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Merck tops Q3 earnings and revenue estimates on strong oncology, new drugs and animal health sales, while narrowing its 2025 revenue outlook.
Merck & Co., Inc. ( MRK ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call October 30, 2025 9:00 AM EDT Company Participants Peter Dannenbaum - Vice President of Investor Relations Robert Davis - Chairman, President & CEO Caroline Litchfield - Executive VP & CFO Dean Li - Executive VP & President of Merck Research Laboratories Conference Call Participants Asad Haider - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division Geoffrey Meacham - Citigroup Inc., Research Division Akash Tewari - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Evan Seigerman - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research Daina Graybosch - Leerink Partners LLC, Research Division Christopher Schott - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Carter Gould - Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Research Division Terence Flynn - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Umer Raffat - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division Courtney Breen - Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC.
Merck & Co Inc (NYSE:MRK, ETR:6MK) on Thursday reported third quarter 2025 earnings and revenue that surpassed Wall Street expectations, lifted by strong demand for its cancer immunotherapy Keytruda, but reduced its full-year sales outlook to reflect lower estimated tariff costs, among other factors. The pharmaceutical company's revenue for the quarter rose 4% year over year to $17.28 billion, exceeding the $16.96 billion analyst consensus estimate provided by LSEG.
The headline numbers for Merck (MRK) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended September 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Merck (MRK) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.58 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.36 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.57 per share a year ago.
Merck reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that topped estimates in part due to strong demand for its cancer immunotherapy Keytruda, and narrowed its full-year profit outlook to reflect lower estimated tariff costs and other items. Sales of Keytruda topped more than $8 billion for the first time in a quarter, up 10% from the same period a year ago.
Merck & Co on Thursday posted higher third quarter revenue as growth from its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda offset falling sales from human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil in China.
MRK faces pressure from weak vaccine sales and rising competition, but strong oncology growth and new launches could support a rebound.
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MRK expects new products like Capvaxive, Winrevair, and the Animal Health business to support its top-line growth in the third quarter.
Merck is breaking ground on a new 400,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Elkton, Virginia, as part of its $70 billion U.S. investment strategy.