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How Merck & Co., Inc. stacks up
MRK · against 10 other Healthcare companies of similar size
Valuation
54/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #8 of 11 · scores higher than 30% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score4 peers with a valuation score of 50–59, including MRK · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 54?
Weighted metrics compared with all Healthcare companies.Its metrics sit close to the Healthcare norm.
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 0.9% vs peer median 1.5%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 69% of peers. EBITDA yield: 7.2% vs peer median 4.0%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 76% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 4.5% vs peer median 0.0%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = MRK, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | MRK | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 11 reported | 0.9% | 3.2% | 10% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 11 reported | 7.2% | 6.4% | 100% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 10 reported | 4.5% | 4.0% | 67% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 11 reported | 11.7% | 13.3% | 40% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around MRK| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 317.9B CHF (≈$365.6B) | 70 | 60 | |
| 2 | 302.7B USD | 68 | 63 | |
| 3 | 285.2B USD | 66 | 63 | |
| 4 | 363.0B USD | 65 | 47 | |
| 5 | 249.4B USD | 60 | 55 | |
| 6 | 641.4B USD | 58 | 59 | |
| 7 | 189.3B USD | 57 | 45 | |
| 8 | 356.9B USD | 54 | 37 | |
| 9 | 258.2B USD | 53 | 47 | |
| 10 | 505.4B USD | 48 | 53 | |
| 11 | 207.7B USD | 8 | 18 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score