Profitability
Weight: 20%
A
88
- 5yr Avg ROIC 16.2%
- Operating Margin Trend +1.88 pp/yr
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for stable earnings power businesses.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
A
89
- 5yr Avg ROE 27.7%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -0.3%
Growth Quality
Weight: 15%
A
89
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 9.4%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 21.2%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 5/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 15%
B+
80
- 5yr FCF Margin 21.4%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 5.71x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 20%
A
89
- Net Debt / EBITDA 1.27x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 16.52x
- Altman Z-Score 4.54
Stability
Weight: 15%
C-
45
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.69
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5
- Piotroski F-Score 4
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.4 of 4 gurus held; 4 added.
- Holders
- 4 +1
- Avg Δ position
- +15.1%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 0
- Cooperman increased +39%
- Greenblatt increased +4%
- Wood increased +2%