MRK Stock Analysis: Merck KGaA | XETRA
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic | XETRA, Germany | Market Cap: 60.869m EUR | 12M Return: 25.5% | DE0006599905 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 36.5M
EPS Trend: -57.5%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 9.4%
Qual. Beats: 1
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Seasonality 11.6 years of data
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Merck KGaA is a German science and technology company headquartered in Darmstadt, founded in 1668 and controlled by the owner family through its parent E. Merck KG. Unlike most companies classified under Pharmaceuticals, it operates three distinct divisions: Life Science (reagents, lab instruments, bioprocessing consumables, and contract development/manufacturing services for biotech and pharma customers), Healthcare (prescription drugs and biopharmaceuticals in oncology, neurology, immunology, fertility, and rare diseases), and Electronics (specialty materials for semiconductor manufacturing, including photoresists, dielectric materials, etch chemistries, and OLED/liquid crystal materials). The company maintains a global footprint across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific.
The three-pillar structure is a defining feature of the business model: the Life Science and Electronics segments generate significant revenue from industrial and manufacturing customers, reducing reliance on the pharmaceutical drug pipeline and exposing the group to semiconductor and biotech capex cycles in addition to healthcare demand. The long-running in-licensing agreement with Abbisko Therapeutics illustrates a common pharma strategy of supplementing internal R&D with externally sourced candidates, in this case for tenosynovial giant cell tumors.
- Electronics segment revenue accelerates on semiconductor materials demand
- Life Science bioprocessing benefits from biotech manufacturing growth
- Healthcare margins pressured by Rebif multiple sclerosis generic erosion
| Net Income: 2.37b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.05 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 1.25 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 26.70% < 20% (prev 11.01%; Δ 15.69% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.08 > 3% & CFO 4.23b > Net Income 2.37b |
| Net Debt (11.0b) to EBITDA (6.34b): 1.73 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.69 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (434.8m) vs 12m ago 0.0% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 58.69% > 18% (prev 58.51%; Δ 0.19% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 42.25% > 50% (prev 44.81%; Δ -2.56% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 8.02 > 6 (EBIT TTM 3.91b / Interest Expense TTM 488.0m) |
| A: 0.11 (Total Current Assets 13.8b - Total Current Liabilities 8.12b) / Total Assets 52.7b |
| B: 0.47 (Retained Earnings 24.9b / Total Assets 52.7b) |
| C: 0.08 (EBIT TTM 3.91b / Avg Total Assets 50.0b) |
| D: 1.35 (Book Value of Equity 30.2b / Total Liabilities 22.4b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 4.19 = AA |
| DSRI: 1.13 (Receivables 4.91b/4.36b, Revenue 21.1b/21.2b) |
| GMI: 1.00 (GM 58.51% / 58.69%) |
| AQI: 1.02 (AQ_t 0.55 / AQ_t-1 0.54) |
| SGI: 1.00 (Revenue 21.1b / 21.2b) |
| TATA: -0.04 (NI 2.37b - CFO 4.23b) / TA 52.7b) |
| Beneish M = -2.92 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of August 17, 2026, the stock is trading at EUR 136.30 with a total of 253,664 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -5.12%, over one month by -1.20%, over three months by +15.75% and over the past year by +25.54%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 127.30 (which is 6.6% or 2.7 ATR below the current price).
Merck KGaA has no consensus analysts rating.
P/E Trailing = 24.055
P/E Forward = 20.3666
P/S = 2.88
P/B = 2.0977
P/EG = 3.1602
Revenue TTM = 21.1b EUR
EBIT TTM = 3.91b EUR
EBITDA TTM = 6.34b EUR
Long Term Debt = 10.2b EUR (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 1.09b EUR (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 12.9b EUR (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 648.0m
Net Debt = 11.0b EUR (calculated: Debt 12.9b - CCE 1.96b)
Enterprise Value = 71.9b EUR (60.9b + Debt 12.9b - CCE 1.96b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 8.02 (Ebit TTM 3.91b / Interest Expense TTM 488.0m)
EV/FCF = 27.20x (Enterprise Value 71.9b / FCF TTM 2.64b)
FCF Yield = 3.68% (FCF TTM 2.64b / Enterprise Value 71.9b)
FCF Margin = 12.50% (FCF TTM 2.64b / Revenue TTM 21.1b)
Net Margin = 11.22% (Net Income TTM 2.37b / Revenue TTM 21.1b)
Gross Margin = 58.69% ((Revenue TTM 21.1b - Cost of Revenue TTM 8.73b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 58.26% (prev 59.70%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.36 (Enterprise Value 71.9b / Total Assets 52.7b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.77% (Interest Expense 488.0m / Debt 12.9b)
Taxrate = 21.34% (647.0m / 3.03b)
NOPAT = 3.08b (EBIT 3.91b * (1 - 21.34%))
Current Ratio = 1.69 (Total Current Assets 13.8b / Total Current Liabilities 8.12b)
Debt / Equity = 0.43 (Debt 12.9b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 30.2b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.73 (Net Debt 11.0b / EBITDA 6.34b)
Debt / FCF = 4.16 (Net Debt 11.0b / FCF TTM 2.64b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 29.4b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 4.74% (Net Income 2.37b / Total Assets 52.7b)
RoE = 8.08% (Net Income TTM 2.37b / Total Stockholder Equity 29.4b)
RoCE = 9.89% (EBIT 3.91b / Capital Employed (Equity 29.4b + L.T.Debt 10.2b))
RoIC = 6.90% (NOPAT 3.08b / Invested Capital 44.6b)
WACC = 6.79% (E(60.9b)/V(73.8b) * Re(7.60%) + D(12.9b)/V(73.8b) * Rd(3.77%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 7.60% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 11.73 | Cagr: 0.0%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈2.30b ; Y1≈2.63b ; Y5≈3.88b
[DCF] Fair Price = 366.3 (EV 58.3b - Net Debt 11.0b = Equity 47.3b / Shares 129.2m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -57.51 | EPS CAGR: -2.59% | SUE: 0.54 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 9.39 | Revenue CAGR: 0.09% | SUE: 1.72 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=2.06 | Chg30d=+1.28% | Revisions=+40% | Analysts=3
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=8.18 | Chg30d=+2.22% | Revisions=+70% | GrowthEPS=-1.9% | GrowthRev=+1.0%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=8.80 | Chg30d=+1.59% | Revisions=+44% | GrowthEPS=+7.6% | GrowthRev=+5.4%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +72% (up=14, down=1)