All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
MRK total return snapshot: MRK returned +86.68% over the past year and +42.68% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 2, 1962, MRK is up +198,215.36% in nominal total return, or +12.45%/yr, and is currently −5.39% below its total-return high on Aug. 25, 2026.
Data ending Thu Sep. 17, 2026
| Tue 1962-01-02💬 to Thu 2026-09-17 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRK × |
+198,215.36%
+12.45%/yr |
+12.35%/yr
R2=0.947 |
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| Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Tue 1962-01-02💬 to Thu 2026-09-17 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| MRK × |
$10,000.00
1962-01-02 |
$19,831,536.39
2026-09-17 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| MRK × | +42.68% | +86.68% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| MRK × |
−5.39%
on 2026-09-17 from 2026-08-25 peak |
−68.62%
on 2009-03-09 from 2000-12-28 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-09-17 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRK × | +86.68% |
+32.79% +15.24%/yr |
+49.97% +14.46%/yr |
+139.21% +19.06%/yr |
+236.03% +12.89%/yr |
| Year | MRK |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +42.68% |
| 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 | +29.97% |
| 1986 | +84.63% |
| 1985 | +50.10% |
| 1984 | +7.69% |
| 1983 | +10.20% |
| 1982 | +3.62% |
| 1981 | +3.06% |
| 1980 | +21.27% |
| 1979 | +10.06% |
| 1978 | +25.55% |
| 1977 | −16.22% |
| 1976 | +0.47% |
| 1975 | +6.27% |
| 1974 | −16.59% |
| 1973 | −8.10% |
| 1972 | +45.39% |
| 1971 | +27.86% |
| 1970 | −10.74% |
| 1969 | +25.55% |
| 1968 | +6.67% |
| 1967 | +9.95% |
| 1966 | +8.84% |
| 1965 | +42.02% |
| 1964 | +36.01% |
| 1963 | +40.99% |
| 1962 | −13.21% |
