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Total Real Returns

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

Tue 1962-01-02? to Fri 2026-05-08 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
MRK
×
+4.26%
2026-05-08
134.12 TRR
2026-05-08
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Tue 1962-01-02? to Fri 2026-05-08 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
MRK
×
+13,311.80%
+7.91%/yr
+8.16%/yr
(R2=0.900)
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Tue 1962-01-02? to Fri 2026-05-08 Start
Value
End
Value
MRK
×
$10,000.00
1962-01-02
$1,341,180.29
2026-05-08
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year MRK
2026 (YTD) +4.26%
2025 +6.93%
2024 −8.89%
2023 −2.26%
2022 +40.35%
2021 −4.94%
2020 −8.45%
2019 +19.54%
2018 +37.34%
2017 −3.53%
2016 +12.72%
2015 −4.59%
2014 +16.06%
2013 +24.95%
2012 +11.21%
2011 +6.40%
2010 +1.40%
2009 +23.34%
2008 −45.38%
2007 +31.95%
2006 +39.17%
2005 +0.59%
2004 −30.04%
2003 −12.84%
2002 −3.50%
2001 −36.94%
2000 +37.11%
1999 −9.90%
1998 +39.06%
1997 +33.38%
1996 +19.96%
1995 +72.22%
1994 +11.86%
1993 −20.52%
1992 −22.56%
1991 +83.28%
1990 +12.09%
1989 +31.39%
1988 +7.21%
1987 +24.46%
1986 +82.62%
1985 +44.59%
1984 +3.61%
1983 +6.17%
1982 −0.19%
1981 −5.37%
1980 +7.77%
1979 −2.89%
1978 +15.19%
1977 −21.47%
1976 −4.19%
1975 −0.63%
1974 −25.76%
1973 −15.46%
1972 +40.62%
1971 +23.81%
1970 −15.45%
1969 +18.19%
1968 +1.85%
1967 +6.70%
1966 +5.25%
1965 +39.37%
1964 +34.67%
1963 +38.82%
1962 −14.44%

Drawdowns

Tue 1962-01-02? to Fri 2026-05-08 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
MRK
×
−15.74% −74.29%
2009-03-09
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock