8-K

Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

8-K 2025-07-29 For: 2025-07-25
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 29, 2025 (July 25, 2025 )

Merck & Co., Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey<br> <br>(State or other jurisdiction<br> <br>of incorporation) 1-6571<br> <br>(Commission<br> <br>File Number) 22-1918501<br> <br>(I.R.S. Employer<br> <br>Identification No.)

126 East Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, NJ<br> <br>(Address of principal executive offices) 07065<br> <br>(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(732) 594-4000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common<br> Stock ($0.50 par value) MRK New York Stock Exchange
1.875% Notes due 2026 MRK/26 New York Stock Exchange
3.250% Notes due 2032 MRK/32 New York Stock Exchange
2.500% Notes due 2034 MRK/34 New York Stock Exchange
1.375% Notes due 2036 MRK 36A New York Stock Exchange
3.500% Notes due 2037 MRK/37 New York Stock Exchange
3.700% Notes due 2044 MRK/44 New York Stock Exchange
3.750% Notes due 2054 MRK/54 New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨


Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial

Condition.


The following information, including the exhibits hereto, is being furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02.

Incorporated by reference is a press release issued by Merck & Co., Inc. on July 29, 2025, regarding earnings for the second quarter of 2025, attached as Exhibit 99.1. Also incorporated by reference is certain supplemental information not included in the press release, attached as Exhibit 99.2.

This information shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and is not incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 2.05. Costs Associated

with Exit or Disposal Activities.


On July 25, 2025, the Company approved a new restructuring program (2025 Restructuring Program) designed to position the Company for its next chapter of growth and to successfully advance its pipeline and launch new products across multiple therapeutic areas. As part of this program, the Company expects to eliminate certain positions in sales and administrative organizations, as well as research and development. The Company will, however, continue to hire employees into new roles across all strategic growth areas of the business. In addition, the Company will reduce its global real estate footprint and continue to optimize its manufacturing network, aligning the geography of its global manufacturing footprint to its customers and reflecting changes in the Company’s business.

Most actions contemplated under the 2025 Restructuring Program are expected to be largely completed by the end of 2027, with the exception of certain manufacturing actions, which are expected to be substantially completed by the end of 2029. The cumulative pretax costs to be incurred by the Company to implement the program are estimated to be approximately $3.0 billion, of which approximately 60% will be cash, relating primarily to employee separation expense and contractual termination costs. The remainder of the costs will be non-cash, relating primarily to the accelerated depreciation of facilities. The Company expects the actions under the 2025 Restructuring Program to result in annual cost savings of approximately $1.7 billion, which will be substantially realized by the end of 2027. The 2025 Restructuring Program is part of the Company’s multiyear optimization initiative anticipated to achieve $3.0 billion in annual cost savings by the end of 2027, which will be fully reinvested into strategic growth areas of the business.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Press<br> release issued July 29, 2025, regarding earnings for the second quarter of 2025
Exhibit<br> 99.2 Certain<br> supplemental information not included in the press release
Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data<br> File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Merck<br> & Co., Inc.
Date:<br> July 29, 2025 By: /s/<br> Kelly E. W. Grez
Kelly<br> E. W. Grez <br><br> Corporate Secretary

Exhibit99.1

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News Release

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J.,USA Announces Second-Quarter 2025 Financial Results

- Total Worldwide Sales Were $15.8 Billion, a Decrease of 2% From Second Quarter 2024 Both Nominally and Excluding the Impact of Foreign<br>Exchange
o KEYTRUDA Sales Were $8.0 Billion, Growth of 9% Both Nominally and Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange
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o WINREVAIR Sales Were $336 Million
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o Animal Health Sales Were $1.6 Billion, Growth of 11% Both Nominally and Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange
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o GARDASIL/GARDASIL 9 Sales Were $1.1 Billion, a Decline of 55% Both Nominally and Excluding the Impact of Foreign Exchange
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- GAAP EPS Was $1.76; Non-GAAP EPS Was $2.13; GAAP and Non-GAAP EPS Include a Charge of $0.07 per Share for Closing of Hengrui Pharma<br>License Agreement
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- Announced Agreement To Acquire Verona Pharma and Its First-In-Class COPD Maintenance Treatment for Adults, Ohtuvayre®;^1^<br>Transaction Expected To Close in Fourth Quarter 2025
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- Announced Positive Topline Results From First Two Phase 3 CORALreef Trials of Enlicitide Decanoate for Treatment of Adults With Hyperlipidemia
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- Received FDA Approval of ENFLONSIA for Prevention of RSV Lower Respiratory Tract Disease in Infants Born During or Entering Their<br>First RSV Season; CDC’s ACIP Recommended ENFLONSIA for Prevention of RSV in Infants Younger Than 8 Months of Age for Their First<br>RSV Season
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- Announced Multiyear Optimization Initiative Anticipated To Result in Approximately $3.0 Billion of Annual<br>Cost Savings by the End of 2027, To Be Fully Reinvested Into Strategic Growth Areas
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- Full-Year 2025 Financial Outlook
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o Narrows Expected Worldwide Sales Range To Be Between $64.3 Billion and $65.3 Billion
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o Narrows Expected Non-GAAP EPS Range To Be Between $8.87 and $8.97
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o Outlook Does Not Include Anticipated Impact of the Announced Acquisition of Verona Pharma
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RAHWAY, N.J., July 29, 2025 – Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2025.

^1^ All trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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"Earlier this month, we were pleased to announce our pending acquisition of Verona Pharma, which augments our portfolio and pipeline and is another example of acting decisively when science and value align,” said Robert M. Davis, chairman and chief executive officer. “Today, we announced a multiyear optimization initiative that will redirect investment and resources from more mature areas of our business to our burgeoning array of new growth drivers, further enable the transformation of our portfolio, and drive our next chapter of productive, innovation-driven growth. With these actions, I am confident that we are well positioned to generate near- and long-term value for our shareholders and, most importantly, deliver for our patients.”

Financial Summary

Second Quarter
$ in millions, except EPS amounts 2025 2024 Change Change <br><br>Ex-Exchange
Sales $ 15,806 $ 16,112 -2 % -2 %
GAAP net income^2^ 4,427 5,455 -19 % -17 %
Non-GAAP net income that excludes certain items^2,3*^ 5,366 5,809 -8 % -6 %
GAAP EPS 1.76 2.14 -18 % -16 %
Non-GAAP EPS that excludes certain items^3*^ 2.13 2.28 -7 % -5 %

*Refer to table on page 7.

For the second quarter of 2025, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) earnings per share (EPS) assuming dilution was $1.76 and non-GAAP EPS was $2.13. GAAP and non-GAAP EPS in the second quarter of 2025 include a charge of $0.07 per share for an upfront payment to Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (Hengrui Pharma) upon closing of a license agreement. Non-GAAP EPS excludes acquisition- and divestiture-related costs, costs related to restructuring programs, and income and losses from investments in equity securities. Non-GAAP EPS in the second quarter of 2025 also excludes tax benefits primarily resulting from favorable audit adjustments. Non-GAAP EPS in the second quarter of 2024 also excludes a tax benefit due to a reduction in reserves for unrecognized income tax benefits, resulting from the expiration of the statute of limitations for assessments related to the 2019 federal tax return year.

Year-to-date results can be found in the attached tables.

^2^ Net income attributable to the Company.

^3^ The Company is providing certain 2025 and 2024 non-GAAP information that excludes certain items because of the nature of these items and the impact they have on the analysis of underlying business performance and trends. Management believes that providing this information enhances investors’ understanding of the Company’s results because management uses non-GAAP results to assess performance. Management uses non-GAAP measures internally for planning and forecasting purposes and to measure the performance of the Company along with other metrics. In addition, annual employee compensation, including senior management’s compensation, is derived in part using a non-GAAP pretax income metric. This information should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to, information prepared in accordance with GAAP. For a description of the non-GAAP adjustments, see Table 2a attached to this release.

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Second-Quarter Sales Performance

The following table reflects sales of the Company’s top products and significant performance drivers.

in millions 2024 Change Change<br><br>Ex-Exchange Commentary
Total Sales 15,806 $ 16,112 -2 % -2 %
Pharmaceutical 14,050 14,408 -2 % -3 % Decline primarily due to vaccines and immunology, partially offset by growth in oncology and cardiology.
KEYTRUDA 7,956 7,270 9 % 9 % Growth driven by continued strong global demand from metastatic indications, including bladder, endometrial and gastric cancers, and increased global uptake in earlier-stage indications, including triple-negative breast cancer, renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and cervical cancer, as well as non-small cell lung cancer in the U.S.
GARDASIL/GARDASIL 9 1,126 2,478 -55 % -55 % Decline primarily due to lower demand in China. Excluding China, sales declined 3%, or 4% excluding impact of foreign exchange, reflecting lower demand in Japan following a national catch-up immunization program, as well as timing of public-sector purchases in certain international markets. U.S. sales increased 2% in the quarter.
JANUVIA/JANUMET 623 629 -1 % - Decrease primarily attributable to lower demand in China, impacts of generic competition in most international markets, and lower demand in the U.S. due to competitive pressure, which were largely offset by higher net pricing in the U.S.
PROQUAD, M-M-R II and VARIVAX 609 617 -1 % -2 % Decrease primarily reflects lower U.S. sales due to unfavorable VARIVAX public-sector activity and M-M-R II private-sector buy-out, partially offset by partial replenishment of PROQUAD doses borrowed from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Pediatric Vaccine Stockpile, and higher pricing.
BRIDION 461 455 1 % 1 % Increase primarily due to higher demand in the U.S., partially offset by lower demand in most international markets due to ongoing generic competition.
Lynparza* 370 317 17 % 15 % Growth primarily due to higher demand in the U.S. and certain international markets.
WEVAIR 336 70 N/M N/M Growth reflects continued uptake since second-quarter 2024 launch in the U.S.

All values are in Indian Rupees.

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Second Quarter
$ in millions 2025 2024 Change ChangeEx-Exchange Commentary
Lenvima* 265 249 6 % 5 % Increase primarily due to higher sales in the U.S. reflecting higher demand, partially offset by lower pricing.
VAXNEUVANCE 229 189 21 % 20 % Growth primarily due to favorable public-sector activity in the U.S. and increased demand in certain international markets, partially offset by lower demand in the U.S. and Japan due to competitive pressure.
PREVYMIS 228 188 21 % 20 % Growth primarily due to higher demand in the U.S. and Europe, partially offset by lower demand in China due to generic competition.
WELIREG 162 126 29 % 29 % Growth primarily driven by higher demand in the U.S. and early launch uptake in certain EU markets, partially offset by lower pricing in the U.S.
CAPVAXIVE 129 - - - Represents continued uptake since third-quarter 2024 launch in the U.S.
SIMPONI - 172 -100 % -100 % Marketing rights in former territories of the Company reverted to Johnson & Johnson on Oct. 1, 2024.
Animal Health 1,646 1,482 11 % 11 % Growth primarily due to higher demand for Livestock products, as well as inclusion of sales from Elanco aqua business acquired in July 2024, higher pricing and improved supply.
Livestock 961 837 15 % 16 % Growth primarily driven by higher demand across all species, as well as inclusion of sales from Elanco aqua business acquired in July 2024.
Companion Animal 685 645 6 % 6 % Increase primarily driven by higher pricing. Sales of BRAVECTO were $335 million and $331 million in current and prior year quarters, respectively, which represents an increase of 1%, both nominally and excluding impact of foreign exchange.
Other Revenues** 110 222 -50 % -3 % Primarily due to unfavorable impact of revenue-hedging activities.

*Alliance revenue for this product represents the Company’s share of profits, which are product sales net of cost of sales and commercialization costs.

**Other revenues are comprised primarily of revenues from third-party manufacturing arrangements and miscellaneous corporate revenues, including revenue-hedging activities.

N/M- Not meaningful.

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Second-Quarter Expense, EPS and Related Information

The table below presents selected expense information.

$ in millions GAAP Acquisition- and Divestiture- Related Costs^4^ Restructuring<br> Costs (Income)<br> Loss From<br> Investments<br> in Equity<br> Securities Non- GAAP^3^
Second Quarter 2025
Cost of sales $ 3,557 $ 576 $ 165 $ - $ 2,816
Selling, general and administrative 2,649 15 1 - 2,633
Research and development 4,048 3 53 - 3,992
Restructuring costs 560 - 560 - -
Other (income) expense, net (7 ) - - (61 ) 54
Second Quarter 2024
Cost of sales $ 3,745 $ 606 $ 66 $ - $ 3,073
Selling, general and administrative 2,739 24 31 - 2,684
Research and development 3,500 20 - - 3,480
Restructuring costs 80 - 80 - -
Other (income) expense, net 42 (17 ) - (49 ) 108

GAAP Expense, EPS and Related Information

Gross margin was 77.5% for the second quarter of 2025 compared with 76.8% for the second quarter of 2024. The increase was primarily due to the favorable impact of product mix, partially offset by higher restructuring costs and inventory write-offs.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses were $2.6 billion in the second quarter of 2025, a decrease of 3% compared with the second quarter of 2024. The decrease was primarily due to lower administrative, restructuring and promotional costs.

Research and development (R&D) expenses were $4.0 billion in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 16% compared with the second quarter of 2024. The increase was primarily due to a $200 million charge for an upfront payment made in the second quarter of 2025 for a license agreement with Hengrui Pharma, increased clinical development spending, higher compensation and benefit costs, and higher restructuring costs.

Other (income) expense, net, was $7 million of income in the second quarter of 2025 compared with $42 million of expense in the second quarter of 2024.

The effective tax rate of 11.4% for the second quarter of 2025 includes a 2.9 percentage point favorable impact due to tax benefits primarily resulting from favorable audit adjustments.

^4^ Reflects expenses related to business combinations, including the amortization of intangible assets, intangible asset impairment charges, and expense or income related to changes in the estimated fair value measurement of liabilities for contingent consideration. Also includes integration, transaction and certain other costs associated with acquisitions and divestitures, as well as amortization of intangible assets related to collaborations and licensing arrangements.

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GAAP EPS was $1.76 for the second quarter of 2025 compared with $2.14 for the second quarter of 2024. The decrease reflects increased operating expenses driven by higher restructuring costs and research and development spending, a charge related to the closing of a license agreement with Hengrui Pharma, unfavorable tax impacts, and the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange.

Non-GAAP Expense, EPS and Related Information

Non-GAAP gross margin was 82.2% for the second quarter of 2025 compared with 80.9% for the second quarter of 2024. The increase was primarily due to the favorable impact of product mix, partially offset by higher inventory write-offs.

Non-GAAP SG&A expenses were $2.6 billion in the second quarter of 2025, a decrease of 2% compared with the second quarter of 2024. The decrease was primarily due to lower administrative and promotional costs.

Non-GAAP R&D expenses were $4.0 billion in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 15% compared with the second quarter of 2024. The increase was primarily due to a $200 million charge for an upfront payment made in the second quarter of 2025 for a license agreement with Hengrui Pharma, increased clinical development spending, and higher compensation and benefit costs.

Non-GAAP other (income) expense, net, was $54 million of expense in the second quarter of 2025 compared with $108 million of expense in the second quarter of 2024.

The non-GAAP effective tax rate was 15.0% for the second quarter of 2025.

Non-GAAP EPS was $2.13 for the second quarter of 2025 compared with $2.28 for the second quarter of 2024. The decrease reflects increased operating expenses driven by higher research and development spending, a charge related to the closing of a license agreement with Hengrui Pharma, and the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange.

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A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP net income and EPS is provided in the table that follows.

Second Quarter
$ in millions, except EPS amounts 2025 2024
EPS
GAAP EPS $ 1.76 $ 2.14
Difference 0.37 0.14
Non-GAAP EPS that excludes items listed below^3^ $ 2.13 $ 2.28
Net Income
GAAP net income^2^ $ 4,427 $ 5,455
Difference 939 354
Non-GAAP net income that excludes items listed below^2,3^ $ 5,366 $ 5,809
Excluded Items:
Acquisition- and divestiture-related costs^4^ $ 594 $ 633
Restructuring costs 779 177
Income from investments in equity securities (61 ) (49 )
Decrease to net income before taxes 1,312 761
Estimated income tax (benefit) expense^5^ (373 ) (407 )
Decrease to net income $ 939 $ 354

Planned Acquisition of Verona Pharma

On July 9, 2025, the Company furthered its science-led business development strategy by announcing an agreement under which the Company, through a subsidiary, will acquire Verona Pharma plc (Verona Pharma) for $107 per American Depository Share, each of which represents eight Verona Pharma ordinary shares, for a total transaction value of approximately $10 billion. Through the acquisition, the Company will add Ohtuvayre, a first-in-class selective dual inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 3 and 4 (PDE3 and PDE4), to its growing cardio-pulmonary pipeline and portfolio.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Ohtuvayre in June 2024 for the maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adult patients. It is the first novel inhaled mechanism for the treatment of COPD in more than 20 years. The transaction is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Pipeline and Portfolio Highlights

In the second quarter, the Company continued to advance its broad and diverse pipeline with multiple regulatory and clinical milestones.

In oncology, the FDA approved KEYTRUDA as part of a therapy regimen for the treatment of certain adult patients with resectable locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), based on results from the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-689 trial. This approval is the first perioperative anti-PD-1 treatment regimen for adults with resectable locally advanced HNSCC whose tumors express PD-L1 (CPS ≥1). In addition, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan approved WELIREG as monotherapy for the treatment of adults with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease-associated tumors, and for adults with unresectable or metastatic RCC that has progressed after chemotherapy.

^5^ Includes the estimated tax impacts on the reconciling items based on applying the statutory rate of the originating territory of the non-GAAP adjustments for both periods presented. Amount in the second quarter of 2025 also includes a $146 million benefit primarily resulting from favorable audit adjustments. Amount in the second quarter of 2024 also includes a $259 million benefit due to a reduction in reserves for unrecognized income tax benefits resulting from the expiration of the statute of limitations for assessments related to the 2019 federal tax return year.

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At the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, the Company announced new research across more than 25 types of cancer in multiple treatment settings. Data were presented for several candidates, including MK-1084, an investigational oral selective KRAS G12C inhibitor, and from the Company’s pipeline of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). The Company also presented data from Phase 3 trials evaluating new combination regimens with KEYTRUDA, and longer-term data for studies of KEYTRUDA and WELIREG, with the KEYTRUDA studies including people with earlier stages of cancer.

The Company announced results from the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-B96 trial (also known as ENGOT-ov65) evaluating KEYTRUDA plus chemotherapy, which met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS) for the treatment of patients with platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer whose tumors express PD-L1 and in all comers, as well as a secondary endpoint of overall survival (OS) in patients whose tumors express PD-L1. In addition, a pre-specified interim analysis of the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-937 study found that compared to placebo, KEYTRUDA did not show a statistically significant improvement in the primary endpoint of recurrence-free survival for certain patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Also, a pre-specified interim analysis of the Phase 3 LEAP-014 trial found that KEYTRUDA plus Lenvima, in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy, did not show a statistically significant improvement in its primary endpoint of OS compared to KEYTRUDA plus chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).

In vaccines and infectious diseases, the Company received FDA approval of ENFLONSIA for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract disease in newborns and infants who are born during or entering their first RSV season. ENFLONSIA is the first and only RSV preventive option administered to infants using the same dose regardless of weight. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) also recommended ENFLONSIA for the prevention of RSV in infants younger than 8 months of age born during or entering their first RSV season. In addition, the Company announced initiation of the MOBILIZE-1 Phase 3 trial evaluating V181, an investigational single-dose quadrivalent vaccine for the prevention of dengue disease.

In addition, the FDA accepted a New Drug Application (NDA) for doravirine/islatravir, an investigational, once-daily, oral, two-drug regimen for the treatment of adults with virologically suppressed HIV-1 based on the Phase 3 MK-8591A-051 and MK-8591A-052 trials. The FDA set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date of April 28, 2026. The Company also announced the initiation of the EXPrESSIVE Phase 3 trials for MK-8527, its investigational once-monthly oral candidate for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

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In cardiovascular disease, the Company announced positive topline results from Phase 3 CORALreef HeFH and CORALreef AddOn, the first two of three Phase 3 clinical trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of enlicitide decanoate, an investigational, oral proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor being evaluated for the treatment of adults with hyperlipidemia already on lipid-lowering therapies, including at least a statin. In both trials, enlicitide demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. If approved, it would be the first marketed oral PCSK9 inhibitor.

In addition, the FDA granted priority review for a new supplemental Biologics License Application for WINREVAIR seeking approval to update the U.S. product label based on compelling results from the Phase 3 ZENITH trial. The FDA has set a PDUFA date of Oct. 25, 2025. The Company also provided an update on the Phase 3 HYPERION study evaluating WINREVAIR in recently diagnosed adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). In the study, WINREVAIR added on top of background therapy within 12 months after initial diagnosis of PAH demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in the risk of clinical worsening events when compared to placebo. Further, the MHLW in Japan approved sotatercept for the treatment of adults with PAH under the trademark AIRWIN. It is the first activin signaling inhibitor therapy for PAH approved in Japan.

In the Animal Health business, the FDA approved BRAVECTO QUANTUM, an injectable formulation of BRAVECTO for dogs for the treatment and persistent killing of fleas and ticks. In addition, the European Commission (EC) approved NUMELVI tablets for dogs, a once-daily, second-generation Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, indicated for the treatment of pruritus associated with allergic dermatitis including atopic dermatitis and treatment of clinical manifestations of atopic dermatitis.

Notable recent news releases on the Company’s pipeline and portfolio are provided in the table that follows. Visit the News Releases section of the Company’s website to read the releases*.

Oncology FDA Approved KEYTRUDA for PD-L1+ Resectable Locally Advanced HNSCC as Neoadjuvant Treatment, Continued as Adjuvant Treatment Combined With Radiotherapy With or Without Cisplatin Then as a Single Agent; Based on Results From Phase 3 KEYNOTE-689 Trial
FDA Approved WELIREG for Treatment of Adults and Pediatric Patients 12 Years and Older With Locally Advanced, Unresectable, or Metastatic Pheochromocytoma or Paraganglioma; Based on Results From Phase 2 LITESPARK-015 Clinical Trial
Phase 3 KEYNOTE-B96 Trial Met Primary Endpoint of PFS in Patients With Platinum-Resistant Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Whose Tumors Expressed PD-L1 and in All Comers
KEYTRUDA Plus Trodelvy Reduced Risk of Disease Progression or Death by 35% Versus KEYTRUDA Plus Chemotherapy in First-Line PD-L1+ Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer; Based on Results From Phase 3 ASCENT-04/KEYNOTE-D19 Trial
MK-1084, an Investigational KRAS G12C Inhibitor, Showed Antitumor Activity in Phase 1 Trial of Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Whose Tumors Harbor KRAS G12C Mutations
Investigational Zilovertamab Vedotin at 1.75 mg/kg Dose Plus Standard of Care Showed Promising Antitumor Activity, Including Complete Response Rate, in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma; Based on Results From Phase 2 WaveLINE-003 Trial
IDeate-Prostate01 Phase 3 Trial of Ifinatamab Deruxtecan Initiated in Patients With Pretreated Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
IDeate-Esophageal01 Phase 3 Trial of Ifinatamab Deruxtecan Initiated in Certain Patients With Pretreated Advanced or Metastatic ESCC
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Vaccines and Infectious Diseases FDA Approved ENFLONSIA for Prevention of RSV Lower Respiratory Tract Disease in Infants Born During or Entering Their First RSV Season; Based on Results From Phase 2b/3 CLEVER Trial
ACIP Recommended Use of ENFLONSIA for Prevention of RSV Lower Respiratory Tract Disease in Infants Younger Than 8 Months of Age Born During or Entering Their First RSV Season
FDA Accepted NDA for Doravirine/Islatravir, an Investigational, Once-Daily, Oral, Two-Drug Regimen for Treatment of Adults With Virologically Suppressed HIV-1; Based on Results From Phase 3 MK-8591A-051 and MK-8591A-052 Trials; FDA Set PDUFA Date of April 28, 2026
EXPrESSIVE Phase 3 Trials Initiated for Investigational Once-Monthly HIV Prevention Pill, MK-8527
The Company Initiated MOBILIZE-1 Phase 3 Study Evaluating Dengue Vaccine Candidate
Cardiovascular FDA Granted Priority Review for WINREVAIR to Update Label Based on Results From ZENITH Trial; FDA Set PDUFA Date of Oct. 25, 2025
The Company Announced Positive Topline Results From First Two Phase 3 CORALreef Trials Evaluating Enlicitide Decanoate for the Treatment of Adults With Hyperlipidemia
Phase 3 HYPERION Study of WINREVAIR Met Primary Endpoint in Recently Diagnosed Adults With PAH
Animal Health FDA Approved BRAVECTO QUANTUM
EC Approved NUMELVI Tablets for Dogs

*References to the Company’s name in the above news release titles have been modified for the purpose of this announcement.

New Multiyear Optimization Initiative, Which Includes a RestructuringProgram

The Company launched a new multiyear optimization initiative to enable the transformation of its portfolio by generating an expected $3.0 billion in annual cost savings from productivity actions, which will be fully reinvested to support new product launches and its pipeline across multiple therapeutic areas.

In July 2025, as part of this initiative, the Company approved a new restructuring program, in which it expects to eliminate certain administrative, sales and R&D positions. The Company will, however, continue to hire employees into new roles across strategic growth areas of the business. In addition, the Company will reduce its global real estate footprint and continue to optimize its manufacturing network, aligning the geography of its global manufacturing to its customers and reflecting changes in the Company’s business.

The Company anticipates cumulative pretax costs related to the program to be approximately $3.0 billion. For the second quarter of 2025, the Company recorded charges in its GAAP results of $649 million related to this restructuring program.

The Company expects the actions under the restructuring program to result in annual cost savings of approximately $1.7 billion, which will be substantially realized by the end of 2027. This restructuring program is part of the multiyear optimization initiative expected to achieve $3.0 billion in annual cost savings by the end of 2027.

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Manufacturing and R&D Investment

The Company continued to make long-term investments in its U.S. manufacturing and R&D capabilities. This includes the start of construction for a $1.0 billion, 470,000-square-foot state-of-the-art biologics center of excellence in Wilmington, Delaware, which will serve as a launch and commercial production facility and the primary U.S. manufacturing site for KEYTRUDA. In addition, the Company announced an $895 million expansion of its Animal Health manufacturing facility in De Soto, Kansas; the 200,000-square-foot facility will increase capacity for Animal Health vaccines and biologic products.

Full-Year 2025 Financial Outlook

The following table summarizes the Company’s full-year financial outlook.

Full Year 2025
Updated Prior
Sales^*^ $64.3 billion to $65.3 billion $64.1 billion to $65.6 billion
Non-GAAP Gross margin^3^ Approximately 82% Approximately 82%
Non-GAAP Operating expenses^3**^ $25.6 billion to $26.4 billion $25.6 billion to $26.6 billion
Non-GAAP Other (income) expense, net^3^ $300 million to $400 million expense $300 million to $400 million expense
Non-GAAP Effective tax rate^3^ 15.0% to 16.0% 15.5% to 16.5%
Non-GAAP EPS^3***^ $8.87 to $8.97 $8.82 to $8.97
Share count (assuming dilution) Approximately 2.51 billion Approximately 2.51 billion

*The Company does not have any non-GAAP adjustments to sales.

**Includes one-time R&D charges of $300 million for a milestone payment to LaNova Medicines Ltd. (LaNova) associated with the technology transfer for MK-2010 expected to be recorded in the third quarter of 2025 and $200 million for the upfront payment for the license agreement completed with Hengrui Pharma in the second quarter of 2025.

Outlook does not assume any additional significant potential business development transactions.

***Includes one-time charges totaling $0.16 per share associated with the payment for the LaNova technology transfer for MK-2010 and upfront payment to Hengrui Pharma.

The Company has not provided a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP other (income) expense, net, non-GAAP effective tax rate and non-GAAP EPS to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, given it cannot predict with reasonable certainty the amounts necessary for such a reconciliation, including intangible asset impairment charges, legal settlements, and income and losses from investments in equity securities either owned directly or through ownership interests in investment funds, without unreasonable effort. These items are inherently difficult to forecast and could have a significant impact on the Company’s future GAAP results.

The Company now expects full-year 2025 sales to be between $64.3 billion and $65.3 billion, including a revised negative impact of foreign exchange of approximately 0.5% at mid-July 2025 exchange rates.

The Company now expects its full-year non-GAAP effective income tax rate to be between 15.0% and 16.0%.

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The Company now expects its full-year non-GAAP EPS to be between $8.87 and $8.97, including a revised negative impact of foreign exchange of approximately $0.15 per share. This revised non-GAAP EPS range continues to reflect the impacts of a one-time charge of $200 million (recorded in the second quarter of 2025) for an upfront payment made in connection with the closing of a license agreement with Hengrui Pharma and the one-time charge of $300 million (to be recorded in the third quarter of 2025) related to a payment to LaNova for the completion of the technology transfer for MK-2010, which will impact EPS by approximately $0.16 in the aggregate. In 2024, non-GAAP EPS of $7.65 was negatively impacted by a net charge of $1.28 per share related to certain asset acquisitions, licensing agreements and collaborations.

The financial outlook does not include the anticipated impact of the announced acquisition of Verona Pharma.

Consistent with past practice, the financial outlook does not assume additional significant potential business development transactions.

The $200 million of costs previously included in the Company’s financial outlook related to the impact of tariffs is unchanged pending the outcome of additional potential government actions.

Earnings Conference Call

Investors, journalists and the general public may access a live audio webcast of the call on Tuesday, July 29, at 9 a.m. ET via this weblink. A replay of the webcast, along with the sales and earnings news release, supplemental financial disclosures and slides highlighting the results, will be available on the Company’s website.

All participants may join the call by dialing (800) 369-3351 (U.S. and Canada Toll-Free) or (517) 308-9448 and using the access code 9818590.

About Our Company

At Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world – and today, we are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. We foster a diverse and inclusive global workforce and operate responsibly every day to enable a safe, sustainable and healthy future for all people and communities.

Forward-Looking Statement of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway,N.J., USA

This news release of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (the “Company”) includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the Company’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. There can be no guarantees with respect to pipeline candidates that the candidates will receive the necessary regulatory approvals or that they will prove to be commercially successful. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

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Risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to, general industry conditions and competition; general economic factors, including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation and health care legislation in the United States and internationally; global trends toward health care cost containment; technological advances, new products and patents attained by competitors; challenges inherent in new product development, including obtaining regulatory approval; the Company’s ability to accurately predict future market conditions; manufacturing difficulties or delays; financial instability of international economies and sovereign risk; dependence on the effectiveness of the Company’s patents and other protections for innovative products; and the exposure to litigation, including patent litigation, and/or regulatory actions.

The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) available at the SEC’s Internet site (www.sec.gov).

Appendix

Generic product names are provided below.

Pharmaceutical

BRIDION (sugammadex)

CAPVAXIVE (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine)

ENFLONSIA (clesrovimab-cfor)

GARDASIL (Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent [Types 6, 11,16 and 18] Vaccine, Recombinant)

GARDASIL 9 (Human Papillomavirus 9-valent Vaccine, Recombinant)

JANUMET (sitagliptin and metformin HCl)

JANUVIA (sitagliptin)

KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab)

Lenvima (lenvatinib)

Lynparza (olaparib)

M-M-R II (Measles, Mumps and Rubella Virus Vaccine Live)

PREVYMIS (letermovir)

PROQUAD (Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella Virus VaccineLive)

SIMPONI*(golimumab)*

VARIVAX (Varicella Virus Vaccine Live)

VAXNEUVANCE (Pneumococcal 15-valent Conjugate Vaccine)

WELIREG (belzutifan)

WINREVAIR*(sotatercept-csrk)*

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Animal Health

BRAVECTO (fluralaner)

BRAVECTO QUANTUM (fluralaner for extended-release injectablesuspension)

NUMELVI (atinvicitinib)

Media Contacts: Investor Contacts:
Michael Levey<br><br> <br>michael.levey@msd.com<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>Johanna Herrmann<br><br> <br>johanna.herrmann@msd.com Peter Dannenbaum<br><br> <br>(732) 594-1579<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>Steven Graziano<br><br> <br>(732) 594-1583
MERCK & CO., INC., RAHWAY, N.J., USA
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME - GAAP
(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE FIGURES)
(UNAUDITED)
Table 1
**** **** GAAP **** **** **** **** GAAP **** **** ****
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
**** **** 2Q25 **** **** 2Q24 **** % Change **** **** June YTD 2025 **** **** June YTD 2024 **** % Change ****
Sales $ 15,806 $ 16,112 -2 % $ 31,335 $ 31,887 -2 %
Costs, Expenses and Other
Cost of sales 3,557 3,745 -5 % 6,976 7,285 -4 %
Selling, general and administrative 2,649 2,739 -3 % 5,202 5,221 0 %
Research and development 4,048 3,500 16 % 7,669 7,492 2 %
Restructuring costs 560 80 * 629 202 *
Other (income) expense, net (7 ) 42 * (43 ) 12 *
Income Before Taxes 4,999 6,006 -17 % 10,902 11,675 -7 %
Income Tax Provision 571 545 1,388 1,447
Net Income 4,428 5,461 -19 % 9,514 10,228 -7 %
Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests 1 6 8 11
Net Income Attributable to Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA $ 4,427 $ 5,455 -19 % $ 9,506 $ 10,217 -7 %
Earnings per Common Share Assuming Dilution $ 1.76 $ 2.14 -18 % $ 3.77 $ 4.02 -6 %
Average Shares Outstanding Assuming Dilution 2,513 2,544 2,522 2,544
Tax Rate 11.4 % 9.1 % 12.7 % 12.4 %
* 100% or greater
MERCK & CO., INC., RAHWAY, N.J., USA
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THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE FIGURES)
(UNAUDITED)
Table 2a
**** GAAP **** Acquisition- and Divestiture- Related Costs ^(1)^ **** Restructuring Costs ^(2)^ **** (Income) Loss from Investments in Equity Securities **** Certain Other Items **** Adjustment Subtotal **** Non-GAAP ****
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Second<br> Quarter
Cost of sales $ 3,557 576 165 741 $ 2,816
Selling, general and administrative 2,649 15 1 16 2,633
Research and development 4,048 3 53 56 3,992
Restructuring costs 560 560 560
Other (income) expense, net (7 ) (61 ) (61 ) 54
Income Before Taxes 4,999 (594 ) (779 ) 61 (1,312 ) 6,311
Income Tax Provision (Benefit) 571 (102 )^(3)^ (139 )^(3)^ 14 ^(3)^ (146 )^(4)^ (373 ) 944
Net Income 4,428 (492 ) (640 ) 47 146 (939 ) 5,367
Net Income Attributable to Merck<br> & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA 4,427 (492 ) (640 ) 47 146 (939 ) 5,366
Earnings<br> per Common Share Assuming Dilution $ 1.76 (0.20 ) (0.25 ) 0.02 0.06 (0.37 ) $ 2.13
Tax Rate 11.4 % 15.0 %
June YTD
Cost of sales $ 6,976 1,196 201 1,397 $ 5,579
Selling, general and administrative 5,202 38 1 39 5,163
Research and development 7,669 10 53 63 7,606
Restructuring costs 629 629 629
Other (income) expense, net (43 ) (3 ) (168 ) (171 ) 128
Income Before Taxes 10,902 (1,241 ) (884 ) 168 (1,957 ) 12,859
Income Tax Provision (Benefit) 1,388 (219 )^(3)^ (157 )^(3)^ 36 ^(3)^ (146 )^(4)^ (486 ) 1,874
Net Income 9,514 (1,022 ) (727 ) 132 146 (1,471 ) 10,985
Net Income Attributable to Merck<br> & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA 9,506 (1,022 ) (727 ) 132 146 (1,471 ) 10,977
Earnings<br> per Common Share Assuming Dilution $ 3.77 (0.40 ) (0.29 ) 0.05 0.06 (0.58 ) $ 4.35
Tax Rate 12.7 % 14.6 %
Only<br> the line items that are affected by non-GAAP adjustments are shown.
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The<br> Company is providing certain non-GAAP information that excludes certain items because of the nature of these items and the impact<br> they have on the analysis of underlying business performance and trends. Management believes that providing non-GAAP information<br> enhances investors’ understanding of the Company’s results because management uses non-GAAP measures to assess performance.<br> Management uses non-GAAP measures internally for planning and forecasting purposes and to measure the performance of the Company<br> along with other metrics. In addition, annual employee compensation, including senior management’s compensation, is derived<br> in part using a non-GAAP pretax income metric. The non-GAAP information presented should be considered in addition to, but not as<br> a substitute for or superior to, information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
^(1)^Amounts included in cost of sales reflect expenses for the amortization of intangible assets and intangible asset impairment<br> charges, partially offset by a decrease in the estimated fair value measurement of liabilities for contingent consideration. Amounts<br> included in selling, general and administrative expenses reflect integration, transaction and certain other costs related to acquisitions<br> and divestitures. Amounts included in research and development expenses reflect the amortization of intangible assets.
^(2)^Amounts primarily include employee separation costs, accelerated depreciation and asset impairments associated with facilities<br> to be closed or divested related to activities under the Company's formal restructuring programs.
^(3)^<br> Represents the estimated tax impacts on the reconciling items based on applying the statutory rate of the originating territory of<br> the non-GAAP adjustments.
^(4)^<br> Represents tax benefits primarily resulting from favorable audit adjustments.

MERCK & CO., INC., RAHWAY, N.J., USA

FRANCHISE / KEY PRODUCT SALES

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 3

2025 2024 2Q June<br> YTD
1Q 2Q June YTD 1Q 2Q June YTD 3Q 4Q Full Year Nom<br> % Ex-Exch<br> % Nom<br> % Ex-Exch<br> %
TOTAL<br> SALES ^(1)^ $ 15,529 $ 15,806 $ 31,335 $ 15,775 $ 16,112 $ 31,887 $ 16,657 $ 15,624 $ 64,168 -2 -2 -2 0
PHARMACEUTICAL 13,638 14,050 27,688 14,006 14,408 28,415 14,943 14,042 57,400 -2 -3 -3 -2
Oncology
Keytruda 7,205 7,956 15,161 6,947 7,270 14,217 7,429 7,836 29,482 9 9 7 8
Alliance<br> Revenue – Lynparza ^(2)^ 312 370 682 292 317 609 337 365 1,311 17 15 12 12
Alliance<br> Revenue – Lenvima ^(2)^ 258 265 523 255 249 504 251 255 1,010 6 5 4 4
Welireg 137 162 300 85 126 211 139 160 509 29 29 42 43
Alliance<br> Revenue – Reblozyl ^(3)^ 119 107 226 71 90 161 100 110 371 19 19 40 40
Vaccines<br> ^(4)^
Gardasil/Gardasil<br> 9 1,327 1,126 2,453 2,249 2,478 4,727 2,306 1,550 8,583 -55 -55 -48 -48
ProQuad/M-M-R<br> II/Varivax 539 609 1,148 570 617 1,187 703 594 2,485 -1 -2 -3 -3
Vaxneuvance 230 229 459 219 189 408 239 161 808 21 20 13 13
RotaTeq 228 121 349 216 163 379 193 139 711 -26 -26 -8 -7
Capvaxive 107 129 236 47 50 97 - - - -
Pneumovax<br> 23 41 38 79 61 59 120 68 74 263 -36 -37 -35 -33
Hospital<br> Acute Care
Bridion 441 461 902 440 455 895 420 449 1,764 1 1 1 1
Prevymis 208 228 436 174 188 362 208 215 785 21 20 20 21
Dificid 83 96 179 73 92 165 96 79 340 5 5 8 9
Zerbaxa 70 74 145 56 62 118 64 70 252 21 21 23 24
Cardiovascular
Winrevair 280 336 615 70 70 149 200 419 * * * *
Alliance<br> Revenue - Adempas/Verquvo ^(5)^ 106 123 229 98 106 203 102 109 415 16 16 12 12
Adempas<br> ^(6)^ 68 80 147 70 72 142 72 73 287 10 6 4 4
Virology
Lagevrio 102 83 185 350 110 460 383 121 964 -25 -27 -60 -59
Isentress/Isentress<br> HD 90 86 176 111 89 200 102 92 394 -3 -4 -12 -11
Delstrigo 67 83 150 56 60 116 65 69 249 40 35 30 30
Pifeltro 45 41 86 42 39 81 42 40 163 5 4 6 6
Neuroscience
Belsomra 50 40 90 46 53 99 78 45 222 -24 -26 -9 -8
Immunology
Simponi 184 172 356 189 543 -100 -100 -100 -100
Remicade 39 35 74 41 114 -100 -100 -100 -100
Diabetes<br> ^(7)^
Januvia 549 372 921 419 405 824 278 232 1,334 -8 -8 12 13
Janumet 247 251 498 251 224 475 204 255 935 12 14 5 8
Other<br> Pharmaceutical ^(8)^ 729 584 1,313 632 618 1,252 638 699 2,590 -6 -7 5 6
ANIMAL<br> HEALTH 1,588 1,646 3,234 1,511 1,482 2,993 1,487 1,397 5,877 11 11 8 11
Livestock 924 961 1,885 850 837 1,686 886 889 3,462 15 16 12 16
Companion<br> Animal 664 685 1,349 661 645 1,307 601 508 2,415 6 6 3 4
Other<br> Revenues ^(9)^ 303 110 413 258 222 479 227 185 891 -50 -3 -14 7

*200% or greater

Sum of quarterly amounts may not equal year-to-date amounts due to rounding.

^(1)^ Only select products are shown.

^(2)^ Alliance Revenue represents the Company's share of profits, which are product sales net of cost of sales and commercialization costs.

^(3)^ Alliance Revenue represents royalties.

^(4)^ Total Vaccines sales were $2,607 million and $2,370 million in the first and second quarter of 2025, respectively, and $3,424 million and $3,656 million in the first and second quarter of 2024, respectively.

^(5)^ Alliance Revenue represents the Company's share of profits from sales in Bayer's marketing territories, which are product sales net of cost of sales and commercialization costs.

^(6)^ Net product sales in the Company's marketing territories.

^(7)^ Total Diabetes sales were $876 million and $704 million in the first and second quarter of 2025, respectively, and $745 million and $715 million in the first and second quarter of 2024.

^(8)^ Includes Pharmaceutical products not individually shown above.

^(9)^ Other Revenues are comprised primarily of revenues from third-party manufacturing arrangements and miscellaneous corporate revenues, including revenue-hedging activities. Other Revenues related to the receipt of upfront and milestone payments for out-licensed products were $95 million and $5 million in the first and second quarter of 2025, respectively, and $61 million and $15 million in the first and second quarter of 2024, respectively.

Exhibit 99.2

MERCK & CO., INC., RAHWAY, N.J., USA

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME - GAAP

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE FIGURES)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 1a

**** 2025 **** 2024 **** % Change ****
1Q 2Q June YTD 1Q 2Q June YTD 3Q 4Q Full Year 2Q June YTD
Sales $ 15,529 $ 15,806 $ 31,335 $ 15,775 $ 16,112 $ 31,887 $ 16,657 $ 15,624 $ 64,168 -2 % -2 %
Costs, Expenses and Other
Cost of sales 3,419 3,557 6,976 3,540 3,745 7,285 4,080 3,828 15,193 -5 % -4 %
Selling, general and administrative 2,552 2,649 5,202 2,483 2,739 5,221 2,731 2,864 10,816 -3 % 0 %
Research and development 3,621 4,048 7,669 3,992 3,500 7,492 5,862 4,585 17,938 16 % 2 %
Restructuring costs 69 560 629 123 80 202 56 51 309 * *
Other (income) expense, net (35 ) (7 ) (43 ) (33 ) 42 12 (162 ) 126 (24 ) * *
Income Before Taxes 5,903 4,999 10,902 5,670 6,006 11,675 4,090 4,170 19,936 -17 % -7 %
Income Tax Provision 818 571 1,388 903 545 1,447 929 425 2,803
Net Income 5,085 4,428 9,514 4,767 5,461 10,228 3,161 3,745 17,133 -19 % -7 %
Less: Net Income Attributable<br> to Noncontrolling Interests 6 1 8 5 6 11 4 2 16
Net Income Attributable to Merck<br> & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA $ 5,079 $ 4,427 $ 9,506 $ 4,762 $ 5,455 $ 10,217 $ 3,157 $ 3,743 $ 17,117 -19 % -7 %
Earnings<br> per Common Share Assuming Dilution $ 2.01 $ 1.76 $ 3.77 $ 1.87 $ 2.14 $ 4.02 $ 1.24 $ 1.48 $ 6.74 -18 % -6 %
Average Shares Outstanding Assuming Dilution 2,531 2,513 2,522 2,544 2,544 2,544 2,541 2,537 2,541
Tax Rate 13.9 % 11.4 % 12.7 % 15.9 % 9.1 % 12.4 % 22.7 % 10.2 % 14.1 %

* 100% or greater

Sum of quarterly amounts may not equal year-to-date amounts due to rounding.

MERCK & CO., INC., RAHWAY, N.J., USA

THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE FIGURES)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 2b

GAAP Acquisition and Divestiture-Related Costs ^(1)^ Restructuring Costs ^(2)^ (Income)<br><br> Loss from<br><br> Investments<br><br> in Equity<br><br> Securities Certain<br><br> Other<br><br> Items Adjustment<br><br> Subtotal Non-GAAP
Second Quarter
Cost of sales $ 3,745 606 66 672 $ 3,073
Selling, general and administrative 2,739 24 31 55 2,684
Research and development 3,500 20 20 3,480
Restructuring costs 80 80 80
Other (income) expense, net 42 (17 ) (49 ) (66 ) 108
Income Before Taxes 6,006 (633 ) (177 ) 49 (761 ) 6,767
Income Tax Provision (Benefit) 545 (129 )^(3)^ (30 )^(3)^ 11 ^(3)^ (259 )^(4)^ (407 ) 952
Net Income 5,461 (504 ) (147 ) 38 259 (354 ) 5,815
Net Income Attributable to Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway,<br> N.J., USA 5,455 (504 ) (147 ) 38 259 (354 ) 5,809
Earnings per Common Share Assuming<br> Dilution $ 2.14 (0.20 ) (0.06 ) 0.02 0.10 (0.14 ) $ 2.28
Tax Rate 9.1 % 14.1 %
June YTD
Cost of sales $ 7,285 1,069 182 1,251 $ 6,034
Selling, general and administrative 5,221 45 36 81 5,140
Research and development 7,492 36 2 38 7,454
Restructuring costs 202 202 202
Other (income) expense, net 12 (21 ) (165 ) (186 ) 198
Income Before Taxes 11,675 (1,129 ) (422 ) 165 (1,386 ) 13,061
Income Tax Provision (Benefit) 1,447 (221 )^(3)^ (72 )^(3)^ 36 ^(3)^ (259 )^(4)^ (516 ) 1,963
Net Income 10,228 (908 ) (350 ) 129 259 (870 ) 11,098
Net Income Attributable to Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway,<br> N.J., USA 10,217 (908 ) (350 ) 129 259 (870 ) 11,087
Earnings<br> per Common Share Assuming Dilution^^ $ 4.02 (0.35 ) (0.14 ) 0.05 0.10 (0.34 ) $ 4.36
Tax Rate 12.4 % 15.0 %

Only the line items that are affected by non-GAAP adjustments are shown.

The Company is providing certain non-GAAP information that excludes certain items because of the nature of these items and the impact they have on the analysis of underlying business performance and trends. Management believes that providing non-GAAP information enhances investors’ understanding of the Company’s results because management uses non-GAAP measures to assess performance. Management uses non-GAAP measures internally for planning and forecasting purposes and to measure the performance of the Company along with other metrics. In addition, annual employee compensation, including senior management’s compensation, is derived in part using a non-GAAP pretax income metric. The non-GAAP information presented should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to, information prepared in accordance with GAAP.

^(1)^Amounts included in cost of sales primarily reflect expenses for the amortization of intangible assets. Amounts included in selling, general and administrative expenses reflect integration, transaction and certain other costs related to acquisitions and divestitures. Amounts included in research and development expenses primarily reflect the amortization of intangible assets. Amounts included in other (income) expense, net, primarily reflect royalty income related to the prior termination of the Sanofi-Pasteur MSD joint venture.

^(2)^Amounts primarily include employee separation costs and accelerated depreciation associated with facilities to be closed or divested related to activities under the Company's formal restructuring programs.

^(3)^ Represents the estimated tax impacts on the reconciling items based on applying the statutory rate of the originating territory of the non-GAAP adjustments.

^(4)^ Represents a benefit due to a reduction in reserves for unrecognized income tax benefits resulting from the expiration of the statute of limitations for assessments related to the 2019 federal tax return year.

MERCK & CO., INC., RAHWAY, N.J., USA

FRANCHISE/ KEY PRODUCT SALES

SECONDQUARTER 2025

(AMOUNTSIN MILLIONS)

(UNAUDITED)

Table3a

Global U.S. International
2Q<br> 2025 2Q<br> 2024 %<br> Change 2Q<br> 2025 2Q<br> 2024 %<br> Change 2Q<br> 2025 2Q<br> 2024 %<br> Change
TOTAL SALES ^(1)^ $ 15,806 $ 16,112 -2 $ 8,836 $ 7,876 12 $ 6,969 $ 8,236 -15
PHARMACEUTICAL 14,050 14,408 -2 8,328 7,399 13 5,722 7,009 -18
Oncology
Keytruda 7,956 7,270 9 4,749 4,412 8 3,207 2,858 12
Alliance<br> Revenue – Lynparza ^(2)^ 370 317 17 174 153 14 195 165 19
Alliance<br> Revenue – Lenvima ^(2)^ 265 249 6 183 177 3 83 73 14
Welireg 162 126 29 138 116 19 24 10 155
Alliance<br> Revenue – Reblozyl ^(3)^ 107 90 19 88 75 18 19 15 24
Vaccines ^(4)^
Gardasil/Gardasil<br> 9 1,126 2,478 -55 545 536 2 581 1,941 -70
ProQuad/M-M-R<br> II/Varivax 609 617 -1 481 490 -2 128 127 1
Vaxneuvance 229 189 21 136 99 38 93 90 3
Capvaxive 129 - 129 -
RotaTeq 121 163 -26 60 107 -44 61 56 9
Pneumovax<br> 23 38 59 -36 5 11 -57 33 48 -31
Hospital<br> Acute Care
Bridion 461 455 1 411 351 17 50 104 -52
Prevymis 228 188 21 115 90 27 113 98 16
Dificid 96 92 5 83 79 4 13 12 8
Zerbaxa 74 62 21 45 33 35 29 28 5
Cardiovascular
Winrevair 336 70 * 323 70 * 12 -
Alliance<br> Revenue - Adempas/Verquvo ^(5)^ 123 106 16 108 98 10 15 8 89
Adempas<br> ^(6)^ 80 72 10 80 72 10
Virology
Isentress/Isentress<br> HD 86 89 -3 48 43 13 38 46 -18
Delstrigo 83 60 40 14 14 -5 70 45 55
Lagevrio 83 110 -25 30 15 103 52 95 -45
Pifeltro 41 39 5 25 27 -4 16 12 26
Neuroscience
Belsomra 40 53 -24 18 19 -1 21 34 -37
Immunology
Simponi 172 -100 172 -100
Remicade 35 -100 35 -100
Diabetes ^(7)^
Januvia 372 405 -8 216 177 22 155 227 -32
Janumet 251 224 12 68 17 * 184 208 -12
Other Pharmaceutical ^(8)^ 584 618 -6 136 190 -28 450 430 5
ANIMAL<br> HEALTH 1,646 1,482 11 499 455 9 1,147 1,027 12
Livestock 961 837 15 190 168 13 771 669 15
Companion<br> Animal 685 645 6 309 287 8 376 358 5
Other Revenues ^(9)^ 110 222 -50 9 22 -59 100 200 -50

*200% or greater

Sum of U.S. plus international may not equal global due to rounding.

^(1)^ Only select products are shown.

^(2)^ Alliance Revenue represents the Company's share of profits, which are product sales net of cost of sales and commercialization costs.

^(3)^ Alliance Revenue represents royalties.

^(4)^ Total Vaccines sales were $2,370 million and $3,656 million on a global basis in the second quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively.

^(5)^ Alliance Revenue represents the Company's share of profits from sales in Bayer's marketing territories, which are product sales net of cost of sales and commercialization costs.

^(6)^ Net product sales in the Company's marketing territories.

^(7)^ Total Diabetes sales were $704 million and $715 million on a global basis in the second quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively.

^(8)^ Includes Pharmaceutical products not individually shown above.

^(9)^ Other Revenues are comprised primarily of revenues from third-party manufacturing arrangements and miscellaneous corporate revenues, including revenue-hedging activities. Other Revenues related to the receipt of upfront and milestone payments for out-licensed products were $5 million and $15 million in the second quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively.

MERCK & CO., INC., RAHWAY, N.J., USA

FRANCHISE / KEY PRODUCT SALES

JUNE YEAR-TO-DATE 2025

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 3b

Global U.S. International
June<br> YTD<br><br> 2025 June<br> YTD<br><br> 2024 %<br> Change June<br> YTD<br><br> 2025 June<br> YTD<br><br> 2024 %<br> Change June<br> YTD<br><br> 2025 June<br> YTD<br><br> 2024 %<br> Change
TOTAL<br> SALES ^(1)^ $ 31,335 $ 31,887 -2 $ 17,359 $ 15,354 13 $ 13,977 $ 16,533 -15
PHARMACEUTICAL 27,688 28,415 -3 16,254 14,336 13 11,434 14,079 -19
Oncology
Keytruda 15,161 14,217 7 9,057 8,531 6 6,104 5,686 7
Alliance<br> Revenue – Lynparza ^(2)^ 682 609 12 319 288 11 363 321 13
Alliance<br> Revenue – Lenvima ^(2)^ 523 504 4 368 349 5 155 155 -
Welireg 300 211 42 261 194 35 39 17 130
Alliance<br> Revenue – Reblozyl ^(3)^ 226 161 40 189 133 42 37 28 34
Vaccines<br> ^(4)^
Gardasil/Gardasil 9 2,453 4,727 -48 1,082 1,024 6 1,371 3,702 -63
ProQuad/M-M-R II/Varivax 1,148 1,187 -3 903 928 -3 245 259 -6
Vaxneuvance 459 408 13 275 260 6 184 148 25
RotaTeq 349 379 -8 225 257 -12 125 123 2
Capvaxive 236 - 235 - 1 -
Pneumovax 23 79 120 -35 3 17 -82 76 103 -27
Hospital Acute Care
Bridion 902 895 1 789 680 16 113 215 -47
Prevymis 436 362 20 217 165 32 219 197 11
Dificid 179 165 8 155 147 5 24 17 39
Zerbaxa 145 118 23 87 67 31 57 51 12
Cardiovascular
Winrevair 615 70 * 591 70 * 24 -
Alliance<br> Revenue - Adempas/Verquvo ^(5)^ 229 203 12 205 188 9 23 16 50
Adempas<br> ^(6)^ 147 142 4 147 142 4
Virology
Lagevrio 185 460 -60 66 60 10 119 400 -70
Isentress/Isentress HD 176 200 -12 99 93 7 77 107 -28
Delstrigo 150 116 30 29 26 10 121 89 36
Pifeltro 86 81 6 57 56 2 29 25 14
Neuroscience
Belsomra 90 99 -9 31 33 -5 58 66 -12
Immunology
Simponi 356 -100 356 -100
Remicade 74 -100 74 -100
Diabetes<br> ^(7)^
Januvia 921 824 12 561 361 55 360 463 -22
Janumet 498 475 5 133 55 140 366 420 -13
Other<br> Pharmaceutical ^(8)^ 1,313 1,252 5 317 354 -10 997 899 11
ANIMAL HEALTH 3,234 2,993 8 1,001 929 8 2,233 2,064 8
Livestock 1,885 1,686 12 384 334 15 1,501 1,352 11
Companion Animal 1,349 1,307 3 617 595 4 732 712 3
Other<br> Revenues ^(9)^ 413 479 -14 104 89 17 310 390 -21

*200% or greater

Sum of U.S. plus international may not equal global due to rounding.

^(1)^ Only select products are shown.

^(2)^ Alliance Revenue represents the Company's share of profits, which are product sales net of cost of sales and commercialization costs.

^(3)^ Alliance Revenue represents royalties.

^(4)^ Total Vaccines sales were $4,977 million and $7,080 million on a global basis for June YTD 2025 and 2024, respectively.

^(5)^ Alliance Revenue represents the Company's share of profits from sales in Bayer's marketing territories, which are product sales net of cost of sales and commercialization costs.

^(6)^ Net product sales in the Company's marketing territories.

^(7)^ Total Diabetes sales were $1,580 million and $1,461 million on a global basis for June YTD 2025 and 2024, respectively.

^(8)^ Includes Pharmaceutical products not individually shown above.

^(9)^ Other Revenues are comprised primarily of revenues from third-party manufacturing arrangements and miscellaneous corporate revenues, including revenue-hedging activities. Other Revenues related to the receipt of upfront and milestone payments for out-licensed products were $100 million and $76 million on a global basis for June YTD 2025 and 2024, respectively.

MERCK & CO., INC., RAHWAY, N.J., USA

PHARMACEUTICAL GEOGRAPHIC SALES

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 3c

2025 2024 %<br> Change
1Q 2Q June<br> YTD 1Q 2Q June<br> YTD 3Q 4Q Full<br> Year 2Q June<br> YTD
TOTAL<br> PHARMACEUTICAL $ 13,638 $ 14,050 $ 27,688 $ 14,006 $ 14,408 $ 28,415 $ 14,943 $ 14,042 $ 57,400 -2 -3
United States 7,927 8,328 16,254 6,936 7,399 14,336 8,227 7,728 30,290 13 13
% Pharmaceutical Sales 58.1 % 59.3 % 58.7 % 49.5 % 51.4 % 50.5 % 55.1 % 55.0 % 52.8 %
Europe<br> ^(1)^ 2,384 2,551 4,935 2,555 2,572 5,128 2,620 2,498 10,246 -1 -4
% Pharmaceutical Sales 17.5 % 18.2 % 17.8 % 18.2 % 17.9 % 18.0 % 17.5 % 17.8 % 17.9 %
Japan 651 604 1,255 802 664 1,466 919 813 3,199 -9 -14
% Pharmaceutical Sales 4.8 % 4.3 % 4.5 % 5.7 % 4.6 % 5.2 % 6.2 % 5.8 % 5.6 %
Latin America 589 654 1,243 601 661 1,262 730 680 2,672 -1 -2
% Pharmaceutical Sales 4.3 % 4.7 % 4.5 % 4.3 % 4.6 % 4.4 % 4.9 % 4.8 % 4.7 %
Asia<br> Pacific (other than China and Japan) 535 609 1,144 580 595 1,175 669 612 2,457 2 -3
% Pharmaceutical Sales 3.9 % 4.3 % 4.1 % 4.1 % 4.1 % 4.1 % 4.5 % 4.4 % 4.3 %
China<br> ^(2)^ 668 407 1,075 1,744 1,790 3,534 996 864 5,394 -77 -70
% Pharmaceutical Sales 4.9 % 2.9 % 3.9 % 12.5 % 12.4 % 12.4 % 6.7 % 6.2 % 9.4 %
Eastern Europe/Middle<br> East/Africa 435 451 886 395 353 747 400 348 1,495 28 19
% Pharmaceutical Sales 3.2 % 3.2 % 3.2 % 2.8 % 2.4 % 2.6 % 2.7 % 2.5 % 2.6 %
Canada 125 135 261 138 143 281 133 144 558 -6 -7
% Pharmaceutical Sales 0.9 % 1.0 % 0.9 % 1.0 % 1.0 % 1.0 % 0.9 % 1.0 % 1.0 %
Other 324 311 635 255 231 486 249 355 1,089 35 31
% Pharmaceutical<br> Sales 2.4 % 2.1 % 2.4 % 1.9 % 1.6 % 1.8 % 1.5 % 2.5 % 1.7 %

Sum of quarterly amounts may not equal year-to-date amounts due to rounding.

^(1)^ Europe represents all European Union countries, the European Union accession markets and the United Kingdom.

^(2)^ Gardasil/Gardasil 9 sales in China were $193 million and $0 in the first and second quarter of 2025, respectively, and $1,253 million, $1,312 million, $517 million and $446 million in the first, second, third and fourth quarter of 2024, respectively.

MERCK & CO., INC., RAHWAY, N.J., USA

OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET - GAAP

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 4

OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET

2Q25 2Q24 June YTD <br><br>2025 June YTD <br><br>2024
Interest income $ (69 ) $ (69 ) $ (178 ) $ (141 )
Interest expense 305 310 618 613
Exchange losses 78 60 167 144
Income from investments in equity securities, net ^(1)^ (100 ) (56 ) (189 ) (200 )
Net periodic defined benefit plan (credit) cost other than service cost (152 ) (159 ) (300 ) (319 )
Other, net (69 ) (44 ) (161 ) (85 )
Total $ (7 ) $ 42 $ (43 ) $ 12

^(1)^Includes net realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments in equity securities either owned directly or through ownership interests in investment funds. Unrealized gains and losses from investments that are directly owned are determined at the end of the reporting period, while gains and losses from ownership interests in investment funds are accounted for on a one quarter lag.