Merck ROE 2012-2026 | 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.
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Merck ROE - Return on Equity Historical Data
Date TTM Net Income Shareholder's Equity Return on Equity
2026-03-31 $8.94B $25.24B 35.40%
2025-12-31 $18.25B $37.34B 48.88%
2025-09-30 $19.03B $48.94B 38.90%
2025-06-30 $16.41B $47.10B 34.83%
2025-03-31 $17.43B $45.75B 38.11%
2024-12-31 $17.12B $43.75B 39.12%
2024-09-30 $12.15B $41.57B 29.23%
2024-06-30 $13.74B $40.75B 33.71%
2024-03-31 $2.31B $39.53B 5.83%
2023-12-31 $0.37B $41.15B 0.89%
2023-09-30 $4.61B $43.25B 10.65%
2023-06-30 $3.11B $44.06B 7.06%
2023-03-31 $13.03B $45.20B 28.83%
2022-12-31 $14.52B $43.71B 33.21%
2022-09-30 $15.26B $41.76B 36.54%
2022-06-30 $16.58B $39.60B 41.87%
2022-03-31 $14.18B $37.12B 38.21%
2021-12-31 $13.05B $33.64B 38.79%
2021-09-30 $7.20B $30.42B 23.65%
2021-06-30 $5.57B $28.78B 19.36%
2021-03-31 $7.03B $27.36B 25.68%
2020-12-31 $7.07B $27.18B 26.00%
2020-09-30 $11.52B $27.33B 42.15%
2020-06-30 $10.48B $26.74B 39.18%
2020-03-31 $10.15B $26.74B 37.95%
2019-12-31 $9.84B $27.08B 36.34%
2019-09-30 $9.31B $27.30B 34.11%
2019-06-30 $9.36B $28.74B 32.58%
2019-03-31 $8.40B $29.99B 28.00%
2018-12-31 $6.22B $31.55B 19.71%
2018-09-30 $3.35B $33.47B 10.00%
2018-06-30 $1.34B $34.93B 3.84%
2018-03-31 $1.58B $36.67B 4.31%
2017-12-31 $2.39B $38.22B 6.26%
2017-09-30 $2.85B $39.65B 7.18%
2017-06-30 $5.09B $41.02B 12.40%
2017-03-31 $4.35B $41.95B 10.36%
2016-12-31 $3.92B $42.90B 9.14%
2016-09-30 $5.49B $44.02B 12.47%
2016-06-30 $5.13B $44.45B 11.55%
2016-03-31 $4.61B $45.25B 10.20%
2015-12-31 $4.44B $46.25B 9.60%
2015-09-30 $10.78B $47.26B 22.82%
2015-06-30 $9.85B $47.18B 20.88%
2015-03-31 $11.17B $47.65B 23.44%
2014-12-31 $11.92B $48.81B 24.42%
2014-09-30 $5.39B $49.69B 10.84%
2014-06-30 $5.61B $50.85B 11.04%
2014-03-31 $4.52B $51.25B 8.81%
2013-12-31 $4.40B $52.01B 8.47%
2013-09-30 $4.53B $52.80B 8.58%
2013-06-30 $5.14B $54.85B 9.36%
2013-03-31 $6.02B $56.74B 10.61%
2012-12-31 $6.17B $57.17B 10.78%
2012-09-30 $6.76B $57.54B 11.75%
2012-06-30 $6.72B $57.38B 11.71%
2012-03-31 $6.95B $57.44B 12.10%
2011-12-31 $6.26B $57.33B 10.91%
2011-09-30 $4.22B $57.29B 7.36%
2011-06-30 $2.87B $57.40B 5.00%
2011-03-31 $1.60B $57.34B 2.80%
2010-12-31 $0.86B $58.22B 1.48%
2010-09-30 $7.84B $59.39B 13.20%
2010-06-30 $10.92B $51.21B 21.33%
2010-03-31 $11.73B $42.48B 27.60%
2009-12-31 $12.85B $32.89B 39.07%
2009-09-30 $8.03B $22.81B 35.19%
2009-06-30 $5.70B $21.37B 26.66%
2009-03-31 $5.91B $20.75B 28.48%
2008-12-31 $7.79B $20.13B 38.69%
2008-09-30 $4.53B $19.38B 23.34%
2008-06-30 $4.96B $19.67B 25.20%
2008-03-31 $4.87B $19.48B 24.99%
2007-12-31 $3.27B $19.22B 17.00%
2007-09-30 $5.38B $19.06B 28.23%
2007-06-30 $4.80B $18.70B 25.64%
2007-03-31 $4.62B $18.66B 24.75%
2006-12-31 $4.43B $18.75B 23.65%
2006-09-30 $5.08B $18.85B 26.95%
2006-06-30 $5.56B $18.48B 30.09%
2006-03-31 $4.78B $18.00B 26.57%
2005-12-31 $4.63B $17.70B 26.17%
2005-09-30 $4.63B $17.53B 26.42%
2005-06-30 $4.54B $17.41B 26.05%
2005-03-31 $5.58B $17.30B 32.26%
2004-12-31 $5.83B $16.96B 34.38%
2004-09-30 $6.11B $16.53B 36.95%
2004-06-30 $6.64B $16.03B 41.42%
2004-03-31 $6.74B $16.69B 40.37%
2003-12-31 $6.83B $17.34B 39.38%
2003-09-30 $7.33B $18.00B 40.70%
2003-06-30 $7.35B $18.55B 39.62%
2003-03-31 $7.24B $17.85B 40.54%
2002-12-31 $7.15B $17.24B 41.48%
2002-09-30 $7.12B $16.70B 42.64%
2002-06-30 $7.19B $16.16B 44.47%
2002-03-31 $7.25B $15.66B 46.31%
2001-12-31 $7.28B $15.26B 47.72%
2001-09-30 $7.18B $14.95B 48.04%
2001-06-30 $7.07B $14.49B 48.79%
2001-03-31 $6.98B $13.98B 49.91%
2000-12-31 $6.82B $13.29B 51.32%
2000-09-30 $6.63B $12.90B 51.42%
2000-06-30 $6.34B $12.73B 49.76%
2000-03-31 $6.09B $12.79B 47.61%
1999-12-31 $5.89B $13.10B 44.95%
1999-09-30 $5.72B $12.99B 44.01%
1999-06-30 $5.55B $12.92B 42.92%
1999-03-31 $5.38B $13.09B 41.12%
1998-12-31 $5.25B $13.04B 40.24%
1998-09-30 $5.09B $13.00B 39.16%
1998-06-30 $4.92B $13.07B 37.65%
1998-03-31 $4.76B $12.85B 37.01%
1997-12-31 $4.61B $12.68B 36.39%
1997-09-30 $4.42B $12.52B 35.28%
1997-06-30 $4.22B $12.16B 34.72%
1997-03-31 $4.04B $11.78B 34.27%
1996-12-31 $3.88B $11.59B 33.49%
1996-09-30 $3.70B $11.53B 32.05%
1996-06-30 $3.56B $11.56B 30.76%
1996-03-31 $3.44B $11.57B 29.75%
1995-12-31 $3.34B $11.42B 29.21%
1995-09-30 $3.25B $11.27B 28.85%
1995-06-30 $3.17B $11.20B 28.33%
1995-03-31 $3.08B $11.08B 27.79%
1994-12-31 $3.00B $10.92B 27.44%
1994-09-30 $2.90B $10.64B 27.23%
1994-06-30 $2.82B $9.14B 30.83%
1994-03-31 $2.23B $7.66B 29.09%
1993-12-31 $2.17B $6.35B 34.14%
1993-09-30 $2.10B $5.09B 41.28%
1993-06-30 $2.04B $5.14B 39.68%
1993-03-31 $2.51B $5.24B 47.93%
1992-12-31 $2.48B $5.23B 47.38%
1992-09-30 $2.40B $5.20B 46.06%
1992-06-30 $2.30B $5.00B 46.10%
1992-03-31 $2.22B $4.76B 46.54%
1991-12-31 $2.12B $4.50B 47.19%
1991-09-30 $2.03B $4.23B 48.13%
1991-06-30 $1.95B $4.00B 48.71%
1991-03-31 $1.86B $3.83B 48.62%
1990-12-31 $1.78B $3.69B 48.31%
1990-09-30 $1.71B $3.61B 47.30%
1990-06-30 $1.63B $3.51B 46.54%
1990-03-31 $1.56B $3.37B 46.27%
1989-12-31 $1.50B $3.26B 45.90%
1989-09-30 $1.44B $3.09B 46.40%
1989-06-30 $1.36B $2.93B 46.34%
1989-03-31 $1.28B $2.77B 46.12%
1988-12-31 $1.21B $2.57B 46.85%
1988-09-30 $1.13B $2.39B 47.34%
1988-06-30 $1.06B $2.45B 43.24%
1988-03-31 $0.98B $2.54B 38.43%
1987-12-31 $0.91B $2.65B 34.24%
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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