Merck KGaA (Merck KGaA) FCF Yield % : 2.70 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)

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What is Merck KGaA FCF Yield %?

FCF Yield % is calculated as Free Cash Flow divided by Market Capitalization. It is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

As of today, Merck KGaA's Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow is $1,895 Mil, and Market Cap is $70,108 Mil. Therefore, Merck KGaA's FCF Yield % for today is 2.70%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Merck KGaA's FCF Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

MKKGY' s FCF Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.4 Med: 3.83 Max: 8.09
Current: 2.7

During the past 13 years, the highest FCF Yield % of Merck KGaA was 8.09%. The lowest was 2.40%. And the median was 3.83%.

MKKGY's FCF Yield % is ranked better than
70.37% of 1080 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: -0.65 vs MKKGY: 2.70

Merck KGaA's FCF Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.00%.

Merck KGaA FCF Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merck KGaA's FCF Yield % can be seen below:

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Merck KGaA FCF Yield % Chart

Merck KGaA Annual Data

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FCF Yield %

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3.96

3.12

3.19

3.10

2.77

Merck KGaA Quarterly Data
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FCF Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.44	1.07	1.77	4.67	2.95

Competitive Comparison of Merck KGaA's FCF Yield %

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Merck KGaA's FCF Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and FCF Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Merck KGaA's FCF Yield % Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Merck KGaA's FCF Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Merck KGaA's FCF Yield % falls into.

Merck KGaA FCF Yield % Calculation

FCF Yield % is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

Merck KGaA's FCF Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

FCF Yield %	=	Free Cash Flow	/	Market Cap
	=	1920.392	/	69412.3077
	=	2.77%

Merck KGaA's annualized FCF Yield % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

FCF Yield %	=	Free Cash Flow	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	512.541	*	4	/	69412.3077
	=	2.95%

Merck KGaA FCF Yield % Explanation

Similar to Earnings Yield %, FCF Yield % is financial solvency ratio. A lower ratio suggests a less attractive investment, indicating that investors might not receive substantial returns in proportion to their investment. Conversely, a high free cash flow yield signals that a company generates sufficient cash to comfortably meet its debts, obligations, and dividend payments, making it a promising investment choice.

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Merck KGaA operates in three main segments: life sciences, performance materials, and healthcare. The life sciences segment (47% of 2022 sales) primarily provides laboratory consumables and services to researchers in academia and applied fields, including the biopharmaceutical industry. In the healthcare segment (35%), Merck develops, manufactures, and sells branded pharmaceuticals with significant therapeutic concentrations in oncology, multiple sclerosis, and fertility. In its electronics segment (18%), the company offers specialty materials to manufacture a variety of products, such as semiconductors, flat-screen televisions, automobiles, and cosmetics. In 1995, the E. Merck KG family publicly sold part of the company, resulting in the current 30% public ownership of the firm.