Merck KGaA (MRK-xetra-182) Financial Ratio Screen

XETRA Healthcare Germany EUR 45673M
FINANCIAL SCREEN PASSED*
Automated financial screen · activity assessed separately
Merck KGaA (MRK-xetra-182) passes all available checks in 2 implemented financial-ratio model(s). Its activity assessment is still in progress; this is not a Shariah verdict. Its debt proxy is 19.9% against the model threshold of 30%. The supplied classification is Healthcare (Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic); mixed activities and revenue segments remain part of the activity assessment.

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MSCI new-inclusion financial-ratio snapshot

MRK-xetra-182 financial screening at a glance

FINANCIAL SCREEN PASSED*Financial ratios shown separately from business review — not a fatwa
Debt ratio
19.9%
Pass vs 30%
Cash ratio
5.2%
Pass vs 30%
Receivables + cash
12.9%
Pass vs 30%
Impermissible income
0.8%
Pass vs 5%

Calculation date: 2026-08-31. Financial period used: December 2024. The ratios are automated proxies inspired by published methodologies; they are not official index determinations.

Independent method comparison

What the available screens say

How MSCI, FTSE and S&P-style screens differ
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MSCI-styleFinancial criteria passedActivity is assessed separately
FTSE/Yasaar-styleFinancial criteria passedActivity is assessed separately
S&P-style provisionalNot yet availableRequired denominator or financial data is incomplete
Business activityAssessment in progressSEC revenue evidence has been extracted
Complete screening result: not yet completeA complete result requires both supported financial criteria and adequate activity evidence. This site does not issue a fatwa or official index decision.
Financial periodDecember 2024Calculation date2026-08-31S&P-style historynot availableLast activity reviewnot yet reviewed

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Business activity evidence

Activity assessment in progress

The supplied classification (Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic) is only a starting point. Revenue evidence is being assessed before any complete screening conclusion.

Revenue segments: SEC filing extraction found 36 dimensioned facts; 0 have passed extraction review. No activity conclusion is made. Open the SEC annual filing.

View SEC-extracted business segments
  • Pharmaceuticalsegment — 89.4% of filing total · extraction pending
  • Keytruda — 48.7% of filing total · extraction pending
  • Animal Healthsegment — 9.8% of filing total · extraction pending
  • Gardasil Gardasil9 — 8.0% of filing total · extraction pending
  • Livestock — 6.0% of filing total · extraction pending
  • Other Pharmaceutical — 4.5% of filing total · extraction pending
  • Companion Animals — 3.8% of filing total · extraction pending
  • Pro Quad MMRIIVarivax — 3.8% of filing total · extraction pending
  • Bridion — 2.8% of filing total · extraction pending
  • Januvia — 2.5% of filing total · extraction pending
  • Alliancerevenue Lynparza — 2.2% of filing total · extraction pending
  • Alliancerevenue Lynparza — 2.2% of filing total · extraction pending

Profile description reviewed: Merck KGaA operates as a science and technology company in Europe, North America, Latin America, Middle East and Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The Life Science segment offers products, solutions, and services to academic, research and diagnostic labs, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies, as well as the industrial sector; reagents, consumables, devices, instruments, software, and services for research, production, and testing to lab water instruments, microbiology and biomonitoring products, test assays, analytical reagents, and flow cytometry kits and instruments. This segment also provides traditional and novel therapies, such as ration devices, chromatography resins, single-use systems, process chemicals, and excipients for bioprocessing; contract development, manufacturing and testing services, which supports customers from preclinical phases to commercialization. The Healthcare segment discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription drugs and biopharmaceuticals to the therapeutic areas of oncology, rare diseases, neurology and immunology, fertility, cardiovascular, and metabolic and endocrinological disorders. The Electronics segment offers advanced dielectric and metallic materials; photoresist, anti-reflective coating, and material lithography products; clean and selective etch chemistries; materials for chemical-mechanical planarization; high-purity gases for semiconductor manufacturing; and develops and installs delivery equipment for handling of specialty chemicals and gases for semiconductor manufacturing; develops modulating, creating, engineering, and guiding light; and material solutions in liquid crystals, OLED materials, and photoresists. It has in-licensing agreement with Abbisko Therapeutics Co. Ltd., China on drug candidates for the treatment of tenosynovial giant cell tumor. The company was founded in 1668 and is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany. Merck KGaA is a subsidiary of E. Merck KG.

Sources to verify: Secondary company profile and classification · Issuer website

A sector label or company description can flag a risk but cannot establish a compliant-revenue percentage. Only sourced segment disclosures may support that calculation.

Published-ratio reproductions (not certifications)

The table shows implemented MSCI and FTSE/Yasaar-style asset-based models plus a provisional S&P-style leverage reconstruction where a complete 36-month denominator exists. These are independent calculations, not official index results or Shariah determinations. See formulas, sources and limitations.

Based on financial data from December 2024

Standard Debt Ratio Cash Ratio Receivables Income Status
MSCI 19.9%
/ 30%
5.2%
/ 30%
12.9%
/ 30%
0.78%
/ 5%
FINANCIAL SCREEN PASSED*
FTSE 19.9%
/ 33%
5.2%
/ 33%
12.9%
/ 50%
0.78%
/ 5%
FINANCIAL SCREEN PASSED*

Financial Highlights

P/E Ratio
17.5
Forward: 12.2
EPS
$6.00
Dividend Yield
209.0%
Payout: 36.7%
P/B Ratio
1.6
EV/EBITDA
9.5
EV: $54.4B
Revenue
$21.2B
Growth: -3.1%
Beta
0.7
Low volatility
Current Ratio
1.5

Profitability

Gross Margin 58.9%
Operating Margin 17.6%
Net Margin 12.4%
Return on Equity (ROE) 8.9%
Return on Assets (ROA) 4.8%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Operating Cash Flow$4.6B
Free Cash Flow$2.4B
Total Debt$10.3B
Debt-to-Equity41.8
Current Ratio1.5
Total Assets$51.6B

Price & Trading

Last CloseEUR 106.90
50-Day MAEUR 119.76
200-Day MAEUR 115.43
Avg Volume338K
Beta0.7
52-Week Range
EUR 100.70
EUR 131.65

Financial data provenance and verification

The displayed fields were imported from yfinance on 2026-03-29 for the financial period December 2024. This is a secondary data feed and can differ from amended or newly filed statements.

Verification rule: check debt, cash, receivables, revenue and interest income against the latest primary filing before relying on an automated ratio.

About Merck KGaA (MRK-xetra-182)

CEO
Ms. Belen Garijo Lopez M.D.
Employees
59,077
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
Country
Germany
Exchange
XETRA
Market Cap (listing currency)
EUR 45673M
Currency
EUR

Merck KGaA operates as a science and technology company in Europe, North America, Latin America, Middle East and Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The Life Science segment offers products, solutions, and services to academic, research and diagnostic labs, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies, as well as the industrial sector; reagents, consumables, devices, instruments, software, and services for research, production, and testing to lab water instruments, microbiology and biomonitoring products, test assays, analytical reagents, and flow cytometry kits and instruments. This segment also provides traditional and novel therapies, such as ration devices, chromatography resins, single-use systems, process chemicals, and excipients for bioprocessing; contract development, manufacturing and testing services, which supports customers from preclinical phases to commercialization. The Healthcare segment discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription drugs and biopharmaceuticals to the therapeutic areas of oncology, rare diseases, neurology and immunology, fertility, cardiovascular, and metabolic and endocrinological disorders. The Electronics segment offers advanced dielectric and metallic materials; photoresist, anti-reflective coating, and material lithography products; clean and selective etch chemistries; materials for chemical-mechanical planarization; high-purity gases for semiconductor manufacturing; and develops and installs delivery equipment for handling of specialty chemicals and gases for semiconductor manufacturing; develops modulating, creating, engineering, and guiding light; and material solutions in liquid crystals, OLED materials, and photoresists. It has in-licensing agreement with Abbisko Therapeutics Co. Ltd., China on drug candidates for the treatment of tenosynovial giant cell tumor. The company was founded in 1668 and is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany. Merck KGaA is a subsidiary of E. Merck KG.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Merck KGaA (MRK-xetra-182) halal to invest in?

The current automated result is Financial screen passed; activity assessment pending. It uses available public financial fields and simplified methodology proxies. It is not a fatwa or an official determination by AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, or FTSE.

What is Merck KGaA's debt ratio?

Merck KGaA's debt ratio is 19.9% in the MSCI new-inclusion reproduction: total debt divided by total assets, against a 30% threshold. See the methodology page for the official source and limitations.

What are Merck KGaA's key financial metrics?

Merck KGaA has a market capitalization of EUR 45673M in its listing currency, trailing P/E ratio of 17.5, and revenue of $21.2B. The company maintains a gross margin of 58.9% and a net margin of 12.4%. Return on equity stands at 8.9%.

How often is the screening data updated?

Calculation date: 2026-08-31. Financial period: December 2024. These dates are shown separately because regenerating this page does not refresh the underlying data.

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