
Dec 2021
38.82%(+120.6%)
38.63%(+97.0%)
Sep 2021
-
19.61%(+52.5%)
Jun 2021
-
12.86%(-27.3%)
Mar 2021
-
17.70%(-9.6%)
Dec 2020
17.60%(-52.4%)
19.58%(-48.0%)
Sep 2020
-
37.63%(+3.1%)
Jun 2020
-
36.51%(-3.0%)
Mar 2020
-
37.64%(+4.1%)
Dec 2019
36.98%(+83.4%)
36.15%(+11.6%)
Sep 2019
-
32.39%(+3.5%)
Jun 2019
-
31.28%(+15.8%)
Mar 2019
-
27.02%(+40.3%)
Dec 2018
20.16%(+212.1%)
19.26%(+96.7%)
Sep 2018
-
9.79%(+157.0%)
Jun 2018
-
3.81%(-11.2%)
Mar 2018
-
4.29%(-31.5%)
Dec 2017
6.46%(-30.2%)
6.26%(-11.6%)
Sep 2017
-
7.08%(-42.5%)
Jun 2017
-
12.31%(+19.4%)
Mar 2017
-
10.31%(+13.3%)
Dec 2016
9.26%(-2.8%)
9.10%(-26.7%)
Sep 2016
-
12.42%(+8.2%)
Jun 2016
-
11.48%(+13.6%)
Mar 2016
-
10.11%(+6.1%)
Dec 2015
9.53%(-59.6%)
9.53%(-58.7%)
Sep 2015
-
23.05%(+11.4%)
Jun 2015
-
20.69%(-9.8%)
Mar 2015
-
22.95%(-4.8%)
Dec 2014
23.60%(+181.6%)
24.10%(+121.1%)
Sep 2014
-
10.90%(-3.5%)
Jun 2014
-
11.30%(+27.1%)
Mar 2014
-
8.89%(+3.7%)
Dec 2013
8.38%(-25.2%)
8.57%(-0.7%)
Sep 2013
-
8.63%(-9.2%)
Jun 2013
-
9.50%(-12.1%)
Mar 2013
-
10.81%(-1.9%)
Dec 2012
11.20%(-0.1%)
11.02%(-7.9%)
Sep 2012
-
11.97%(+0.5%)
Jun 2012
-
11.91%(-3.5%)
Mar 2012
-
12.34%(+10.7%)
Dec 2011
11.21%(+575.3%)
11.15%(+47.5%)
Sep 2011
-
7.56%(+45.1%)
Jun 2011
-
5.21%(+75.4%)
Mar 2011
-
2.97%(+77.8%)
Dec 2010
1.66%(-94.7%)
1.67%(-89.0%)
Sep 2010
-
15.17%(-37.5%)
Jun 2010
-
24.27%(-21.4%)
Mar 2010
-
30.88%(-27.3%)
Dec 2009
31.40%(-17.3%)
42.48%(+18.0%)
Sep 2009
-
35.99%(+36.4%)
Jun 2009
-
26.38%(-4.2%)
Mar 2009
-
27.55%(-24.7%)
Dec 2008
37.99%(+126.8%)
36.59%(+73.5%)
Sep 2008
-
21.09%(-8.6%)
Jun 2008
-
23.08%(+0.3%)
Mar 2008
-
23.02%(+44.3%)
Dec 2007
16.75%(-25.9%)
15.95%(-37.6%)
Sep 2007
-
25.56%(+10.4%)
Jun 2007
-
23.15%(+3.2%)
Mar 2007
-
22.44%(+3.5%)
Dec 2006
22.61%(-4.8%)
21.69%(-12.2%)
Sep 2006
-
24.70%(-10.1%)
Jun 2006
-
27.49%(+14.1%)
Mar 2006
-
24.10%(-0.9%)
Dec 2005
23.75%(-22.0%)
24.32%(+2.0%)
Sep 2005
-
23.85%(+2.6%)
Jun 2005
-
23.24%(-18.3%)
Mar 2005
-
28.43%(-4.9%)
Dec 2004
30.46%
29.90%(-3.3%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Sep 2004
-
30.92%(-5.8%)
Jun 2004
-
32.81%(+0.5%)
Mar 2004
-
32.66%(+1.2%)
Dec 2003
31.71%(-5.2%)
32.26%(-4.2%)
Sep 2003
-
33.66%(+1.6%)
Jun 2003
-
33.13%(-0.8%)
Mar 2003
-
33.40%(-0.7%)
Dec 2002
33.46%(-10.0%)
33.62%(-2.6%)
Sep 2002
-
34.51%(-3.6%)
Jun 2002
-
35.79%(-2.7%)
Mar 2002
-
36.80%(-2.3%)
Dec 2001
37.17%(-4.7%)
37.66%(-1.2%)
Sep 2001
-
38.10%(-1.2%)
Jun 2001
-
38.55%(-2.0%)
Mar 2001
-
39.32%(-0.8%)
Dec 2000
39.01%(+6.0%)
39.65%(-0.5%)
Sep 2000
-
39.84%(+2.5%)
Jun 2000
-
38.88%(+3.7%)
Mar 2000
-
37.51%(+2.7%)
Dec 1999
36.81%(+3.1%)
36.52%(+1.9%)
Sep 1999
-
35.85%(+1.4%)
Jun 1999
-
35.35%(+0.6%)
Mar 1999
-
35.14%(+0.5%)
Dec 1998
35.71%(+6.1%)
34.95%(+0.6%)
Sep 1998
-
34.74%(+1.9%)
Jun 1998
-
34.09%(+3.1%)
Mar 1998
-
33.06%(+3.0%)
Dec 1997
33.66%(+18.3%)
32.10%(+4.4%)
Sep 1997
-
30.74%(+4.0%)
Jun 1997
-
29.55%(+2.8%)
Mar 1997
-
28.74%(+3.1%)
Dec 1996
28.45%(+9.5%)
27.88%(+2.8%)
Sep 1996
-
27.13%(+2.4%)
Jun 1996
-
26.49%(+1.3%)
Mar 1996
-
26.14%(+0.7%)
Dec 1995
25.99%(-1.1%)
25.96%(+0.2%)
Sep 1995
-
25.91%(+1.3%)
Jun 1995
-
25.57%(+1.2%)
Mar 1995
-
25.26%(+0.8%)
Dec 1994
26.29%(-0.4%)
25.07%(-7.0%)
Sep 1994
-
26.95%(-10.3%)
Jun 1994
-
30.05%(+9.6%)
Mar 1994
-
27.42%(-12.4%)
Dec 1993
26.39%(-39.9%)
31.29%(+14.9%)
Sep 1993
-
27.23%(+2.4%)
Jun 1993
-
26.58%(-23.6%)
Mar 1993
-
34.77%(+1.1%)
Dec 1992
43.92%(+1.2%)
34.38%(-18.4%)
Sep 1992
-
42.13%(-0.4%)
Jun 1992
-
42.28%(-0.7%)
Mar 1992
-
42.56%(-1.2%)
Dec 1991
43.40%(+0.7%)
43.09%(-1.0%)
Sep 1991
-
43.51%(-0.2%)
Jun 1991
-
43.59%(+0.2%)
Mar 1991
-
43.50%(+1.7%)
Dec 1990
43.09%(+4.4%)
42.78%(+1.6%)
Sep 1990
-
42.09%(-2.7%)
Jun 1990
-
43.26%(-6.7%)
Mar 1990
-
46.35%(-4.4%)
Dec 1989
41.27%(-0.1%)
48.50%(-5.2%)
Sep 1989
-
51.17%(+7.7%)
Jun 1989
-
47.49%(+6.3%)
Mar 1989
-
44.67%(-5.8%)
Dec 1988
41.33%(+24.4%)
47.44%(-11.3%)
Sep 1988
-
53.47%(+7.0%)
Jun 1988
-
49.97%(+8.3%)
Mar 1988
-
46.13%(+25.5%)
Dec 1987
33.22%(+45.8%)
36.76%(+11.7%)
Sep 1987
-
32.92%(+8.3%)
Jun 1987
-
30.41%(+8.6%)
Mar 1987
-
28.00%(+7.0%)
Dec 1986
22.78%(+22.0%)
26.17%(+8.0%)
Sep 1986
-
24.24%(+6.2%)
Jun 1986
-
22.83%(+6.2%)
Mar 1986
-
21.49%(+4.9%)
Dec 1985
18.67%(+1.6%)
20.49%(+0.0%)
Sep 1985
-
20.48%(+3.0%)
Jun 1985
-
19.88%(+1.3%)
Mar 1985
-
19.63%(+1.3%)
Dec 1984
18.37%(-3.8%)
19.38%
Dec 1983
19.09%(-1.6%)
-
Dec 1982
19.40%(-4.7%)
-
Dec 1981
20.35%(-9.2%)
-
Dec 1980
22.42%
-

FAQ

  • What is Merck & Co., Inc. annual return on equity?
  • 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 40.79%

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

Merck & Co., Inc. all-time high annual return on equity is 43.92%

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

Over the past year, MRK annual return on equity has changed by +39.89% (+4432.22%)

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

The current quarterly ROE of MRK is 35.38%

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 +1.30% (+3.81%)
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