TTM
75.9%
YoY change
−4.35pp
Trough year (2000)
47.6%
Peak year (2001)
82.9%
Latest annual
72.0%
Gross Margin history chart for Merck & Co. (MRK) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 72.0%
Gross Margin change chart for Merck & Co. (MRK) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −4.35pp
Gross Margin history table for Merck & Co. (MRK) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 72.0% | -4.35pp | ||
| 2024 | 76.3% | +3.15pp | ||
| 2023 | 73.2% | +2.54pp | ||
| 2022 | 70.6% | -1.39pp | ||
| 2021 | 72.0% | +4.82pp | ||
| 2020 | 67.2% | -2.09pp | ||
| 2019 | 69.3% | +1.23pp | ||
| 2018 | 68.1% | +0.24pp | ||
| 2017 | 67.8% | +3.06pp | ||
| 2016 | 64.8% | +2.56pp | ||
| 2015 | 62.2% | +1.89pp | ||
| 2014 | 60.3% | -1.20pp | ||
| 2013 | 61.5% | -3.71pp | ||
| 2012 | 65.2% | +0.32pp | ||
| 2011 | 64.9% | +4.89pp | ||
| 2010 | 60.0% | -7.12pp | ||
| 2009 | 67.1% | -9.47pp | ||
| 2008 | 76.6% | +1.97pp | ||
| 2007 | 74.6% | +1.13pp | ||
| 2006 | 73.5% | -3.12pp | ||
| 2005 | 76.6% | -1.78pp | ||
| 2004 | 78.4% | -1.88pp | ||
| 2003 | 80.3% | -1.51pp | ||
| 2002 | 81.8% | -1.12pp | ||
| 2001 | 82.9% | +35.34pp | ||
| 2000 | 47.6% | -2.34pp | ||
| 1999 | 49.9% | -1.12pp | ||
| 1998 | 51.0% | -2.64pp | ||
| 1997 | 53.7% | -3.03pp | ||
| 1996 | 56.7% | -2.61pp | ||
| 1995 | 59.3% | -5.42pp | ||
| 1994 | 64.7% | -15.17pp | ||
| 1993 | 79.9% | -1.74pp | ||
| 1992 | 81.6% | +1.06pp | ||
| 1991 | 80.6% | +0.44pp | ||
| 1990 | 80.1% | +0.42pp | ||
| 1989 | 79.7% | +1.96pp | ||
| 1988 | 77.8% | +2.14pp | ||
| 1987 | 75.6% | +3.32pp | ||
| 1986 | 72.3% | +3.01pp | ||
| 1985 | 69.3% | — |
- 202572.0%-4.35pp
- 202476.3%+3.15pp
- 202373.2%+2.54pp
- 202270.6%-1.39pp
- 202172.0%+4.82pp
- 202067.2%-2.09pp
- 201969.3%+1.23pp
- 201868.1%+0.24pp
- 201767.8%+3.06pp
- 201664.8%+2.56pp
- 201562.2%+1.89pp
- 201460.3%-1.20pp
- 201361.5%-3.71pp
- 201265.2%+0.32pp
- 201164.9%+4.89pp
- 201060.0%-7.12pp
- 200967.1%-9.47pp
- 200876.6%+1.97pp
- 200774.6%+1.13pp
- 200673.5%-3.12pp
- 200576.6%-1.78pp
- 200478.4%-1.88pp
- 200380.3%-1.51pp
- 200281.8%-1.12pp
- 200182.9%+35.34pp
- 200047.6%-2.34pp
- 199949.9%-1.12pp
- 199851.0%-2.64pp
- 199753.7%-3.03pp
- 199656.7%-2.61pp
- 199559.3%-5.42pp
- 199464.7%-15.17pp
- 199379.9%-1.74pp
- 199281.6%+1.06pp
- 199180.6%+0.44pp
- 199080.1%+0.42pp
- 198979.7%+1.96pp
- 198877.8%+2.14pp
- 198775.6%+3.32pp
- 198672.3%+3.01pp
- 198569.3%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Merck & Co.'s reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Merck & Co. (MRK)
According to Merck & Co.'s latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 75.9%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Merck & Co. (MRK) most recent annual gross margin stands at 71.98% (2025) – contracted 4.3 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual gross margin stands at 82.90%, reached in 2001; the historical low of 47.56% was recorded in 2000.
Merck & Co. Gross Margin by Year
Merck & Co. Gross Margin 2025: 72.0%
Merck & Co. posted gross margin of 71.98% in 2025, contracted 4.3 percentage points from 2024.
Merck & Co. Gross Margin 2024: 76.3%
In 2024, Merck & Co. reported gross margin of 76.32%, expanded 3.1 percentage points from 2023.
Merck & Co. Gross Margin 2023: 73.2%
Merck & Co. gross margin in 2023 was 73.17%, expanded 2.5 percentage points from 2022.
Merck & Co. Gross Margin 2022: 70.6%
2022's gross margin for Merck & Co. came in at 70.63%, contracted 1.4 percentage points from 2021.
Merck & Co. Gross Margin 2021: 72.0%
Merck & Co. gross margin in 2021 was 72.02%.
See more financial history for Merck & Co. (MRK).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Healthcare peers of Merck & Co. (MRK), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 83.5% | |
| 81.8% | |
| 81.7% | |
| 71.5% | |
| 70.7% | |
| 70.0% | |
| 39.4% | |
| 18.8% |
- 83.5%
- 81.8%
- 81.7%
- 71.5%
- 70.7%
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