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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+12.6%19 Aug 2026Very High
  2. 2+7.4%1 Oct 2025Very High
  3. 3+5.6%22 May 2026Low
  4. 4+5.2%25 Nov 2025Low
  5. 5+4.8%4 Jun 2026Low

Every day, by size of move

251 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max00.0%
  • Very High20.8%
  • High31.2%
  • Moderate31.2%
  • Low7027.9%
  • Very Low17368.9%

Coming up

Dates that often move Merck & Co., over the next 30 days. Days are in UTC, the world's standard clock.

  • Thu 29 Octin 8 days Merck & Co. resultsThe company reports its profits before the market opens.

How it reacted to its last results

ReportedResultOn the day
4 Aug 2026 Beat−$0.13 vs −$0.26 expected +0.2%
30 Apr 2026 Beat−$1.28 vs −$1.47 expected −1.6%
3 Feb 2026 Beat$2.04 vs $2.01 expected +2.2%
30 Oct 2025 Beat$2.58 vs $2.35 expected −0.3%

Beat or missed means profit per share came in above or below what experts expected. The price move is for the first trading day the results could move.

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, MRK moves about 1.0% up or down. That is calmer than 6 in 10 shares we follow.

In the news

Recent headlines about Merck & Co., from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01ad-hoc-news.de13 hours agoMerck & Co. stock: Goldman Sachs cuts target for Merck & Co. stock to USD 155.00
  2. 02ad-hoc-news.de17 hours agoMerck & Co. stock costs EUR 129.19 before October 29 results
  3. 03Yahoo Finance Australia1 day agoMerck (MRK) Stock Dips While Market Gains: Key Facts
  4. 04Briefs Finance1 day agoMerck KGaA agrees to buy Silence Therapeutics for roughly $1.1 billion
  5. 05Yahoo Finance2 days agoSilence Therapeutics stock soars 125% on Merck acquisition
  6. 06Yahoo Finance4 days agoAbbVie vs. Merck: Which Pharma Stock Offers Better Value?