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Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), based in Rahway, New Jersey, is a healthcare company. Valued at $264.2 billion by market cap, the company delivers health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, animal health, and consumer care products, which it markets directly and through its joint ventures. The pharmaceutical giant is expected to announce its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings for 2025 before the market opens on Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Ahead of the event, analysts expect MRK to report a profit of $2.08 per share on a diluted basis, up 20.9% from $1.72 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company has consistently surpassed Wall Street’s EPS estimates in its last four quarterly reports.