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Total Real Returns

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

Tue 1962-01-02? to Fri 2026-04-17 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
MRK
×
+11.67%
2026-04-17
143.65 TRR
2026-04-17
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Tue 1962-01-02? to Fri 2026-04-17 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
MRK
×
+14,264.82%
+8.03%/yr
+8.16%/yr
(R2=0.900)
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Tue 1962-01-02? to Fri 2026-04-17 Start
Value
End
Value
MRK
×
$10,000.00
1962-01-02
$1,436,482.08
2026-04-17
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year MRK
2026 (YTD) +11.67%
2025 +6.93%
2024 −8.89%
2023 −2.26%
2022 +40.34%
2021 −4.93%
2020 −8.45%
2019 +19.55%
2018 +37.34%
2017 −3.52%
2016 +12.72%
2015 −4.59%
2014 +16.04%
2013 +24.95%
2012 +11.24%
2011 +6.38%
2010 +1.42%
2009 +23.33%
2008 −45.38%
2007 +31.95%
2006 +39.20%
2005 +0.56%
2004 −30.03%
2003 −12.85%
2002 −3.50%
2001 −36.93%
2000 +37.11%
1999 −9.90%
1998 +39.05%
1997 +33.38%
1996 +19.98%
1995 +72.23%
1994 +11.86%
1993 −20.54%
1992 −22.57%
1991 +83.24%
1990 +12.09%
1989 +31.43%
1988 +7.22%
1987 +24.46%
1986 +82.62%
1985 +44.61%
1984 +3.60%
1983 +6.16%
1982 −0.20%
1981 −5.34%
1980 +7.77%
1979 −2.92%
1978 +15.18%
1977 −21.44%
1976 −4.19%
1975 −0.65%
1974 −25.76%
1973 −15.45%
1972 +40.61%
1971 +23.82%
1970 −15.45%
1969 +18.16%
1968 +1.88%
1967 +6.68%
1966 +5.25%
1965 +39.37%
1964 +34.67%
1963 +38.81%
1962 −14.43%

Drawdowns

Tue 1962-01-02? to Fri 2026-04-17 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
MRK
×
−9.76% −74.29%
2009-03-09
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock