--- title: "Here’s How Much You Would Have Made Owning Merck & Co Stock In The Last 5 Years" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/299211458.md" description: "Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK) has outperformed the market over the past five years with an annualized return of 14.92%, exceeding the market by 3.02%. With a market capitalization of $355.77 billion, a hypothetical $100 investment made five years ago would now be worth $200.54, illustrating the power of compounded returns." datetime: "2026-09-16T16:17:18.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/299211458.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299211458.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/299211458.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Here’s How Much You Would Have Made Owning Merck & Co Stock In The Last 5 Years Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 3.02% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.92%. Currently, Merck & Co has a market capitalization of $355.77 billion. **Buying $100 In MRK:** If an investor had bought $100 of MRK stock 5 years ago, it would be worth **$200.54** today based on a price of $144.20 for MRK at the time of writing. ### Merck & Co’s Performance Over Last 5 Years ![comp_fig](https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cdn.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2026/09/16/9cd7d9d7d2ff8a0d6feea13eb1fa1be9.png?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg) Finally -- what’s the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time. *This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.* ### Related Stocks - [MRK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MRK.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [What Is Merck (MRK) Betting On With Its $2.13 Billion KRAS Deal?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300416193.md) - [Merck's experimental eye drug meets goal in trial, but raises safety concerns](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301512275.md) - [AI fever ignites a boom in thematic ETFs as fund managers hunt for their next big hit](https://longbridge.com/en/news/302963080.md) - [17,860 Shares in Marvell Technology, Inc. $MRVL Bought by Atlatl Advisers LLC](https://longbridge.com/en/news/302957117.md) - [7,441 Visa Inc. $V Shares Sold by E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB](https://longbridge.com/en/news/302956691.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**