Merck & Co. MRK Return on assets
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Merck & Co.’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: Merck & Co.’s 10-Q, filed May 4, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Merck & Co.'s return on assets?
- Merck & Co. (MRK) reported return on assets of 7.3% in Q1 2026.
- How has Merck & Co.'s return on assets changed year-over-year?
- Merck & Co.'s return on assets decreased by 53.5% year-over-year, from 15.8% to 7.3%.
- What does return on assets mean?
- How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.
- How do you interpret return on assets?
- Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.
- How does return on assets compare across companies?
- Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.