MRK: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Tue 1962-01-02? to Tue 2026-04-21	YTD Return	TRR Price
MRK ×	+5.52% 2026-04-21	135.75 TRR 2026-04-21
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock

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Returns

Tue 1962-01-02? to Tue 2026-04-21	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
MRK ×	+13,474.53% +7.94%/yr	+8.16%/yr (R2=0.900)
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock

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Growth of $10,000

Tue 1962-01-02? to Tue 2026-04-21	Start Value	End Value
MRK ×	$10,000.00 1962-01-02	$1,357,452.97 2026-04-21
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock

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Annual Returns

Year	MRK
2026 (YTD)	+5.52%
2025	+6.93%
2024	−8.88%
2023	−2.27%
2022	+40.34%
2021	−4.93%
2020	−8.45%
2019	+19.54%
2018	+37.34%
2017	−3.52%
2016	+12.71%
2015	−4.59%
2014	+16.06%
2013	+24.94%
2012	+11.20%
2011	+6.41%
2010	+1.39%
2009	+23.36%
2008	−45.37%
2007	+31.94%
2006	+39.18%
2005	+0.56%
2004	−30.04%
2003	−12.82%
2002	−3.50%
2001	−36.93%
2000	+37.12%
1999	−9.92%
1998	+39.07%
1997	+33.37%
1996	+19.98%
1995	+72.18%
1994	+11.85%
1993	−20.48%
1992	−22.57%
1991	+83.24%
1990	+12.09%
1989	+31.40%
1988	+7.21%
1987	+24.47%
1986	+82.63%
1985	+44.59%
1984	+3.59%
1983	+6.15%
1982	−0.15%
1981	−5.38%
1980	+7.77%
1979	−2.87%
1978	+15.18%
1977	−21.47%
1976	−4.18%
1975	−0.65%
1974	−25.76%
1973	−15.44%
1972	+40.60%
1971	+23.81%
1970	−15.45%
1969	+18.21%
1968	+1.83%
1967	+6.68%
1966	+5.25%
1965	+39.44%
1964	+34.63%
1963	+38.82%
1962	−14.44%

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Drawdowns

Tue 1962-01-02? to Tue 2026-04-21	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
MRK ×	−14.73%	−74.28% 2009-03-09
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock