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Today's multi-factor rank: 152 of 466 · see the ranking

Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK): Quantitative Analysis

Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) — Healthcare — Drug Manufacturers - General. MRK is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, MRK has returned +42.0% against +12.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026.

MRK ranks 152 of 466 on today's multifactor score, and 22 of the 55 Healthcare companies that score. Its strongest factor is momentum (Z 2.05, ranked 13 of 497); its weakest is growth (Z -0.82, ranked 465 of 494). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor0.096152 of 466 ↑100
Momentum2.04613 of 497 ↑21
Value-0.722459 of 494 =
Quality-0.124261 of 473 =
Growth-0.816465 of 494 ↓1

Market data

MetricValue
Price$146.87
Market Cap362.35B
P/E117.50
Revenue (last 12 months)66.57B
Price / book8.65
Book value per share$16.99
52-week range$77.58 – $156.92
Dividend yield2.31%
Beta0.23
Average volume10,194,688
Shares outstanding2.47B
Short interest (% of float)1.23% (as of Aug 31, 2026)

When does MRK report earnings? 11 of its last 11, before the open →

What are MRK insiders doing? 72 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 23 sells, the last one on Aug 13, 2026 →

Data as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: point-in-time SEC fundamentals and closing prices. Method and formulas are on the home page.

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