LLY vs MRK
ELI Lilly & Co. and Merck & Co. Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | LLY | MRK |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $65.2B | $65.0B |
| Net income | $20.6B | $18.3B |
| Gross margin | 83.0% | 74.8% |
| Net margin | 31.7% | 28.1% |
| Return on equity | 101.2% | 36.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $22.95 | $7.28 |
| Dividend / share | $6.23 | $3.28 |
| Payout ratio | 26.1% | 44.8% |
| Free cash flow | — | $12.4B |
| Equity | $26.5B | $52.6B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.33× | 0.66× |
| Current ratio | 1.58× | 1.54× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 21.6% | 9.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 27.2% | 20.9% |
LLY and MRK book revenue within 15% of each other, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (31.7% against 28.1%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | LLY | MRK |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $65.2B | $65.0B |
| FY2024 | $45.0B | $64.2B |
| FY2023 | $34.1B | $60.1B |
| FY2022 | $28.5B | $59.3B |
| FY2021 | $28.3B | $48.7B |
| FY2020 | $24.5B | $41.5B |
| FY2019 | $22.3B | $39.1B |
| FY2018 | $21.5B | $42.3B |
| FY2017 | $20.0B | $40.1B |
| FY2016 | $21.2B | $39.8B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | LLY | MRK |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $20.6B | $18.3B |
| FY2024 | $10.6B | $17.1B |
| FY2023 | $5.2B | $365.0M |
| FY2022 | $6.2B | $14.5B |
| FY2021 | $5.6B | $13.0B |
| FY2020 | $6.2B | $7.1B |
| FY2019 | $8.3B | $9.8B |
| FY2018 | $3.2B | $6.2B |
| FY2017 | $-204.1M | $2.4B |
| FY2016 | $2.7B | $3.9B |
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