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Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Pharmaceutical and Animal Health. The company offers human health pharmaceutical for various areas, incl...
The following section summarizes insights on Merck & Co Inc's Earnings Yield:
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Metrics similar to Earnings Yield in the valuation category include:
The inverse of the price-to-earnings ratio for the latest twelve months.
The earnings yield or inverse price-to-earnings ratio determines the yield an investor can expect to earn in the form of net income at the current price.
Earnings Per Share (EPS) / Stock Price
or
1 / PE Multiple
Similar to the Dividend Yield, the earnings yield is used calculate the return on investment in the form of Net Income.
The chart above depicts the distribution of earnings yield for companies operating in the Healthcare sector in the Developed economic region. Over 2,460 companies were considered in this analysis, and 2,364 had meaningful values. The average earnings yield of companies in the sector is -78.4% with a standard deviation of 204.9%.
Merck & Co Inc's Earnings Yield of 9.3% ranks in the 95.4% percentile for the sector. The following table provides additional summary stats:
| Economic Risk Region | Developed |
| Total Constituents | 2,462 |
| Included Constituents | 2,364 |
| Min | -2,034.3% |
| Max | 16.3% |
| Median | -14.7% |
| Mean | -78.4% |
| Standard Deviation | 204.9% |
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