Aandeel Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) — is dit een goed bedrijf?

Aandeel Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) — is dit een goed bedrijf? — InspectStocks

Just reported

Q3 2026 results

From Merck's results release of 29 oktober 2026; its quarterly report has since been filed.

Revenue
Actual
US$ 18,09B
+4,7% y/y
+8,9% q/q
Guided
—
No guide given
EPS, GAAP
Actual
US$ 2,04
-12% y/y
Guided
—
No guide given

Set against the company's own guidance and the same quarter a year earlier, not analysts' estimates, which we do not hold. Adjusted figures are the company's own non-GAAP measures, as stated in the release.

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Hoe het geld verdient

Human medicines and vaccines (Pharmaceutical segment)90%
Animal medicines, vaccines and related products (Animal Health segment)10%

De omzetaandelen zijn schattingen voor FY2025, geen cijfers uit een ingediend rapport.

Concurreert met

Wat het verkoopt6

Keytruda and Keytruda Qlex
Cancer medicines. Keytruda is given into a vein; Keytruda Qlex is a form given as an injection under the skin.
Gardasil and Gardasil 9
Vaccines that help prevent certain cancers and other diseases caused by some types of human papillomavirus.
Januvia and Janumet
Prescription medicines used to help lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Nog 3 tonen

Winrevair
A medicine for adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension, a disease that raises blood pressure in the arteries from the heart to the lungs.
Lipfendra
An oral medicine used with diet and exercise to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in adults with high cholesterol.
Bravecto
A range of medicines that protect dogs and cats against fleas and ticks, including oral, topical and injectable forms.

Wie het koopt5

Drug wholesalers and retailers buy Merck's human prescription medicines for distribution to pharmacies and other care providers.
Hospitals, government agencies and managed health-care organizations buy or arrange access to prescription medicines.
Physicians, wholesalers, distributors and government entities buy or distribute Merck's human vaccines.

Nog 2 tonen

Veterinarians, animal-health distributors, animal producers and farmers buy veterinary medicines, vaccines and animal monitoring products.
Pet owners buy Merck's companion-animal products, sometimes through veterinary practices or distributors.

Waar het op steunt, en wat het kan breken

Waar het bedrijf van afhangt

1Sales depend heavily on a small number of major medicines. Keytruda was Merck's biggest-selling product in 2025, and sales depend on continued demand, market access and patent protection.
2Merck depends on patents and other legal protections for medicines. When products lose market exclusivity, generic or biosimilar versions can take sales; the 2026 quarterly report describes this pressure on Januvia, Janumet and Bridion.
3Sales depend on regulatory approval, health-care coverage and government and insurer purchasing decisions. The company also reports that certain raw or intermediate materials come primarily from a single supplier.
4Gardasil sales in China depend on demand and the relationship with its Chinese distributor and commercialization partner; Merck suspended shipments in 2025 and resumed limited shipments in 2026.

Wat er mis kan gaan

1Merck identifies its dependence on patent rights as a risk: if patents are invalidated or products lose market exclusivity, generic or biosimilar competition can rapidly reduce sales. Keytruda is its biggest-selling product, and the company reports that U.S. government price-setting for certain medicines is also affecting its business.
2Government and private health-care cost controls can lower prices or restrict access. The latest quarterly report describes price-setting, Medicaid discounts and other cost-reduction measures, including a German health-care reform law expected to put downward pressure on sales there.
3Vaccine sales can be affected by changes in vaccination recommendations, government purchasing and demand. Gardasil sales fell in China, where Merck suspended shipments before agreeing to limited shipments under a revised distributor contract; U.S. childhood immunization schedule changes were also subject to a court injunction and government appeal.

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Over Merck & Co., Inc.

Merck discovers, develops, manufactures and sells prescription medicines and vaccines for people, including cancer treatments such as Keytruda and vaccines such as Gardasil. Its Animal Health business sells medicines, vaccines and animal identification and monitoring products to veterinarians, farmers and other animal-care businesses.

Hoofdkantoor: Rahway, New Jersey, United States
Opgericht in: 1891
Genoteerd aan: NYSE
Einde boekjaar: December 31

Gebouwd uit de eigen deponeringen van Merck & Co., Inc. bij de Amerikaanse toezichthouder Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). De cijfers zijn zoals gerapporteerd, met de historie per aandeel herrekend naar de huidige aandelenbasis. Dit beschrijft een bedrijf — het is geen beleggingsadvies en geen aanbeveling om iets te kopen of te verkopen.

Just reported

Q3 2026 results

From Merck's results release of 29 oktober 2026; its quarterly report has since been filed.

Revenue
Actual
US$ 18,09B
+4,7% y/y
+8,9% q/q
Guided
—
No guide given
EPS, GAAP
Actual
US$ 2,04
-12% y/y
Guided
—
No guide given

The full earnings report →

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