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$1,000 invested Merck & Co. Inc. (2021)

NYSE · MRK · reinvest dividends · adjusted close

Result2021-01-042026-08-28
Today you would have
$2,267
+$1,267 (+126.74%)
MRKSPY (benchmark)
Entry price
$65.43
Current price
$148.35
Shares
15.2840
CAGR
+15.60%
Max Drawdown
-43.44%
vs SPY
+2.65 pp
The story

A $1,000 investment in Merck & Co. at the start of 2021 grew to $2,267 by mid-2026, a return of +126.7%. The drugmaker continued to lean on its oncology franchise, led by Keytruda, throughout the period. Even so, the result trailed the S&P 500, which gained +124.1% over the same stretch.

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