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MRK

Neutral signalScored 2026-10-27 Drivers: Congress, trend, fundamentals. Moteurs : Congrès, tendance, fondamentaux.

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À propos

Merck & Co., Inc.

Nom
Merck & Co., Inc.
Secteur
Healthcare
Industrie
Drug Manufacturers - General
Bourse
NYSE
Capitalisation
$363.3B
Employés
74,000
PDG
Robert Davis
Site web
https://www.merck.com
Marché
ABBVAMGNAZNGILDJNJLLY

Merck & Co., Inc. is a global healthcare leader with operations spanning two core divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Animal Health. The Pharmaceutical segment is dedicated to human health, offering a broad spectrum of medicinal products. These cover crucial therapeutic areas such as oncology, acute hospital care, immunology, neuroscience, virology, cardiovascular conditions, and diabetes. This division also develops vital preventive vaccines for pediatric, adolescent, and adult populations. Meanwhile, the Animal Health segment focuses on the research, development, manufacturing, and marketing of veterinary medications, vaccines, and comprehensive health management solutions for animals. This division further provides innovative digital products designed for animal identification, traceability, and continuous monitoring. Merck's extensive clientele encompasses drug wholesalers, pharmacies, hospitals, and government agencies. It also serves managed healthcare organizations, including health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and pharmacy benefit managers, as well as various other institutional clients. Additionally, the company supplies products to individual physicians and their distributors, veterinarians, and livestock producers. The organization actively engages in strategic collaborations with companies such as AstraZeneca PLC, Bayer AG, Eisai Co., Ltd., Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, and Gilead Sciences, Inc. These partnerships are specifically aimed at the joint development and commercialization of prolonged-acting therapies for HIV. Established in 1891, Merck & Co., Inc. maintains its corporate headquarters in Kenilworth, New Jersey.

Price (1 year)

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Decouvert par les declarations du Congres

Insiders
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Total bought
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Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) —

Total sold
$22,395,959

Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) $131.88 vs last close $141.82 (+7.5%)

Total sold sums Form 4 code S in this window. Codes F, M, A and G are left out.

Last activity
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Liquidity
Liquid $1,415,544,761/day · 20d vol
Last synced
2026-10-28 09:40:38 Synced via automated research pipeline

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Insider holdings as a share of total assets aren't available for this company.

Avg buy and avg sell are volume-weighted prices (sum of shares × price, divided by shares) for Form 4 rows in this 90-day window that report both figures. A comparison with last close is market context for that average, not advice.

Recent Form 4

Filings in the 90-day window for this company. Value is shares × price from the filing. Research, not advice.

Date Person Side Shares Price Value Form 4
2026-08-13 Guindo Chirfi Sell · S S 10,000 $135.00 ≈ $1,350,000 Form 4
2026-08-12 Zachary Jennifer Sell · S S 80,315 $133.46 ≈ $10,718,495 Form 4
2026-08-12 DeLuca Richard R. Sell · S S 600 $132.04 ≈ $79,222 Form 4
2026-08-11 DeLuca Richard R. Sell · S S 5,427 $132.35 ≈ $718,261 Form 4
2026-08-10 DeLuca Richard R. Sell · S S 20,784 $130.43 ≈ $2,710,951 Form 4
2026-08-06 DeLuca Richard R. Sell · S S 300 $131.02 ≈ $39,307 Form 4
2026-08-06 Guindo Chirfi Sell · S S 15,000 $131.00 ≈ $1,965,000 Form 4
2026-08-05 Maraldo David R. Sell · S S 2,686 $128.72 ≈ $345,736 Form 4
2026-08-05 Williams David Michael Sell · S S 34,705 $128.77 ≈ $4,468,987 Form 4

Congressional trades

STOCK Act disclosures (90-day window)

Amounts are STOCK Act brackets as disclosed. Quorum does not turn a bracket into an exact price or a midpoint.

Date Member Side Amount range Filing
2026-08-19 Maria Elvira Salazar Buy $15,001 - $50,000 Filing
2026-08-19 Maria Elvira Salazar Buy $15,001 - $50,000 Filing
2026-08-19 Maria Elvira Salazar Buy $15,001 - $50,000 Filing
2026-08-07 Ro Khanna Buy $15,001 - $50,000 Filing

Recent trades

DateRepresentativeTypeAmount
2026-09-24Maria Elvira SalazarSale$1,001 - $15,000
2026-09-04Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2026-08-28Michael McCaulSale$50,001 - $100,000
2026-08-19Maria Elvira SalazarPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2026-08-19Maria Elvira SalazarPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2026-08-19Maria Elvira SalazarPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2026-08-07Ro KhannaPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2026-02-04Josh GottheimerPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-29Ro KhannaSale$15,001 - $50,000
2026-01-13Michael T. McCaulSale$15,001 - $50,000
2025-12-19Gilbert CisnerosPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-12-18Julie JohnsonSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-18Gilbert CisnerosPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-13Julie JohnsonSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-29Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-23Val HoyleSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-08-28Marjorie Taylor GreenePurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-08-14Julie JohnsonSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-08-05Gilbert CisnerosPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-08-04Lisa C. McClainSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-07-11Ritchie TorresSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-06-24Lisa C. McClainPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-06-16Scott FranklinSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-06-13Julie JohnsonPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-05-30Gilbert CisnerosSale$1,001 - $15,000
2025-05-19Michael T. McCaulPurchase$50,001 - $100,000
2025-05-15Robert P. BresnahanSale (Full)$15,001 - $50,000
2025-05-09Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2025-05-09Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2025-05-05Marjorie Taylor GreenePurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-04-29Gilbert CisnerosPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-04-21Bruce WestermanSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-04-17Jefferson ShreveSale (Full)$15,001 - $50,000
2025-04-09Marjorie Taylor GreenePurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-04-08Robert P. BresnahanPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2025-04-02Michael T. McCaulPurchase$100,001 - $250,000
2025-03-31Gilbert CisnerosSale (Partial)$15,001 - $50,000
2025-03-20Kelly MorrisonSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-03-19Sheri BiggsSale (Full)$15,001 - $50,000
2025-03-03Bruce WestermanPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-02-26Gilbert CisnerosPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2025-02-25Robert P. BresnahanSale (Full)$15,001 - $50,000
2025-02-24Jefferson ShrevePurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2025-01-27Josh GottheimerSale (Full)$15,001 - $50,000
2025-01-24Gilbert CisnerosSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-01-17Julie JohnsonPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-01-16Byron DonaldsSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-01-16Byron DonaldsSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-01-15Jared MoskowitzSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-01-15Jared MoskowitzSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-01-10Keith SelfSale$1,001 - $15,000
2025-01-10Keith SelfSale$1,001 - $15,000
2024-11-08Jared MoskowitzPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-10-29Val HoylePurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-10-14Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-10-09Michael T. McCaulSale$50,001 - $100,000
2024-10-09Michael T. McCaulSale$1,001 - $15,000
2024-09-26Ritchie TorresPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-09-24Jonathan JacksonSale (Full)$15,001 - $50,000
2024-09-09Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-09-09Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-09-09Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2024-09-04John JamesSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2024-08-07Scott FranklinPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-08-02Scott FranklinPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-07-02Kathy E. ManningPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-06-21Josh GottheimerSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2024-04-10Michael C. BurgessSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2024-02-23Ro KhannaPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2024-02-20Michael T. McCaulSale$1,001 - $15,000
2024-02-20Michael T. McCaulSale$1,001 - $15,000
2024-01-23Kathy E. ManningPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2024-01-23Kathy E. ManningPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-01-10Ro KhannaPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2024-01-10Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-12-28Jared MoskowitzPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-11-10John JamesPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-10-31Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-10-24Greg StantonSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2023-10-10Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-10-02Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-09-26Greg StantonPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-09-13Michael C. BurgessSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2023-09-11Scott FranklinSale (Partial)$15,001 - $50,000
2023-09-08Lois FrankelSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2023-09-06Lois FrankelSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2023-09-06Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-09-01Jared MoskowitzPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-08-29Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2023-08-03Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-08-02Lois FrankelSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2023-07-14Jared MoskowitzPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-07-14Daniel GoldmanSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2023-07-12Daniel GoldmanSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2023-06-29Ro KhannaSale$50,001 - $100,000
2023-06-28Lois FrankelSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2023-06-26Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2021-03-10Rick AllenSale (Full)$15,001 - $50,000
2020-07-02Rick AllenPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2017-11-30Rick AllenSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000

Signal

Neutral signalScored 2026-10-27 Drivers: Congress, trend, fundamentals. Moteurs : Congrès, tendance, fondamentaux.

MRK combines solid financial health (strong ~28% net margins, healthy cash flow) with a meaningful oncology catalyst in sacituzumab tirumotecan's Phase III data showing a 32% reduction in death risk in endometrial…

The first sentence of the analysis written for MRK on 2026-10-27 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.

Neutral signal Drivers: Congress, trend, fundamentals. Moteurs : Congrès, tendance, fondamentaux.

Factor checklist — research, not advice

A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.

  • Insider Pulls against a bullish reading. Selling cluster — sale value, no purchase value
  • Narrative Supports a bullish reading. Stored narrative reading is in the bullish band
  • Congress Pulls against a bullish reading. STOCK Act sale disclosures outnumber purchases
  • Timing Pulls against a bullish reading. Close is more than 0.5 ATR under stored support
  • Financial indicators Supports a bullish reading. Current ratio 1.54 · operating margin 36%

Suggested stop 139.25, nearest stored support minus 0.5 ATR(1.8% under the last close). Reward/risk to the next stored resistance is 5.15. Research, not advice. Not an order.

Recent news

Market snapshot

Financial ratios

MetricTrend2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-31
Gross Profit Margin72.0%76.3%73.2%70.6%72.0%
Ebit Margin34.5%33.0%5.0%29.4%30.2%
Ebitda Margin43.5%40.1%11.5%36.0%36.8%
Operating Profit Margin36.2%31.5%4.9%30.8%27.1%
Pretax Profit Margin32.4%31.1%3.1%27.7%28.5%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin28.1%26.7%0.6%24.5%25.4%
Net Profit Margin28.1%26.7%0.6%24.5%26.8%
Bottom Line Profit Margin28.1%26.7%0.6%24.5%26.8%
Current Ratio1.5361.3651.2521.4741.268
Quick Ratio1.3011.1501.0051.2301.018
Solvency Ratio0.2860.3060.0610.2920.241
Cash Ratio0.5140.4660.2660.5240.339
Price To Earnings Ratio14.41914.716778.71419.36314.853
Price To Earnings Growth Ratio1.8050.003-7.9821.7530.175
Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio1.8050.003-7.9821.7530.175
Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio14.45914.760778.71419.43114.911
Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio1.8050.003-7.9831.7520.176
Price To Book Ratio5.0065.4397.3896.1085.078
Price To Sales Ratio4.0563.9254.6194.7393.981
Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio21.30713.91930.37019.10120.070
Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio15.98811.73321.35014.71213.743
Debt To Assets Ratio0.3690.3270.3400.2930.328
Debt To Equity Ratio0.9610.8260.9650.6950.907
Debt To Capital Ratio0.4900.4520.4910.4100.476
Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio0.4710.4270.4730.3850.446
Financial Leverage Ratio2.6022.5292.8392.3742.768
Working Capital Turnover Ratio5.0827.6236.6956.63214.260
Operating Cash Flow Ratio0.5810.7550.5060.7880.591
Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio0.2540.3350.2160.3220.290
Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio0.7500.8430.7030.7700.685
Debt Service Coverage Ratio6.0045.8432.1436.6705.089
Interest Coverage Ratio17.30715.9102.57819.00416.376
Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio5.7138.1049.4809.8125.850
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio0.3260.5610.3590.5970.407
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio4.0066.3673.3674.3523.172
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio1.3401.9151.1501.6751.276
Dividend Payout Ratio0.4480.45820.3970.4830.507
Enterprise Value Multiple10.59110.77244.46214.08512.315

Sparkline shows each ratio oldest → newest (left → right).

How the latest year compares

For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower

MetricCurrentvs 1Y agovs 5Y avg
Gross Profit Margin 72.0% ▼-4.3% ▼-0.9%
Ebit Margin 34.5% ▲1.5% ▲8.1%
Ebitda Margin 43.5% ▲3.5% ▲10.0%
Operating Profit Margin 36.2% ▲4.7% ▲10.1%
Pretax Profit Margin 32.5% ▲1.4% ▲7.9%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin 28.1% ▲1.4% ▲7.1%
Net Profit Margin 28.1% ▲1.4% ▲6.8%
Bottom Line Profit Margin 28.1% ▲1.4% ▲6.8%
Current Ratio 1.536 ▲0.172 ▲0.157
Quick Ratio 1.301 ▲0.151 ▲0.160
Solvency Ratio 0.286 ▼-0.019 ▲0.049
Cash Ratio 0.514 ▲0.048 ▲0.092
Price To Earnings Ratio 14.419 ▼-0.297 ▼-153.994
Price To Earnings Growth Ratio 1.805 ▲1.802 ▲2.654
Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio 1.805 ▲1.802 ▲2.654
Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio 14.459 ▼-0.301 ▼-153.996
Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio 1.805 ▲1.802 ▲2.654
Price To Book Ratio 5.006 ▼-0.432 ▼-0.798
Price To Sales Ratio 4.056 ▲0.131 ▼-0.208
Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio 21.308 ▲7.388 ▲0.354
Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio 15.988 ▲4.255 ▲0.483
Debt To Assets Ratio 0.369 ▲0.042 ▲0.038
Debt To Equity Ratio 0.961 ▲0.134 ▲0.090
Debt To Capital Ratio 0.490 ▲0.037 ▲0.026
Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio 0.470 ▲0.044 ▲0.030
Financial Leverage Ratio 2.602 ▲0.073 ▼-0.020
Working Capital Turnover Ratio 5.082 ▼-2.541 ▼-2.976
Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.582 ▼-0.174 ▼-0.063
Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio 0.254 ▼-0.081 ▼-0.030
Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.750 ▼-0.093 ▲0.000
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 6.004 ▲0.162 ▲0.854
Interest Coverage Ratio 17.307 ▲1.398 ▲3.072
Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio 5.713 ▼-2.391 ▼-2.078
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio 0.326 ▼-0.235 ▼-0.124
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio 4.006 ▼-2.361 ▼-0.247
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio 1.341 ▼-0.574 ▼-0.131
Dividend Payout Ratio 0.448 ▼-0.010 ▼-4.011
Enterprise Value Multiple 10.591 ▼-0.181 ▼-7.854

Key metrics

MetricTrend20252024202320222021
Market cap$263.36B$251.88B$277.67B$280.93B$193.90B
Enterprise value$299.33B$276.91B$307.10B$300.22B$220.43B
EV / Sales4.61x4.32x5.11x5.06x4.53x
EV / Op. cash flow18.17x12.90x23.61x15.72x15.62x
EV / Free cash flow24.22x15.30x33.59x20.41x22.82x
EV / EBITDA10.59x10.77x44.46x14.09x12.31x
Net debt / EBITDA1.27x0.97x4.26x0.91x1.48x
Current ratio1.54x1.36x1.25x1.47x1.27x
Income quality0.90x1.25x35.63x1.31x1.14x
Graham number$59$53$7$48$42
Graham net-net-$23-$18-$20-$16-$20
Tax burden86.6%85.9%19.3%88.3%94.0%
Interest burden93.9%94.0%62.2%94.5%94.5%
Working capital$15.19B$10.36B$6.47B$11.48B$6.39B
Invested capital$90.27B$72.18B$68.73B$74.38B$69.87B
Return on assets13.3%14.6%0.3%13.3%12.3%
Operating ROA18.5%18.1%2.7%17.0%13.4%
Return on tangible assets20.6%21.6%0.5%21.5%21.2%
Return on equity34.7%37.0%1.0%31.6%34.2%
Return on invested capital18.3%19.0%0.7%18.5%13.9%
Return on capital employed21.6%22.8%3.6%21.5%16.1%
Earnings yield6.9%6.8%0.1%5.2%6.7%
Free cash flow yield4.7%7.2%3.3%5.2%5.0%
Capex / Op. cash flow25.0%15.7%29.7%23.0%31.5%
Capex / Depreciation70.4%74.9%99.8%112.3%138.4%
Capex / Sales6.3%5.3%6.4%7.4%9.1%
SG&A / Sales16.5%15.7%16.4%16.3%19.3%
R&D / Sales19.3%28.0%50.8%22.9%25.1%
Stock comp / Sales0.0%1.2%1.1%0.9%1.0%
Intangibles / Total assets35.3%32.5%36.8%38.0%41.8%
Days sales outstanding71d58d63d58d69d
Days payables outstanding88d98d89d89d123d
Operating cycle205d205d207d182d229d
Cash conversion cycle116d107d118d93d105d

Change by theme

Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.

Change over 1 year

Valuation
Market cap ▲+4.6%EV / Sales ▲+6.8%EV / EBITDA ▼-1.7%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+5.273Earnings yield ▲+0.001Graham number ▲+6.003
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.023Return on assets ▼-0.013Return on invested capital ▼-0.007Return on capital employed ▼-0.012Operating ROA ▲+0.004Income quality ▼-0.351Tax burden ▲+0.008
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+12.815Days payables outstanding ▼-9.649Operating cycle ▼-0.386Cash conversion cycle ▲+9.262Capex / Sales ▲+0.011R&D / Sales ▼-0.087
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+0.172Net debt / EBITDA ▲+0.299Working capital ▲+4827000000.000Invested capital ▲+18093000000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▲+0.028

Change over 5 years

Valuation
Market cap ▲+35.8%EV / Sales ▲+1.9%EV / EBITDA ▼-14.0%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+2.548Earnings yield ▲+0.002Graham number ▲+16.899
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.005Return on assets ▲+0.010Return on invested capital ▲+0.044Return on capital employed ▲+0.055Operating ROA ▲+0.051Income quality ▼-0.239Tax burden ▼-0.074
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+2.107Days payables outstanding ▼-35.115Operating cycle ▼-23.794Cash conversion cycle ▲+11.321Capex / Sales ▼-0.028R&D / Sales ▼-0.059
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+0.268Net debt / EBITDA ▼-0.210Working capital ▲+8795000000.000Invested capital ▲+20402000000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.066

Employee count

Peer market caps

Research, not advice.