MRK Historical PE Ratio image   This MRK PE ratio history page last updated 3/14/2024
MRK Historical PE Ratio Chart
PeriodPriceAdj. EPSAnnualizedPE
Q4 2023
2/1/2024
126.380.030.12>500
Q3 2023
10/26/2023
105.552.138.5212.4
Q2 2023
8/1/2023
105.28-2.06-8.24NA
Q1 2023
4/27/2023
115.161.405.6020.6
Q4 2022
2/2/2023
103.461.626.4816.0
Q3 2022
10/27/2022
99.741.857.4013.5
Q2 2022
7/28/2022
89.941.877.4812.0
Q1 2022
4/28/2022
88.582.148.5610.3
Q4 2021
2/3/2022
79.011.807.2011.0
Q3 2021
10/28/2021
86.551.757.0012.4
Q2 2021
7/29/2021
76.931.315.2414.7
Q1 2021
4/29/2021
70.311.405.6012.6
Q4 2020
2/4/2021
72.551.325.2813.7
Q3 2020
10/27/2020
74.421.746.9610.7
Q2 2020
7/31/2020
76.561.375.4814.0
Q1 2020
4/28/2020
77.461.506.0012.9
Q4 2019
2/5/2020
81.901.164.6417.7
Q3 2019
10/29/2019
81.201.516.0413.4
Q2 2019
7/30/2019
79.461.305.2015.3
Q1 2019
4/30/2019
75.101.224.8815.4
Q4 2018
2/1/2019
72.951.044.1617.5
Q3 2018
10/25/2018
66.761.194.7614.0
Q2 2018
7/27/2018
60.581.064.2414.3
Q1 2018
5/1/2018
55.321.054.2013.2
Q4 2017
2/2/2018
55.880.983.9214.3
Q3 2017
10/27/2017
55.571.114.4412.5
Q2 2017
7/28/2017
61.171.014.0415.1
Q1 2017
5/2/2017
59.830.883.5217.0
Q4 2016
2/2/2017
61.240.893.5617.2
Q3 2016
10/25/2016
59.111.074.2813.8
Q2 2016
7/29/2016
55.970.933.7215.0
Q1 2016
5/5/2016
51.610.893.5614.5
Q4 2015
2/3/2016
47.760.933.7212.8
Q3 2015
10/27/2015
51.020.963.8413.3
Q2 2015
7/28/2015
54.890.863.4416.0
Q1 2015
4/28/2015
57.230.853.4016.8
Q4 2014
2/4/2015
56.350.873.4816.2
Q3 2014
10/27/2014
53.860.903.6015.0
Q2 2014
7/29/2014
55.900.853.4016.4
Q1 2014
4/29/2014
56.030.883.5215.9
Q4 2013
2/5/2014
51.080.883.5214.5
Q3 2013
10/28/2013
43.270.923.6811.8
Q2 2013
7/30/2013
45.850.843.3613.6
Q1 2013
5/1/2013
43.600.853.4012.8
Q4 2012
2/1/2013
39.910.833.3212.0
Q3 2012
10/26/2012
44.040.923.6812.0
Q2 2012
7/27/2012
43.031.054.2010.2
Q1 2012
4/27/2012
36.700.562.2416.4
MRK PE History Chart
PeriodPriceAdj. EPSTTMPE
Q4 2023
2/1/2024
126.380.031.5084.3
Q3 2023
10/26/2023
105.552.133.0934.2
Q2 2023
8/1/2023
105.28-2.062.8137.5
Q1 2023
4/27/2023
115.161.406.7417.1
Q4 2022
2/2/2023
103.461.627.4813.8
Q3 2022
10/27/2022
99.741.857.6613.0
Q2 2022
7/28/2022
89.941.877.5611.9
Q1 2022
4/28/2022
88.582.147.0012.7
Q4 2021
2/3/2022
79.011.806.2612.6
Q3 2021
10/28/2021
86.551.755.7815.0
Q2 2021
7/29/2021
76.931.315.7713.3
Q1 2021
4/29/2021
70.311.405.8312.1
Q4 2020
2/4/2021
72.551.325.9312.2
Q3 2020
10/27/2020
74.421.745.7712.9
Q2 2020
7/31/2020
76.561.375.5413.8
Q1 2020
4/28/2020
77.461.505.4714.2
Q4 2019
2/5/2020
81.901.165.1915.8
Q3 2019
10/29/2019
81.201.515.0716.0
Q2 2019
7/30/2019
79.461.304.7516.7
Q1 2019
4/30/2019
75.101.224.5116.7
Q4 2018
2/1/2019
72.951.044.3416.8
Q3 2018
10/25/2018
66.761.194.2815.6
Q2 2018
7/27/2018
60.581.064.2014.4
Q1 2018
5/1/2018
55.321.054.1513.3
Q4 2017
2/2/2018
55.880.983.9814.0
Q3 2017
10/27/2017
55.571.113.8914.3
Q2 2017
7/28/2017
61.171.013.8515.9
Q1 2017
5/2/2017
59.830.883.7715.9
Q4 2016
2/2/2017
61.240.893.7816.2
Q3 2016
10/25/2016
59.111.073.8215.5
Q2 2016
7/29/2016
55.970.933.7115.1
Q1 2016
5/5/2016
51.610.893.6414.2
Q4 2015
2/3/2016
47.760.933.6013.3
Q3 2015
10/27/2015
51.020.963.5414.4
Q2 2015
7/28/2015
54.890.863.4815.8
Q1 2015
4/28/2015
57.230.853.4716.5
Q4 2014
2/4/2015
56.350.873.5016.1
Q3 2014
10/27/2014
53.860.903.5115.3
Q2 2014
7/29/2014
55.900.853.5315.8
Q1 2014
4/29/2014
56.030.883.5215.9
Q4 2013
2/5/2014
51.080.883.4914.6
Q3 2013
10/28/2013
43.270.923.4412.6
Q2 2013
7/30/2013
45.850.843.4413.3
Q1 2013
5/1/2013
43.600.853.6511.9
Q4 2012
2/1/2013
39.910.833.3611.9
Q3 2012
10/26/2012
44.040.92NANA
Q2 2012
7/27/2012
43.031.05NANA
Q1 2012
4/27/2012
36.700.56NANA
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How should the MRK historical PE ratio be determined?
Realizing that PE stands for Price to Earnings ratio, we need two values to compute it: stock price and earnings per share. The stock price at any given date is a known historical value, but what about the earnings number to use?

✔️Accepted answer: There are a number of different approaches when it comes to calculating a historical PE ratio for a company like Merck & Co. We like to take our measurements on each of the past quarterly earnings reports. That only leaves the question of whether the earnings number at that quarterly report should be used on an annualized basis, or some other method. We approach this question using three different methods, on this MRK Historical PE Ratio page.

What is the average historical PE for MRK based on annualized quarterly earnings?
As we look back through earnings history, what is the resulting PE calculation if at each measurement period we use that quarter's earnings result annualized?

✔️Accepted answer: The MRK historical PE ratio using the annualized quarterly earnings method works out to 14.2.

What is the average historical PE for MRK based on trailing twelve month earnings?
As we look back through earnings history, what is the resulting PE calculation if at each measurement period we use the trailing twelve months combined earnings result in the calculation?

✔️Accepted answer: The MRK historical PE ratio using the TTM earnings method works out to 17.0.

What is the average historical PE for MRK based on median TTM earnings?
As we look back through earnings history, what is the resulting PE calculation if at each measurement period we use the median earnings over the trailing twelve months and annualize that median result in the calculation?

✔️Accepted answer: The MRK historical PE ratio using the annualized median TTM earnings method works out to 2.84.

On this page we presented the MRK Historical PE Ratio information for Merck & Co' stock. The average MRK historical PE based on using the annualized quarterly earnings result at each measurement period (for the "E" in the PE calculation; and the closing price on earnings date as the "P") is 14.2. Meanwhile, using the trailing twelve month (TTM) quarterly earnings result as our method of calculation the "E" value at each measurement period, the average MRK historical PE based on this TTM earnings result method is 17.0. Note: any PE calculations resulting in a value exceeding 500 were discarded as not meaningful. Note: any PE calculations involving negative earnings were discarded as not meaningful.

Let's now compare this MRK historical PE result, against the recent PE: when this page was posted on 3/13/2024, the most recent closing price for MRK had been 122.16, and the most recent quarterly earnings result, annualized, was 0.12. Meanwhile, the most recent TTM earnings summed to 1.5. From these numbers, we calculate the recent MRK PE on 3/13/2024 based on annualized quarterly EPS was 1018.0. Based on MRK's history, that recent PE is elevated relative to the historical average, with the recent PE 7069.0% higher than the historical average PE across our data set for Merck & Co. Looking at the recent MRK PE on 3/13/2024 based on TTM EPS, we calculate the ratio at 81.4. Based on MRK's history, that recent PE is elevated relative to the historical average, with the recent PE 378.8% higher than the historical average PE across our Merck & Co data set with TTM EPS used in the calculation at each period.

Another interesting MRK historical PE Ratio calculation we look at is to take the median earnings per share of the last four quarters for MRK, and then annualize the resulting value... with that annualized number then being used in the PE calculation. To walk through this math for MRK, we start with the past four EPS numbers and we first sort them from lowest to highest: -2.06, 0.03, 1.40, and 2.13. We then toss out the highest and lowest result, and then take the average of those two middle numbers — 0.03 and 1.40 — which gives us the median of 0.71. Basically the way to think about this 0.71 number is this: for the trailing four earnings reports, 0.71 marks the "middle ground" number where MRK has reported a value higher than 0.71 half the time, and has reported a value lower than 0.71 half the time. Annualizing that median value then gets us to 2.84/share, which we use as the denominator in our next PE calculation. With 122.16 as the numerator (as of 3/13/2024), the calculation is then 122.16 / 2.84 = 43.0 as the MRK PE ratio as of 3/13/2024, based on that annualized median value we calculated.

For self directed investors doing their due diligence on MRK or any other given stock, valuation analysis for MRK can greatly benefit from studying the past earnings and resulting PE calculations. This exercise can help inform an analysis as to whether the past earnings trajectory and current versus historical PE ratios justify the current stock value.

That's why we bring you HistoricalPERatio.com to make it easy for investors to investigate Merck & Co PE history or the past PE information for any stock in our coverage universe. And in your continued research we hope you will be sure to check out the further links included for earnings surprises history (beat/miss data) as well as next earnings dates for MRK. Thanks for visiting, and the next time you need to research MRK Historical PE Ratio or the ratio for another stock, we hope you'll think of our site, as your go-to historical PE ratio research resource of choice.

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