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

Tue 1962-01-02? to Fri 2026-02-27	YTD Return	TRR Price
MRK ×	+16.95% 2026-02-27	150.36 TRR 2026-02-27
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock

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Returns

Tue 1962-01-02? to Fri 2026-02-27	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
MRK ×	+14,935.82% +8.13%/yr	+8.17%/yr (R2=0.900)
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock

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Growth of $10,000

Tue 1962-01-02? to Fri 2026-02-27	Start Value	End Value
MRK ×	$10,000.00 1962-01-02	$1,503,582.27 2026-02-27
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock

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Annual Returns

Year	MRK
2026 (YTD)	+16.95%
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	−3.53%
2016	+12.73%
2015	−4.60%
2014	+16.07%
2013	+24.94%
2012	+11.19%
2011	+6.42%
2010	+1.40%
2009	+23.33%
2008	−45.38%
2007	+31.95%
2006	+39.15%
2005	+0.61%
2004	−30.05%
2003	−12.82%
2002	−3.51%
2001	−36.94%
2000	+37.11%
1999	−9.90%
1998	+39.05%
1997	+33.38%
1996	+19.96%
1995	+72.24%
1994	+11.86%
1993	−20.51%
1992	−22.59%
1991	+83.21%
1990	+12.14%
1989	+31.38%
1988	+7.22%
1987	+24.46%
1986	+82.60%
1985	+44.59%
1984	+3.62%
1983	+6.15%
1982	−0.15%
1981	−5.38%
1980	+7.78%
1979	−2.89%
1978	+15.18%
1977	−21.46%
1976	−4.22%
1975	−0.61%
1974	−25.76%
1973	−15.48%
1972	+40.64%
1971	+23.80%
1970	−15.48%
1969	+18.26%
1968	+1.80%
1967	+6.73%
1966	+5.23%
1965	+39.44%
1964	+34.59%
1963	+38.81%
1962	−14.46%

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Drawdowns

Tue 1962-01-02? to Fri 2026-02-27	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
MRK ×	−5.49%	−74.28% 2009-03-09
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock