Merck ROE 1986-2025 | MRK

Current and historical return on equity (ROE) values for Merck (MRK) over the last 10 years. Return on equity can be defined as the amount of net income returned as a percentage of shareholders equity. Return on equity measures a corporation's profitability by revealing how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested.
Merck ROE - Return on Equity Historical Data
Date TTM Net Income Shareholder's Equity Return on Equity
2025-06-30 $16.41B $49.06B 34.83%
2025-03-31 $17.43B $48.40B 38.11%
2024-12-31 $17.12B $46.37B 39.12%
2024-09-30 $12.15B $44.56B 29.23%
2024-06-30 $13.74B $43.65B 33.71%
2024-03-31 $2.31B $40.42B 5.83%
2023-12-31 $0.37B $37.64B 0.89%
2023-09-30 $4.61B $41.30B 10.65%
2023-06-30 $3.11B $38.74B 7.06%
2023-03-31 $13.03B $46.91B 28.83%
2022-12-31 $14.52B $46.06B 33.21%
2022-09-30 $15.26B $44.52B 36.54%
2022-06-30 $16.58B $43.32B 41.87%
2022-03-31 $14.18B $40.95B 38.21%
2021-12-31 $13.05B $38.26B 38.79%
2021-09-30 $7.20B $35.86B 23.65%
2021-06-30 $5.57B $33.39B 19.36%
2021-03-31 $7.03B $27.04B 25.68%
2020-12-31 $7.07B $25.40B 26.00%
2020-09-30 $11.52B $29.27B 42.15%
2020-06-30 $10.48B $27.74B 39.18%
2020-03-31 $10.15B $26.30B 37.95%
2019-12-31 $9.84B $26.00B 36.34%
2019-09-30 $9.31B $26.93B 34.11%
2019-06-30 $9.36B $27.74B 32.58%
2019-03-31 $8.40B $27.67B 28.00%
2018-12-31 $6.22B $26.88B 19.71%
2018-09-30 $3.35B $32.66B 10.00%
2018-06-30 $1.34B $32.77B 3.84%
2018-03-31 $1.58B $33.90B 4.31%
2017-12-31 $2.39B $34.57B 6.26%
2017-09-30 $2.85B $38.50B 7.18%
2017-06-30 $5.09B $39.71B 12.40%
2017-03-31 $4.35B $40.09B 10.36%
2016-12-31 $3.92B $40.31B 9.14%
2016-09-30 $5.49B $43.96B 12.47%
2016-06-30 $5.13B $43.45B 11.55%
2016-03-31 $4.61B $43.90B 10.20%
2015-12-31 $4.44B $44.77B 9.60%
2015-09-30 $10.78B $45.68B 22.82%
2015-06-30 $9.85B $46.64B 20.88%
2015-03-31 $11.17B $47.92B 23.44%
2014-12-31 $11.92B $48.79B 24.42%
2014-09-30 $5.39B $45.36B 10.84%
2014-06-30 $5.61B $48.52B 11.04%
2014-03-31 $4.52B $52.56B 8.81%
2013-12-31 $4.40B $52.33B 8.47%
2013-09-30 $4.53B $50.01B 8.58%
2013-06-30 $5.14B $50.11B 9.36%
2013-03-31 $6.02B $55.61B 10.61%
2012-12-31 $6.17B $55.46B 10.78%
2012-09-30 $6.76B $58.21B 11.75%
2012-06-30 $6.72B $57.67B 11.71%
2012-03-31 $6.95B $57.31B 12.10%
2011-12-31 $6.26B $56.94B 10.91%
2011-09-30 $4.22B $57.60B 7.36%
2011-06-30 $2.87B $57.92B 5.00%
2011-03-31 $1.60B $56.84B 2.80%
2010-12-31 $0.86B $56.81B 1.48%
2010-09-30 $7.84B $58.05B 13.20%
2010-06-30 $10.92B $57.67B 21.33%
2010-03-31 $11.73B $60.34B 27.60%
2009-12-31 $12.85B $61.49B 39.07%
2009-09-30 $8.03B $25.35B 35.19%
2009-06-30 $5.70B $22.74B 26.66%
2009-03-31 $5.91B $22.00B 28.48%
2008-12-31 $7.79B $21.17B 38.69%
2008-09-30 $4.53B $19.57B 23.34%
2008-06-30 $4.96B $20.26B 25.20%
2008-03-31 $4.87B $19.52B 24.99%
2007-12-31 $3.27B $18.19B 17.00%
2007-09-30 $5.38B $20.72B 28.23%
2007-06-30 $4.80B $19.47B 25.64%
2007-03-31 $4.62B $18.48B 24.75%
2006-12-31 $4.43B $17.56B 23.65%
2006-09-30 $5.08B $19.29B 26.95%
2006-06-30 $5.56B $19.30B 30.09%
2006-03-31 $4.78B $18.85B 26.57%
2005-12-31 $4.63B $17.98B 26.17%
2005-09-30 $4.63B $17.78B 26.42%
2005-06-30 $4.54B $17.39B 26.05%
2005-03-31 $5.58B $17.65B 32.26%
2004-12-31 $5.83B $17.29B 34.38%
2004-09-30 $6.11B $17.31B 36.95%
2004-06-30 $6.64B $16.97B 41.42%
2004-03-31 $6.74B $16.27B 40.37%
2003-12-31 $6.83B $15.58B 39.38%
2003-09-30 $7.33B $15.31B 40.70%
2003-06-30 $7.35B $19.61B 39.62%
2003-03-31 $7.24B $18.88B 40.54%
2002-12-31 $7.15B $18.20B 41.48%
2002-09-30 $7.12B $17.53B 42.64%
2002-06-30 $7.19B $16.78B 44.47%
2002-03-31 $7.25B $16.45B 46.31%
2001-12-31 $7.28B $16.05B 47.72%
2001-09-30 $7.18B $15.36B 48.04%
2001-06-30 $7.07B $14.77B 48.79%
2001-03-31 $6.98B $14.86B 49.91%
2000-12-31 $6.82B $14.83B 51.32%
2000-09-30 $6.63B $13.52B 51.42%
2000-06-30 $6.34B $12.72B 49.76%
2000-03-31 $6.09B $12.10B 47.61%
1999-12-31 $5.89B $13.24B 44.95%
1999-09-30 $5.72B $12.86B 44.01%
1999-06-30 $5.55B $12.98B 42.92%
1999-03-31 $5.38B $13.34B 41.12%
1998-12-31 $5.25B $12.80B 40.24%
1998-09-30 $5.09B $12.56B 39.16%
1998-06-30 $4.92B $13.66B 37.65%
1998-03-31 $4.76B $13.15B 37.01%
1997-12-31 $4.61B $12.61B 36.39%
1997-09-30 $4.42B $12.83B 35.28%
1997-06-30 $4.22B $12.82B 34.72%
1997-03-31 $4.04B $12.43B 34.27%
1996-12-31 $3.88B $11.97B 33.49%
1996-09-30 $3.70B $11.40B 32.05%
1996-06-30 $3.56B $11.33B 30.76%
1996-03-31 $3.44B $11.66B 29.75%
1995-12-31 $3.34B $11.74B 29.21%
1995-09-30 $3.25B $11.52B 28.85%
1995-06-30 $3.17B $11.36B 28.33%
1995-03-31 $3.08B $11.05B 27.79%
1994-12-31 $3.00B $11.14B 27.44%
1994-09-30 $2.90B $11.26B 27.23%
1994-06-30 $2.82B $10.87B 30.83%
1994-03-31 $2.23B $10.42B 29.09%
1993-12-31 $2.17B $10.02B 34.14%
1993-09-30 $2.10B $5.27B 41.28%
1993-06-30 $2.04B $4.93B 39.68%
1993-03-31 $2.51B $5.17B 47.93%
1992-12-31 $2.48B $5.00B 47.38%
1992-09-30 $2.40B $5.47B 46.06%
1992-06-30 $2.30B $5.31B 46.10%
1992-03-31 $2.22B $5.11B 46.54%
1991-12-31 $2.12B $4.92B 47.19%
1991-09-30 $2.03B $4.65B 48.13%
1991-06-30 $1.95B $4.37B 48.71%
1991-03-31 $1.86B $4.06B 48.62%
1990-12-31 $1.78B $3.83B 48.31%
1990-09-30 $1.71B $3.73B 47.30%
1990-06-30 $1.63B $3.69B 46.54%
1990-03-31 $1.56B $3.49B 46.27%
1989-12-31 $1.50B $3.52B 45.90%
1989-09-30 $1.44B $3.34B 46.40%
1989-06-30 $1.36B $3.14B 46.34%
1989-03-31 $1.28B $3.05B 46.12%
1988-12-31 $1.21B $2.86B 46.85%
1988-09-30 $1.13B $2.67B 47.34%
1988-06-30 $1.06B $2.49B 43.24%
1988-03-31 $0.98B $2.28B 38.43%
1987-12-31 $0.91B $2.12B 34.24%
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Medical Large Cap Pharmaceutical $270.018B $59.283B
Merck & Co. boasts more than six blockbuster drugs in its portfolio with PD-L1 inhibitor, Keytruda, approved for several types of cancer. Keytruda has played an instrumental role in driving Merck's steady revenue growth in the past few years. Well-known products in Merck's portfolio include Keytruda, Simponi , Januvia and Janumet, Bridion, Isentress, ProQuad, Gardasil, Pneumovax 23, RotaTeq and Belsomra. Merck made its biggest acquisition of Schering-Plough and sold off its Consumer Care business to Bayer. Other key acquisitions include Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Rigontec, ArQule and Acceleron Pharma. IMerck spun off products from its Women's Health unit, legacy drugs and biosimilar products into a new publicly traded company called Organon & Co.
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