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Merck

MRK · NYSEEarnings Oct 29Rahway, New Jersey, USA75.0K employeesWebsite ↗
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What matters nowUpdated 5 h ago

  • The latest development is a Dutch court ruling that Keytruda SC infringes Halozyme's EP 2,797,622 patent, barring MSD BV from offering Keytruda SC in eight European countries; IV Keytruda is not covered and a separate US suit over Keytruda Qlex remains open 1.
  • The pooled 24/7 venue price is 143.33, down 1.6% from the previous close of 145.68; the stock fell 2.7% on Sep 30 and 3.5% on Oct 5.
  • Trailing revenue is $66.6B as of June 30, 2026, up 4.6% year on year (5.1% last quarter), with a 73.0% gross margin and $16.1B of free cash flow; Keytruda sales were $8.37B in Q2 2026, up 5%. EPS of $1.26 is down 80.6% year on year, net debt is $47.1B, and the P/E is 113.8 on a $353.6B market cap. Insiders sold nine times over 180 days for $30.0M, with no buys.
  • Recent approvals and deals: the FDA added HYPERION data to the Winrevair label for newly diagnosed pulmonary arterial hypertension 2; Merck and Daiichi Sankyo withdrew the US application for ifinatamab deruxtecan in small cell lung cancer 3; and Merck licensed SciBrunch's preclinical KRAS G12D inhibitor SPR2015 for a $400M upfront payment, with a $400M pre-tax charge expected in Q3, about $0.13 per share 4.
  • Next: the Q3 2026 sales and earnings call is on Oct 29 at 9:00 a.m. ET 5, and an oncology investor event in Madrid, timed to ESMO 2026, is on Oct 26. Polymarket odds for the October Fed meeting put no change at 81.5% and a 25 bp hike at 17.5%, ahead of the September CPI release on Oct 14.

Merck & Co., Inc. (known as MSD outside the US and Canada) is a global biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and sells prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. Its growth rests on Keytruda, the oncology immunotherapy whose sales were $31.7 billion in 2025, and on newer launches such as Winrevair, Welireg, Capvaxive and Enflonsia. Keytruda's US patent protection is expected to expire in 2028, so the company is spending heavily on acquisitions and its own pipeline to replace that revenue.

How it makes money

Merck sells branded medicines and vaccines to wholesalers, hospitals, governments and pharmacies, mainly in the US, Europe, China and Asia Pacific, plus animal health products through its Animal Health segment. Revenue is driven by unit volume, price and the pace of new launches. Keytruda alone was about 49 percent of 2025 total sales of $65.0 billion. In 2026 the company has bought Cidara Therapeutics and Terns Pharmaceuticals, and Q2 2026 included a $5.7 billion acquired R&D charge for Terns that pushed the quarter to a GAAP loss.

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Market cap$350.08Bpooled price × shares
Enterprise value$397.14B+ net debt $47.06B
P/E (TTM)112.6×EPS $1.26
EV / EBITDA—EBITDA —
P / Sales5.3×EV/Sales 6.0×
P / Book8.3×equity $41.93B
FCF yield4.6%FCF $16.06B
Shareholder yield3.6%div 2.37% · buyback 1.2%
Revenue (TTM)$66.57B4.6% YoY
Last quarter revenue5.1%growth YoY
EPS growth (TTM)-80.6%last Q -130.7%
Gross margin73.0%operating —
Net margin4.8%EBITDA —
ROE7.0%on average equity
Cash$6.85Bdebt $53.91B
Shares out2.47Bdiluted 2.47B

TTM through 2026-06-30 from SEC filings (some quarters derived from annual and year-to-date figures). Ratios use our pooled 24/7 price. Quarterly statements →

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Dutch court finds Keytruda SC infringes Halozyme patent, barring sales in eight European countries

A Dutch patent court found that Merck's subcutaneous Keytruda infringes Halozyme's EP 2,797,622 patent and rejected Merck's argument that the patent is invalid.

Legal

Merck schedules third-quarter 2026 sales and earnings call for October 29

Merck announced its third-quarter 2026 sales and earnings conference call for 9:00 a.m.

News

Merck licenses SciBrunch's preclinical KRAS G12D inhibitor SPR2015 for $400M upfront

Merck signed an exclusive worldwide license with SciBrunch Therapeutics for SPR2015, an investigational oral KRAS G12D inhibitor that is still preclinical.

Deal

Merck and Daiichi Sankyo withdraw US application for ifinatamab deruxtecan in small cell lung cancer

Merck and Daiichi Sankyo voluntarily withdrew the US Biologics License Application for ifinatamab deruxtecan (I-DXd) in previously treated extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

Regulation

FDA adds HYPERION data to Winrevair label for newly diagnosed pulmonary arterial hypertension

The FDA approved an updated Winrevair (sotatercept) label that adds Phase 3 HYPERION data for adults newly diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension who are at intermediate to high risk of progression.

Regulation

Japan approves Keytruda Qlex for subcutaneous use across all approved Keytruda indications

Japan approved Keytruda Qlex, the subcutaneous form of Keytruda, for every Keytruda indication already approved in Japan.

Regulation