All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
MRK total return snapshot: MRK returned +84.84% over the past year and +44.91% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 2, 1962, MRK is up +201,144.98% in nominal total return, or +12.48%/yr, and is currently −3.91% below its total-return high on Aug. 25, 2026.
Data ending Fri Sep. 4, 2026
| Tue 1962-01-02💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRK × |
+201,144.98%
+12.48%/yr |
+12.35%/yr
R2=0.947 |
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| Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Tue 1962-01-02💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| MRK × |
$10,000.00
1962-01-02 |
$20,124,497.99
2026-09-04 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| MRK × | +44.91% | +84.84% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| MRK × |
−3.91%
on 2026-09-04 from 2026-08-25 peak |
−68.62%
on 2009-03-09 from 2000-12-28 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-09-04 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRK × | +84.84% |
+38.69% +17.77%/yr |
+50.11% +14.50%/yr |
+127.42% +17.86%/yr |
+239.96% +13.02%/yr |
| Year | MRK |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +44.91% |
| 2025 | +9.79% |
| 2024 | −6.26% |
| 2023 | +1.01% |
| 2022 | +49.42% |
| 2021 | +1.75% |
| 2020 | −7.20% |
| 2019 | +22.27% |
| 2018 | +39.95% |
| 2017 | −1.49% |
| 2016 | +15.05% |
| 2015 | −3.89% |
| 2014 | +16.93% |
| 2013 | +26.83% |
| 2012 | +13.14% |
| 2011 | +9.56% |
| 2010 | +2.91% |
| 2009 | +26.70% |
| 2008 | −45.33% |
| 2007 | +37.35% |
| 2006 | +42.68% |
| 2005 | +4.04% |
| 2004 | −27.77% |
| 2003 | −11.20% |
| 2002 | −1.21% |
| 2001 | −35.96% |
| 2000 | +41.76% |
| 1999 | −7.49% |
| 1998 | +41.30% |
| 1997 | +35.65% |
| 1996 | +23.94% |
| 1995 | +76.60% |
| 1994 | +14.85% |
| 1993 | −18.33% |
| 1992 | −20.31% |
| 1991 | +88.89% |
| 1990 | +18.95% |
| 1989 | +37.49% |
| 1988 | +11.95% |
| 1987 | +29.98% |
| 1986 | +84.61% |
| 1985 | +50.10% |
| 1984 | +7.69% |
| 1983 | +10.21% |
| 1982 | +3.62% |
| 1981 | +3.08% |
| 1980 | +21.26% |
| 1979 | +10.05% |
| 1978 | +25.59% |
| 1977 | −16.23% |
| 1976 | +0.44% |
| 1975 | +6.28% |
| 1974 | −16.60% |
| 1973 | −8.08% |
| 1972 | +45.41% |
| 1971 | +27.81% |
| 1970 | −10.75% |
| 1969 | +25.58% |
| 1968 | +6.63% |
| 1967 | +9.94% |
| 1966 | +8.90% |
| 1965 | +42.03% |
| 1964 | +36.04% |
| 1963 | +40.90% |
| 1962 | −13.25% |
