Merck & Company (MRK-N) Analyst Research & Price Targets - The Globe and Mail

Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr03/2026	Next Qtr06/2026	Fiscal Yr12/2026	Fiscal Yr12/2027
Average Estimate	-0.57	2.11	5.15	9.89
Number of Estimates	7	6	10	9
High Estimate	2.00	2.21	5.23	10.31
Low Estimate	-1.63	2.04	5.09	9.73
Prior Year	2.22	2.13	8.98	5.15
Growth Rate Est. (year over year)	-125.68%	-0.94%	-42.65%	+92.04%

Earnings History - Surprises*

	Qtr Ending12/2025	Qtr Ending09/2025	Qtr Ending06/2025	Qtr Ending03/2025
Reported	$2.04	$2.58	$2.13	$2.22
Estimate	$2.03	$2.36	$2.01	$2.15
Difference	+0.01	+0.22	+0.12	+0.07
Surprise	+0.49%	+9.32%	+5.97%	+3.26%

* Earnings are based on GAAP income from continuing operations.

Average Analyst Ratings

4.00

3 Mths Ago27

4.07

2 Mths Ago27

4.07

1 Mth Ago27

4.17

Current29

Ratings Values:

Strong Buy5

Moderate Buy4

Hold3

Moderate Sell2

Strong Sell1

Ratings Breakdown

	3 Mths Ago	2 Mths Ago	1 Mth Ago	Current
# of Analysts:	27	27	27	29
	13 1	14 1	15 1	17 2
Holds	13	12	10	9
			1	1

Key:

Strong Buy

Moderate Buy

Hold

Moderate Sell

Strong Sell

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