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Merck & Company Inc. Common Stock (new)
MRK · Merck & Company Inc. Common Stock (new) · Healthcare
Up next day
5/12
42%
Fell despite growth
4/12
Good earnings ignored
Avg earnings move
±1.4%
typical swing on earnings
Price when beating
-0.2%
avg over 12 beats
Biggest single move
+3.6%
'25.3 · largest reaction
How this stock reacts to earnings
Traits seen across its recent earnings reactions
Even strong results barely move the stock
Up the next day 5 of 12 beats (42%)
Tends to keep drifting the same way for days
Day-one direction continued · 67% of last 12
vs Healthcare sector avg (153 peers)
This
-0.2%
Sector
+0.4%
Avg next-day reaction
Earnings number vs guidance — which drives it?
How often the beat/miss matched the actual price move
This stock reacts more to guidance & expectations than the reported number
Moved opposite to results 7 of last 12 times (58%)
7xBeat but fell
Even a beat sells off if guidance disappoints
0xMissed but rose
Even a miss rebounds if guidance reassures
Earnings timeline · tap a bar for that quarter
Oct 29Before open
'26.9 expectedEst. EPS $2.21
Quarter ended 6/2026
Reported 2026-08-04
Next-day move
+0.3%
After 5 days +1.9%
vs Consensus$-0.26→$-0.13+49.4% beat
EPS
$-0.13
YoY -106%
Revenue
$16.6B
YoY +5%
Next-Q guidance
—
N/A
Price around earnings
Earnings trend · last 12 quarters
EPS$-0.13YoY -106%
'23.9'26.6
Revenue$16.6BYoY +5%
'23.9'26.6
Price vs earnings · last 12 quarters
↑Up↓Down
Bad news out
weak · up ↑
3x25%
Met expectations
good · up ↑
2x17%
Disappointment
weak · down ↓
2x17%
Good earnings ignored
good · down ↓
5x42%
← ← Weak earningsStrong earnings → →
Even on good earnings, the price often fell — earnings poorly reflected · 5 of 12q (42%)
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