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MRK · Merck & Co., Inc.

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$153.10 -3.35 (-2.14%) At close · Aug 26
Market Cap
$379.22B
Shares
2.47B

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$153.10 Open$154.35 Day$152.61–155.19 52W close$77.60–156.45 Avg vol 30d10.4M Short int24.5M · 1.0% float · 2.8d Short vol51% Last earningsAug 4, 2026 DataJun 2021–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 7

Raw chart and full-history price indicators begin at the captured split on Jun 3, 2021; bars on opposite sides are not compared.

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 7, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 7, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Low
      Market backdrop VIX 15.2 · calm Equity put/call 0.64
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +32%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +18%
      above
      RSI (14) 71
      overbought
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 96%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +17%
      trailing
      6-month return +32%
      trailing
      YTD return +45%
      this year
      Relative strength +19%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $130 › 200d $116 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -1% holders QoQ · +207 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$30.0M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      0.99% of float · ▼ -13.3% MoM · 2.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      3,783 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 45
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +1%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +8%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $12.4B
      Valuation P/E 123
      rich
      Buyback $5.7B
      remaining
      Balance sheet $34.8B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Low
      Volatility 31%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −12%
      past year
      ATR 2.9%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 2 of last 3
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 4, 2026
      Non-GAAP Gross margin · Full Year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated 81%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 30, 2025
      Worldwide Sales · Full Year 2025 $64.5B – $65B
      Non-GAAP Gross margin · Full Year 2025 82%
      Non-GAAP Other (income) expenses, net · Full Year 2025 $400M – $500M
      Non-GAAP Operating expenses · Full Year 2025 $25.9B – $26.4B
      Non-GAAP Effective tax rate · Full Year 2025 14% – 15%
      Guided vs delivered · last 3 settled
      Worldwide Sales Full Year 2025
      guided $64.5B – $65B
      $65.01B Beat +0.4%
      Revenue full-year 2023
      guided $58.6B – $59.6B
      $60.12B Beat +1.7%
      EPS 2023
      guided $2.95 – $3.05
      $0.14 Miss −95.3%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 2 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +32% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +18% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      71 Bearish
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      96% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $130 › 200d $116 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -1% holders QoQ · +207 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$30.0M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      0.99% of float · ▼ -13.3% MoM · 2.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      3,783 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $78 Now $153 · 96% Range high $156
      vs 200-day avg +32% vs 50-day avg +18%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      KEYTRUDA QLEX Sales 463M Second Quarter
      WINREVAIR Sales 588M Second Quarter
      Non-GAAP other (income) expense, net non-GAAP $318M first quarter of 2026
      Non-GAAP R&D expenses non-GAAP $12.6B first quarter of 2026
      Non-GAAP SG&A expenses non-GAAP $2.7B first quarter of 2026
      KEYTRUDA/KEYTRUDA QLEX Sales $31.7B Full-Year 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Drug Manufacturers - General — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      MRK
      Merck & Co., Inc.
      this stock
      $379.22B +45.4% +1.3% 123.0 1.0%
      LLY
      ELI LILLY & Co
      $1.14T +10.7% +44.7% 40.7 0.7%
      JNJ
      Johnson & Johnson
      $658.24B +30.5% +6.0% 31.7 0.9%
      ABBV
      AbbVie Inc.
      $467.44B +15.1% +8.6% 74.7 1.0%
      NVS
      Novartis AG
      $300.03B +14.3% 0.3%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      3,783
      % held
      81.6%
      Net QoQ
      +40.1M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      1,624
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      24.5M
      Days to cover
      2.8d
      Change
      -3.8M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      51%
      As of
      Aug 26, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      12.7K
      Value
      $1.7M
      As of
      Jul 28, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      44.8%
      Week of
      Jul 20, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$30.0M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 5
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Alan Armstrong
      Amount
      $15.0K–$50.0K
      Traded
      Mar 27, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $65.0B
      Net income (FY)
      $18.3B
      EPS diluted
      $7.28
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $10.0B
      Remaining
      $5.7B
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Aug 7, 2026
      This year
      12
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $1.4M
      Shares
      10.0K
      Filed
      Aug 13, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 4, 2026
      View

      Performance

      Raw-price comparisons begin at the captured split on Jun 3, 2021; windows that need an earlier baseline remain unavailable.

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      MRK +0.6% +17.4% +31.9% +17.6% +45.5%
      SPY -0.4% +5.0% +12.4% +2.6% +12.3%
      vs SPY +1.0% +12.4% +19.5% +15.0% +33.1%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.85 / share · ex Jun 15, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.85 / share · ex Sep 15, 2026
      Raised 4.9%
      Paid (TTM)
      $3.36 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      2.19%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $10.00B
      Spent (derived)
      $4.30B
      Remaining
      $5.70B
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

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