Profitability
Weight: 20%
A-
82
- 5yr Avg ROIC 13.4%
- 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
88
- 5yr Avg ROE 24.1%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -0.3%
Growth Quality
Weight: 15%
B+
78
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 7.5%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 9.1%
- 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 1.23x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 17.31x
- Altman Z-Score 3.85
Stability
Weight: 15%
C
52
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.69
- Piotroski F-Score 6
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.3 of 4 gurus held; 3 added; 1 full exit.
- Holders
- 3 -1
- Avg Δ position
- +16.8%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 1
- Dalio sold -100%
- Cooperman increased +26%
- Greenblatt increased +13%