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's Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow is $9,143 Mil, and Market Cap is $332,333 Mil. Therefore, Merck's FCF Yield % for today is 2.75%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Merck's FCF Yield % or its related term are showing as below:
MRK'
s FCF Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.59 Med: 4.6 Max: 8.56
Current: 2.75
During the past 13 years, the highest FCF Yield % of Merck was 8.56%. The lowest was 2.59%. And the median was 4.60%.
MRK's FCF Yield % is ranked better than 70.56% of 1080
companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: -0.655
vs MRK: 2.75
Merck's FCF Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -5.08%.
Merck FCF Yield % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Merck's FCF Yield % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Merck'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's FCF Yield % Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry
For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Merck's FCF Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Merck's FCF Yield % falls into.
Merck 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's FCF Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Merck 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 makes pharmaceutical products to treat several conditions in a number of therapeutic areas, including cardiometabolic disease, cancer, and infections. Within cancer, the firm's immuno-oncology platform is growing as a major contributor to overall sales. The company also has a substantial vaccine business, with treatments to prevent pediatric diseases as well as human papillomavirus, or HPV. Additionally, Merck sells animal health-related drugs. From a geographical perspective, just under half of the company's sales are generated in the United States.
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