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Merck (USA)

NYQ:MRK US58933Y1055
96
  • Value
    81
  • Growth
    55
  • Safety
    Safety
    82
  • Combined
    91
  • Sentiment
    79
  • 360° View
    360° View
    96
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Company Description

Merck & Co., Inc. is a global healthcare company providing health solutions through prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. It operates in the pharmaceutical and animal health industries. The company sells its products globally. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $204699 million, profits of $49470 million, revenue of $64168 million, and 75000 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 96 (better than 96% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Merck (USA) are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all four indicators above average for Merck (USA). The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 81, which means that the share price of Merck (USA) is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 81% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 55, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 82. Finally, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 79. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Capital Growth
Weakest Rank Dividend Yield
Country USA
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Size XX-Large
Website merck.com
Index
Dow Jones
D.J. US Health Care
D.J. US Pharmaceutical
S&P 500
Merck (USA) stock price by TradingView. Not sourced by Obermatt.
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 20-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
81 84 60 81
Growth
55 39 43 59
Safety
Safety
82 42 46 94
Sentiment
79 34 88 96
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96 28 73 100
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
24 39 57 27
Opinions Change
50 15 50 83
Pro Holdings
n/a 86 96 96
Market Pulse
83 37 74 72
Sentiment
79 34 88 96
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
81 84 60 81
Growth
55 39 43 59
Safety Safety
82 42 46 94
Combined
91 47 44 98
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
45 32 24 36
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
22 77 65 88
Price vs. Book (P/B)
28 32 10 12
Dividend Yield
99 96 89 94
Value
81 84 60 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
23 49 56 51
Profit Growth
96 56 10 62
Capital Growth
20 40 56 32
Stock Returns
67 27 59 73
Growth
55 39 43 59
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
23 31 45 34
Refinancing
86 10 23 95
Liquidity
80 94 82 89
Safety Safety
82 42 46 94

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This is an all-around strong stock. It shows good value, high growth, safe financing, and positive professional sentiment. It is ideal for most buy-and-hold investors who value a good all-around stock.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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