MRK PEER ANALYSIS

Merck & Company Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

MRKMerck & Company Inc

🇺🇸 USA · US · Healthcare · Drug Manufacturers - General

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Drug Manufacturers - General

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

MRKIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	MRK	SAN	BAYN	AZN	GRF	Ind. Median
P/E	35.65	8.81●	—	29.06	14.83	22.24
P/B	6.94	1.25	1.73	6.38	1.13●	4.57
EV/EBITDA	19.27	9.71●	23.43	16.09	10.52	13.69
P/S	4.86	1.96	1.10	5.00	0.83●	3.10

Financial Health
Metric	MRK	SAN	BAYN	AZN	GRF	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.30	1.01	1.06	0.91	2.47●	1.25
Debt/Equity	107.1%	27.5%●	134.8%	71.7%	177.2%	94.3%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.31	1.33	9.19	1.29●	6.22	1.35

Profitability
Metric	MRK	SAN	BAYN	AZN	GRF	Ind. Median
Net Margin	13.6%	22.3%●	-4.8%	17.2%	5.6%	15.0%
ROE	19.0%	14.1%	-7.0%	23.5%●	7.5%	23.7%
ROA	7.3%	8.0%	-2.0%	9.4%●	2.0%	8.0%
EBITDA Margin	28.6%	23.4%	7.7%	33.7%●	19.3%	28.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	MRK	SAN	BAYN	AZN	GRF	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	2.5%	3.3%	-2.9%	9.9%●	0.9%	3.3%
NI Growth	-48.7%	59.8%	—	33.7%	112.7%●	32.9%
Div. Yield	2.6%●	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%	2.1%	2.1%
Payout	92.1%	0.0%	-5.9%	47.3%	30.8%	45.7%

Valuation
Metric	MRK	ABBV	AMGN	GILD	JNJ	PFE	Ind. Median
P/E	35.65	124.14	25.67	18.55	31.06	18.41●	22.24
P/B	6.94	-68.32●	21.79	7.27	8.05	1.53	4.57
EV/EBITDA	19.27	30.45	14.71	12.66	20.50	11.30●	13.69
P/S	4.86	7.19	5.38	5.75	6.78	2.18●	3.10

Financial Health
Metric	MRK	ABBV	AMGN	GILD	JNJ	PFE	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.30	0.80	1.26	1.97●	1.03	1.25	1.25
Debt/Equity	107.1%	-1,101.9%●	623.8%	94.3%	67.7%	71.5%	94.3%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.31	3.75	2.71	0.85●	0.98	3.07	1.35

Profitability
Metric	MRK	ABBV	AMGN	GILD	JNJ	PFE	Ind. Median
Net Margin	13.6%	5.8%	20.9%	31.0%●	21.8%	11.8%	15.0%
ROE	19.0%	—	101.3%●	43.2%	26.4%	8.3%	23.7%
ROA	7.3%	2.7%	8.6%	16.4%●	10.7%	3.6%	8.0%
EBITDA Margin	28.6%	26.9%	44.8%	48.7%●	34.8%	26.5%	28.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	MRK	ABBV	AMGN	GILD	JNJ	PFE	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	2.5%	9.5%●	9.1%	3.5%	7.9%	1.4%	3.3%
NI Growth	-48.7%	-13.3%	31.5%	54.5%●	-3.5%	-4.8%	32.9%
Div. Yield	2.6%	2.7%	2.7%	2.5%	2.1%	7.2%●	2.1%
Payout	92.1%	324.8%	66.7%	43.8%	59.5%	130.5%	45.7%

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