Performance analysis of Merck (MRK)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, MRK has had an average annual return of +7.87%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.62% annual.
Over the past 5 years, MRK has had an average annual return of +14.04%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Over the past 10 years, MRK has had an average annual return of +11.83%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.
Since Nov 1, 1999, MRK has had an average annual return of +5.63%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.49% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +21.73% | +9.78% | -6.26% | +0.99% | +49.39% | +1.74% | -7.22% | +22.26% | +40% | -1.48% | +15.05% | -3.87% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| +16.95% | +26.80% | +13.13% | +9.53% | +2.87% | +26.73% | -45.34% | +37.36% | +42.65% | +4.05% | -27.76% | -11.35% |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||
| -1.26% | -35.94% | +41.78% | -15.23% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +4.76% | +12.29% | -2.13% | -9.24% | +8.74% | +9.04% | -1.74% | +21.73% | |||||
| 2025 | -0.66% | -6.65% | -1.87% | -5.08% | -9.81% | +4.05% | -1.31% | +7.68% | +0.77% | +2.44% | +21.92% | +1.26% | +9.78% |
| 2024 | +10.79% | +5.27% | +4.44% | -2.07% | -2.85% | -0.79% | -8.62% | +4.70% | -3.50% | -9.90% | -0.66% | -1.33% | -6.26% |
| 2023 | -3.19% | -1.09% | +0.83% | +8.53% | -4.38% | +5.21% | -7.57% | +2.18% | -4.90% | -0.24% | -0.21% | +7.15% | +0.99% |
| 2022 | +6.32% | -6.02% | +8.09% | +8.09% | +3.77% | -0.13% | -2.01% | -4.45% | +1.69% | +17.51% | +8.82% | +1.41% | +49.39% |
| 2021 | -5.78% | -5.77% | +7.08% | -3.36% | +1.87% | +8.32% | -1.16% | -0.75% | -0.66% | +17.22% | -14.92% | +3.27% | +1.74% |
| 2020 | -6.06% | -10.39% | +1.30% | +3.12% | +1.74% | -3.44% | +3.76% | +6.27% | -2.01% | -9.33% | +6.89% | +2.57% | -7.22% |
| 2019 | -2.59% | +9.22% | +3% | -5.36% | +0.64% | +6.56% | -1.03% | +4.19% | -2.00% | +2.95% | +0.60% | +5.04% | +22.26% |
| 2018 | +5.30% | -8.49% | +1.33% | +8.08% | +1.12% | +2.76% | +8.51% | +4.13% | +4.14% | +3.76% | +7.79% | -3.00% | +40% |
| 2017 | +5.30% | +6.26% | -2.83% | -1.91% | +4.46% | -0.84% | -0.33% | -0.03% | +0.98% | -13.96% | +0.33% | +2.68% | -1.48% |
Drawdown analysis of Merck (MRK)
The maximum drawdown for the MRK was -68.70%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1240 trading sessions.
The current MRK drawdown is -2.55%.
Since Nov 1, 1999 MRK has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 1 time
- 40% or more: 2 times
- 30% or more: 3 times
- 20% or more: 6 times
- 10% or more: 13 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -68.70% | Dec 28, 2000 | 2057 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1240 | Feb 10, 2014 | 3297 |
| -43.45% | Jun 24, 2024 | 223 | May 14, 2025 | 279 | Jun 25, 2026 | 502 |
| -32.32% | Nov 5, 1999 | 83 | Mar 7, 2000 | 159 | Oct 20, 2000 | 242 |
| -27.28% | Jan 2, 2020 | 55 | Mar 23, 2020 | 387 | Oct 4, 2021 | 442 |
| -21.30% | Jan 16, 2015 | 175 | Sep 28, 2015 | 216 | Aug 5, 2016 | 391 |
| -20.17% | Nov 4, 2021 | 22 | Dec 7, 2021 | 107 | May 11, 2022 | 129 |
| -18.22% | Sep 15, 2017 | 46 | Nov 20, 2017 | 172 | Jul 30, 2018 | 218 |
| -14.23% | May 8, 2023 | 141 | Nov 28, 2023 | 25 | Jan 4, 2024 | 166 |
| -12.14% | Apr 1, 2019 | 13 | Apr 18, 2019 | 37 | Jun 12, 2019 | 50 |
| -12.03% | Sep 5, 2014 | 29 | Oct 16, 2014 | 32 | Dec 2, 2014 | 61 |
| -10.36% | Jan 6, 2023 | 19 | Feb 3, 2023 | 47 | Apr 13, 2023 | 66 |
| -10.28% | Jul 15, 2022 | 47 | Sep 21, 2022 | 19 | Oct 18, 2022 | 66 |
| -10.19% | May 24, 2022 | 13 | Jun 13, 2022 | 9 | Jun 27, 2022 | 22 |
| -9.68% | Nov 30, 2018 | 15 | Dec 24, 2018 | 34 | Feb 13, 2019 | 49 |
| -8.69% | Nov 10, 2016 | 34 | Dec 30, 2016 | 24 | Feb 6, 2017 | 58 |
| -8.56% | Oct 10, 2016 | 18 | Nov 3, 2016 | 4 | Nov 9, 2016 | 22 |
| -8.25% | Jul 3, 2019 | 6 | Jul 12, 2019 | 28 | Aug 21, 2019 | 34 |
| -8.03% | May 1, 2014 | 5 | May 8, 2014 | 39 | Jul 3, 2014 | 44 |
| -7.53% | Dec 8, 2014 | 16 | Dec 31, 2014 | 4 | Jan 7, 2015 | 20 |
| -7.16% | Oct 4, 2021 | 10 | Oct 18, 2021 | 8 | Oct 28, 2021 | 18 |
| -7.06% | Jun 23, 2017 | 39 | Aug 18, 2017 | 18 | Sep 14, 2017 | 57 |
| -6.78% | Jul 2, 2026 | 7 | Jul 14, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -6.36% | Mar 3, 2017 | 34 | Apr 21, 2017 | 43 | Jun 22, 2017 | 77 |
| -6.31% | Feb 23, 2024 | 14 | Mar 14, 2024 | 9 | Mar 27, 2024 | 23 |
| -6.01% | Jul 3, 2014 | 24 | Aug 7, 2014 | 9 | Aug 20, 2014 | 33 |