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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 13, 2026reference only
Stock Return Ytd
33.4%
Oct 13, 2026reference only
Price 52 Week Low
82.49USD
Oct 13, 2026reference only
Market Cap
350289029163USD
Oct 13, 2026reference only
Stock Price
141.98USD
Oct 13, 2026reference only
Shares Outstanding
2467171638.0shares
Jul 31, 2026reference only
Cost Of Revenue
4395000000.0USD
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Cash
6849000000.0USD
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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
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Net Income
-1335000000.0USD
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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 · 667 connections

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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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headquartered in
Rahway, New Jersey

Via News coverage

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October 11, 2026
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October 3, 2026
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What we're seeing
Q4 2026 Clinical Catalyst Season: Big-Pharma Data Flow, Regulatory Milestones, and a Thin AI-Drug Fringe
October 2026 conferences (EASD, IGCS, NACFC, HFSA) are producing a dense run of late-stage readouts from Novo Nordisk, Lilly, Roche, Bayer, Vertex and Galderma. Regulatory milestones are scheduled behind them: the ivonescimab BLA PDUFA date on 2026-11-14, FDA acceptance of Roche's vamikibart BLA, and Scholar Rock's EMA resubmission. The AI-and-finance angle is peripheral. It consists of the AI-designed drug Rentosertib and QAIAx, a speculative microcap whose trial claims (the QIII pilot, anticipated 2027-01-01, and a patent update) are forecasts and filings rather than data, so they warrant skepticism.
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Signals we're tracking
EPKINLY Regulatory-Clinical Success Cascade
High probability of expanded label indications, additional combination approvals, and competitive positioning strength in follicular lymphoma market. Predicts positive commercial uptake and potential accelerated review for related indications.
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Where sources disagree
ING Group
Both facts record the same metric (shares_outstanding) for ING Group at the identical observation date (2025-12-31). FACT A states 2,902,437,688 shares; FACT B states 2,902 million shares (2,902,000,000). The difference is 437,688 shares (~0.015%). This is a genuine value conflict, though the discrepancy appears to result from FACT B rounding to the nearest million while FACT A provides the precise count.
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