About merck & co. inc. - MRK
MRK At a Glance
| Phone | 1-908-740-4000 | Revenue | 63.97B | |
| Industry | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Net Income | 17.12B | |
| Sector | Health Technology | 2024 Sales Growth | 6.851% | |
| Fiscal Year-end | 12 / 2025 | Employees | 75,000 | |
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MRK Valuation
| P/E Current | 13.957 |
| P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) | 14.768 |
| Price to Sales Ratio | 3.951 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 5.429 |
| Price to Cash Flow Ratio | 11.775 |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 11.048 |
| Enterprise Value to Sales | 4.335 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise Value | 0.138 |
MRK Efficiency
| Revenue/Employee | 852,973.333 |
| Income Per Employee | 228,226.667 |
| Receivables Turnover | 5.749 |
| Total Asset Turnover | 0.572 |
MRK Liquidity
| Current Ratio | 1.365 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.15 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.484 |
MRK Profitability
| Gross Margin | 73.736 |
| Operating Margin | 32.209 |
| Pretax Margin | 31.163 |
| Net Margin | 26.757 |
| Return on Assets | 15.298 |
| Return on Equity | 40.806 |
| Return on Total Capital | 20.237 |
| Return on Invested Capital | 22.252 |
MRK Capital Structure
| Total Debt to Total Equity | 82.633 |
| Total Debt to Total Capital | 45.245 |
| Total Debt to Total Assets | 32.68 |
| Long-Term Debt to Equity | 76.305 |
| Long-Term Debt to Total Capital | 41.78 |
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Merck sues Biden HHS for drug price-fixing 'sham' it says would cripple pharmaceutical industry
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India set to release newly developed cervical cancer vaccine soon
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Merck’s COVID-19 pill heavily used so far despite concerns
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Western drugmakers are still providing medicines to Russia
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The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the use of Merck's molnupiravir pill for treating COVID-19, the second such emergency use authorization in two days.
Merck COVID pill effective, experts will review safety: FDA
Federal health regulators say an experimental COVID-19 pill from Merck is effective against the virus, but they will seek input from outside experts on risks of birth defects and other potential problems in pregnant women.