Merck ROA 2012-2026 | MRK

Current and historical return on assets (ROA) values for Merck (MRK) over the last 10 years. Return on assets can be defined as an indicator of how profitable a company is relative to its total assets. Calculated by dividing a company's operating earnings by its total assets.
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Merck ROA - Return on Assets Historical Data
Date TTM Net Income Total Assets Return on Assets
2026-03-31 $8.94B $61.77B 14.47%
2025-12-31 $18.25B $90.55B 20.16%
2025-09-30 $19.03B $119.82B 15.88%
2025-06-30 $16.41B $116.82B 14.04%
2025-03-31 $17.43B $115.60B 15.08%
2024-12-31 $17.12B $113.28B 15.11%
2024-09-30 $12.15B $110.67B 10.98%
2024-06-30 $13.74B $107.97B 12.72%
2024-03-31 $2.31B $105.93B 2.18%
2023-12-31 $0.37B $106.42B 0.34%
2023-09-30 $4.61B $107.04B 4.31%
2023-06-30 $3.11B $107.13B 2.90%
2023-03-31 $13.03B $107.78B 12.09%
2022-12-31 $14.52B $107.50B 13.51%
2022-09-30 $15.26B $106.64B 14.31%
2022-06-30 $16.58B $103.24B 16.06%
2022-03-31 $14.18B $99.14B 14.30%
2021-12-31 $13.05B $95.18B 13.71%
2021-09-30 $7.20B $91.65B 7.85%
2021-06-30 $5.57B $90.73B 6.14%
2021-03-31 $7.03B $90.71B 7.75%
2020-12-31 $7.07B $89.23B 7.92%
2020-09-30 $11.52B $87.43B 13.17%
2020-06-30 $10.48B $85.81B 12.21%
2020-03-31 $10.15B $84.15B 12.06%
2019-12-31 $9.84B $83.51B 11.79%
2019-09-30 $9.31B $83.07B 11.21%
2019-06-30 $9.36B $83.52B 11.21%
2019-03-31 $8.40B $83.79B 10.02%
2018-12-31 $6.22B $84.71B 7.34%
2018-09-30 $3.35B $86.02B 3.89%
2018-06-30 $1.34B $87.66B 1.53%
2018-03-31 $1.58B $89.60B 1.76%
2017-12-31 $2.39B $92.23B 2.60%
2017-09-30 $2.85B $94.11B 3.03%
2017-06-30 $5.09B $95.77B 5.31%
2017-03-31 $4.35B $96.69B 4.49%
2016-12-31 $3.92B $97.24B 4.03%
2016-09-30 $5.49B $98.81B 5.56%
2016-06-30 $5.13B $99.54B 5.16%
2016-03-31 $4.61B $101.06B 4.57%
2015-12-31 $4.44B $103.46B 4.29%
2015-09-30 $10.78B $102.58B 10.51%
2015-06-30 $9.85B $102.73B 9.59%
2015-03-31 $11.17B $101.55B 11.00%
2014-12-31 $11.92B $101.57B 11.74%
2014-09-30 $5.39B $103.44B 5.21%
2014-06-30 $5.61B $104.60B 5.37%
2014-03-31 $4.52B $106.85B 4.23%
2013-12-31 $4.40B $106.29B 4.14%
2013-09-30 $4.53B $106.41B 4.26%
2013-06-30 $5.14B $106.38B 4.83%
2013-03-31 $6.02B $106.04B 5.68%
2012-12-31 $6.17B $105.87B 5.82%
2012-09-30 $6.76B $105.62B 6.40%
2012-06-30 $6.72B $105.67B 6.36%
2012-03-31 $6.95B $105.84B 6.57%
2011-12-31 $6.26B $105.93B 5.91%
2011-09-30 $4.22B $106.09B 3.98%
2011-06-30 $2.87B $106.42B 2.70%
2011-03-31 $1.60B $106.41B 1.51%
2010-12-31 $0.86B $107.85B 0.80%
2010-09-30 $7.84B $109.48B 7.16%
2010-06-30 $10.92B $94.71B 11.53%
2010-03-31 $11.73B $80.51B 14.56%
2009-12-31 $12.85B $64.25B 20.00%
2009-09-30 $8.03B $47.97B 16.74%
2009-06-30 $5.70B $47.92B 11.89%
2009-03-31 $5.91B $47.44B 12.46%
2008-12-31 $7.79B $47.56B 16.38%
2008-09-30 $4.53B $47.85B 9.46%
2008-06-30 $4.96B $47.14B 10.52%
2008-03-31 $4.87B $46.32B 10.51%
2007-12-31 $3.27B $45.31B 7.21%
2007-09-30 $5.38B $44.36B 12.13%
2007-06-30 $4.80B $43.87B 10.93%
2007-03-31 $4.62B $43.69B 10.57%
2006-12-31 $4.43B $43.80B 10.12%
2006-09-30 $5.08B $43.87B 11.58%
2006-06-30 $5.56B $43.89B 12.67%
2006-03-31 $4.78B $43.78B 10.92%
2005-12-31 $4.63B $43.70B 10.60%
2005-09-30 $4.63B $43.13B 10.73%
2005-06-30 $4.54B $42.89B 10.57%
2005-03-31 $5.58B $42.61B 13.10%
2004-12-31 $5.83B $42.24B 13.80%
2004-09-30 $6.11B $41.75B 14.63%
2004-06-30 $6.64B $41.67B 15.93%
2004-03-31 $6.74B $43.71B 15.42%
2003-12-31 $6.83B $45.54B 15.00%
2003-09-30 $7.33B $47.28B 15.49%
2003-06-30 $7.35B $48.47B 15.17%
2003-03-31 $7.24B $47.45B 15.25%
2002-12-31 $7.15B $46.58B 15.35%
2002-09-30 $7.12B $45.70B 15.58%
2002-06-30 $7.19B $44.79B 16.04%
2002-03-31 $7.25B $43.74B 16.57%
2001-12-31 $7.28B $42.43B 17.16%
2001-09-30 $7.18B $41.46B 17.33%
2001-06-30 $7.07B $40.04B 17.66%
2001-03-31 $6.98B $38.96B 17.91%
2000-12-31 $6.82B $37.85B 18.03%
2000-09-30 $6.63B $36.72B 18.06%
2000-06-30 $6.34B $35.86B 17.67%
2000-03-31 $6.09B $34.80B 17.50%
1999-12-31 $5.89B $33.93B 17.36%
1999-09-30 $5.72B $32.99B 17.34%
1999-06-30 $5.55B $32.13B 17.26%
1999-03-31 $5.38B $30.70B 17.54%
1998-12-31 $5.25B $29.23B 17.96%
1998-09-30 $5.09B $27.72B 18.36%
1998-06-30 $4.92B $26.40B 18.63%
1998-03-31 $4.76B $25.94B 18.34%
1997-12-31 $4.61B $25.52B 18.08%
1997-09-30 $4.42B $25.14B 17.56%
1997-06-30 $4.22B $24.66B 17.11%
1997-03-31 $4.04B $24.06B 16.78%
1996-12-31 $3.88B $23.88B 16.26%
1996-09-30 $3.70B $23.76B 15.55%
1996-06-30 $3.56B $23.38B 15.21%
1996-03-31 $3.44B $23.02B 14.95%
1995-12-31 $3.34B $22.46B 14.85%
1995-09-30 $3.25B $21.96B 14.80%
1995-06-30 $3.17B $21.63B 14.67%
1995-03-31 $3.08B $21.35B 14.42%
1994-12-31 $3.00B $20.92B 14.33%
1994-09-30 $2.90B $20.44B 14.18%
1994-06-30 $2.82B $18.31B 15.39%
1994-03-31 $2.23B $16.22B 13.74%
1993-12-31 $2.17B $14.11B 15.36%
1993-09-30 $2.10B $11.90B 17.67%
1993-06-30 $2.04B $11.47B 17.80%
1993-03-31 $2.51B $10.92B 23.00%
1992-12-31 $2.48B $10.45B 23.69%
1992-09-30 $2.40B $10.05B 23.84%
1992-06-30 $2.30B $9.63B 23.94%
1992-03-31 $2.22B $9.25B 23.96%
1991-12-31 $2.12B $8.90B 23.83%
1991-09-30 $2.03B $8.54B 23.83%
1991-06-30 $1.95B $8.18B 23.80%
1991-03-31 $1.86B $7.86B 23.68%
1990-12-31 $1.78B $7.51B 23.70%
1990-09-30 $1.71B $7.20B 23.72%
1990-06-30 $1.63B $6.88B 23.74%
1990-03-31 $1.56B $6.58B 23.72%
1989-12-31 $1.50B $6.45B 23.18%
1989-09-30 $1.44B $6.30B 22.79%
1989-06-30 $1.36B $6.15B 22.04%
1989-03-31 $1.28B $6.04B 21.09%
1988-12-31 $1.21B $5.89B 20.49%
1988-09-30 $1.13B $5.77B 19.59%
1988-06-30 $1.06B $5.74B 18.42%
1988-03-31 $0.98B $5.68B 17.19%
1987-12-31 $0.91B $5.56B 16.30%
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Medical Large Cap Pharmaceutical $299.893B $65.011B
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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