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Merck & Co., Inc.

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Pharmaceutical company based in Rahway, NJ, known as MSD outside US and Canada

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Key metrics · each point sourced

Price 52 Week High
156.45USD
Oct 22, 2026reference only
Stock Return Ytd
38.3%
Oct 22, 2026reference only
Price 52 Week Low
82.49USD
Oct 22, 2026reference only
Market Cap
363266351979USD
Oct 22, 2026reference only
Stock Price
147.24USD
Oct 22, 2026reference only
Shares Outstanding
2467171638.0shares
Jul 31, 2026reference only
Cost Of Revenue
4395000000.0USD
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Cash
6849000000.0USD
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Eps
-0.54USD_per_share
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Revenue
16607000000.0USD
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Rd Expense
9741000000.0USD
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Total Assets
129802000000.0USD
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Stockholders Equity
41933000000.0USD
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Net Income
-1335000000.0USD
Jun 30, 2026reference only
Operating Cash Flow
3918000000.0USD
Mar 31, 2026reference only
Capex
991000000.0USD
Mar 31, 2026reference only

Stated objectives

Enroll approximately 675 patients in KANDLELIT-007 Phase 3 trial

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target: 675 patients stated

Evaluate progression-free survival as primary endpoint in PD-L1 TPS ≥1% patients in KANDLELIT-007

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Evaluate secondary endpoints including PFS in all patients, overall survival, objective response rate, duration of response, and safety in KANDLELIT-007

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Submit regulatory filings worldwide for KEYTRUDA + Padcev combination in muscle-invasive bladder cancer based on KEYNOTE-B15/EV-304 results

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Initiate second Merck-sponsored pivotal trial of zanzalintinib and belzutifan in RCC

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Full-year sales forecast

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target: $64.5 billion to $65 billion by 2025-12-31 00:00:00stated

Full-year EPS forecast

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target: $8.93 to $8.98 by 2025-12-31 00:00:00stated

Improving outcomes and addressing significant unmet needs for patients with hematologic neoplasms and malignancies

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Become the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world

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Deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals

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Relationship graph · 669 connections

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Competes with
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Employs
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acquired by
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Partnered with
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Covered by
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headquartered in
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regulates
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headquartered in
Rahway, New Jersey

Via News coverage

Oncology's Q4 Catalyst Run: A Nov. 14 FDA Date, ESMO Vaccine Data, and a Merck Balance Sheet in Motion
October 11, 2026
Merck's Cancer Vaccine Wins the Headlines, but Its Balance Sheet Tells a Quieter Story Ahead of Three October–November Catalysts
October 3, 2026
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Ford Motor Company
Both facts give cash for Ford Motor Company at the same point in time (2025-12-31; FY 2025 year-end and Q4 2025 year-end are the same date). Both are labelled USD, but the values are 23,356,000,000 and 23.356, which cannot both be true in USD. The two numbers agree once the second is read as billions (23.356 bn = 23,356,000,000), so the economic content is consistent and the conflict is a unit/scale error in the Q4 2025 record. The period is not the reason for the conflict: a Q4 and an FY figure at the same year-end date should match.
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