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Total Real Returns

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

Tue 1962-01-02? to Fri 2026-01-16 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
MRK
×
+3.28%
2026-01-16
132.77 TRR
2026-01-16
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Tue 1962-01-02? to Fri 2026-01-16 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
MRK
×
+13,176.81%
+7.93%/yr
+8.17%/yr
(R2=0.899)
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Tue 1962-01-02? to Fri 2026-01-16 Start
Value
End
Value
MRK
×
$10,000.00
1962-01-02
$1,327,680.86
2026-01-16
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year MRK
2026 (YTD) +3.28%
2025 +6.92%
2024 −8.88%
2023 −2.26%
2022 +40.34%
2021 −4.93%
2020 −8.45%
2019 +19.54%
2018 +37.33%
2017 −3.51%
2016 +12.71%
2015 −4.59%
2014 +16.06%
2013 +24.95%
2012 +11.22%
2011 +6.39%
2010 +1.41%
2009 +23.37%
2008 −45.39%
2007 +31.96%
2006 +39.17%
2005 +0.61%
2004 −30.05%
2003 −12.86%
2002 −3.50%
2001 −36.93%
2000 +37.12%
1999 −9.91%
1998 +39.05%
1997 +33.40%
1996 +19.93%
1995 +72.19%
1994 +11.92%
1993 −20.53%
1992 −22.55%
1991 +83.30%
1990 +12.06%
1989 +31.38%
1988 +7.22%
1987 +24.45%
1986 +82.64%
1985 +44.57%
1984 +3.59%
1983 +6.23%
1982 −0.21%
1981 −5.40%
1980 +7.81%
1979 −2.90%
1978 +15.19%
1977 −21.46%
1976 −4.23%
1975 −0.61%
1974 −25.75%
1973 −15.47%
1972 +40.63%
1971 +23.81%
1970 −15.51%
1969 +18.30%
1968 +1.80%
1967 +6.71%
1966 +5.26%
1965 +39.39%
1964 +34.61%
1963 +38.81%
1962 −14.47%

Drawdowns

Tue 1962-01-02? to Fri 2026-01-16 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
MRK
×
−16.54% −74.28%
2009-03-09
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock