Merck
MRK
#29
Rank
$267.92 B
Marketcap
$105.54
Share price
-0.29%
Change (1 day)
33.49%
Change (1 year)

P/E ratio for Merck (MRK)

P/E ratio as of March 2023 (TTM): 17.5

According to Merck's latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 17.5025. At the end of 2021 the company had a P/E ratio of 14.8.

P/E ratio history for Merck from 2001 to 2022

PE ratio at the end of each year

Year P/E ratio Change
202114.8-49.27%
202029.229.47%
201922.6-27.17%
201831.0-45.92%
201757.4110.42%
201627.3-14.4%
201531.8144.67%
201413.0-59.55%
201332.279.31%
201217.91.85%
201117.6

P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors

Company P/E ratio P/E ratio differencediff. Country
21.1 20.63%๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA
8.55-51.17%๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland
7.66-56.25%๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA
22.9 30.83%๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA
49.3 181.86%๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA
18.6 6.14%๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA
14.7-15.85%๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France
21.6 23.56%๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA
4.22-75.87%๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK
-7.59-143.34%๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel

How to read a P/E ratio?

The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.

Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.