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Earnings release · 8-K Exhibit 99

Merck & Co. · Earnings release · 8-K Exhibit 99

MRK · Health Care

Filed 2026-08-04 · CY2026 Q3 · Company’s FY2026 Q3 · 2,682 words

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This filing’s 6 Guidance Ledger statements come from its other earnings exhibit. Read that exhibit →

Palanor summary

Merck reported second quarter 2026 sales of $16.6 billion, a 5% increase from the prior year. The GAAP net loss was $1.3 billion, compared to net income of $4.4 billion in the prior year. Keytruda sales decreased 1% globally, while new products Winrevair and Ohtuvayre contributed to growth. Vaccines sales were flat year-over-year. Animal Health sales increased 8%.

Written by Palanor from the full document. Not the company’s words.

EX-99.23tm2621496d1_ex99-2.htmEXHIBIT 99.2

Exhibit 99.2

MERCK & CO., INC., RAHWAY, N.J., USA

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS - GAAP

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE FIGURES)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 1a

2026

2025

% Change

1Q

2Q

June YTD

1Q

2Q

June YTD

3Q

4Q

Full Year

2Q

Full Year

Sales

$

16,286

$

16,607

$

32,893

$

15,529

$

15,806

$

31,335

$

17,276

$

16,400

$

65,011

5

%

5

%

Costs, Expenses and Other

Cost of sales

4,195

4,395

8,590

3,419

3,557

6,976

3,855

5,551

16,382

24

%

23

%

Selling, general and administrative

2,700

2,904

5,604

2,552

2,649

5,202

2,633

2,898

10,733

10

%

8

%

Research and development

12,592

9,741

22,333

3,621

4,048

7,669

4,234

3,886

15,789

*

*

Restructuring costs

195

151

346

69

560

629

47

213

889

-73

%

-45

%

Other (income) expense, net

138

99

237

(35

)

(7

)

(43

)

(238

)

432

151

*

*

(Loss) Income Before Taxes

(3,534

)

(683

)

(4,217

)

5,903

4,999

10,902

6,745

3,420

21,067

*

*

Income Tax Provision

709

654

1,363

818

571

1,388

958

458

2,804

Net (Loss) Income

(4,243

)

(1,337

)

(5,580

)

5,085

4,428

9,514

5,787

2,962

18,263

*

*

Less: Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

(3

)

(2

)

(5

)

6

1

8

2

(1

)

9

Net (Loss) Income Attributable to Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA

$

(4,240

)

$

(1,335

)

$

(5,575

)

$

5,079

$

4,427

$

9,506

$

5,785

$

2,963

$

18,254

*

*

(Loss) Earnings per Common Share Assuming Dilution (1)

$

(1.72

)

$

(0.54

)

$

(2.26

)

$

2.01

$

1.76

$

3.77

$

2.32

$

1.19

$

7.28

*

*

Average Shares Outstanding Assuming Dilution (1)

2,472

2,470

2,471

2,531

2,513

2,522

2,498

2,488

2,507

Tax Rate

-20.1

%

-95.9

%

-32.3

%

13.9

%

11.4

%

12.7

%

14.2

%

13.4

%

13.3

%

*

100% or greater

Sum of quarterly amounts may not equal year-to-date amounts due to rounding.

(1) Because the Company recorded a net loss in both the second quarter and first six months of 2026, no potential dilutive common shares were used in the computations of loss per common share assuming dilution as the effects would have been anti-dilutive.

MERCK & CO., INC., RAHWAY, N.J., USA

THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE FIGURES)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 2b

GAAP

Acquisition- and

Divestiture-Related

Costs (1)

Restructuring

Costs (2)

(Income)

Loss from

Investments

in Equity

Securities

Certain

Other

Items

Adjustment

Subtotal

Non-GAAP

Second Quarter

Cost of sales

$

3,557

576

165

741

$

2,816

Selling, general and administrative

2,649

15

1

16

2,633

Research and development

4,048

3

53

56

3,992

Restructuring costs

560

560

560

–

Other (income) expense, net

(7

)

(61

)

(61

)

54

Income Before Taxes

4,999

(594

)

(779

)

61

(1,312

)

6,311

Income Tax Provision (Benefit)

571

(102

)(3)

(139

)(3)

14

(3)

(146

)(4)

(373

)

944

Net Income

4,428

(492

)

(640

)

47

146

(939

)

5,367

Net Income Attributable to Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA

4,427

(492

)

(640

)

47

146

(939

)

5,366

Earnings per Common Share Assuming Dilution

$

1.76

(0.20

)

(0.25

)

0.02

0.06

(0.37

)

$

2.13

Tax Rate

11.4

%

15.0

%

June YTD

Cost of sales

$

6,976

1,196

201

1,397

$

5,579

Selling, general and administrative

5,202

38

1

39

5,163

Research and development

7,669

10

53

63

7,606

Restructuring costs

629

629

629

–

Other (income) expense, net

(43

)

(3

)

(168

)

(171

)

128

Income Before Taxes

10,902

(1,241

)

(884

)

168

(1,957

)

12,859

Income Tax Provision (Benefit)

1,388

(219

)(3)

(157

)(3)

36

(3)

(146

)(4)

(486

)

1,874

Net Income

9,514

(1,022

)

(727

)

132

146

(1,471

)

10,985

Net Income Attributable to Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA

9,506

(1,022

)

(727

)

132

146

(1,471

)

10,977

Earnings per Common Share Assuming Dilution

$

3.77

(0.40

)

(0.29

)

0.05

0.06

(0.58

)

$

4.35

Tax Rate

12.7

%

14.6

%

Only the line items that are affected by non-GAAP adjustments are shown.

The Company is providing certain non-GAAP information that excludes certain items because of the nature of these items and the impact they have on the analysis of underlying business performance and trends. Management believes that providing non-GAAP information enhances investors’ understanding of the Company’s results because management uses non-GAAP measures to assess performance. Management uses non-GAAP measures internally for planning and forecasting purposes and to measure the performance of the Company along with other metrics. In addition, annual employee compensation, including senior management’s compensation, is derived in part using a non-GAAP pretax income metric. The non-GAAP information presented should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to, information prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(1)Amounts included in cost of sales reflect expenses for the amortization of intangible assets and intangible asset impairment charges, partially offset by a decrease in the estimated fair value measurement of liabilities for contingent consideration. Amounts included in selling, general and administrative expenses reflect integration, transaction and certain other costs related to acquisitions and divestitures. Amounts included in research and development expenses reflect the amortization of intangible assets.

(2)Amounts primarily include employee separation costs, accelerated depreciation and asset impairments associated with facilities to be closed or divested related to activities under the Company's formal restructuring programs.

(3) Represents the estimated tax impacts on the reconciling items based on applying the statutory rate of the originating territory of the non-GAAP adjustments.

(4) Represents tax benefits primarily resulting from favorable audit reserve adjustments.

MERCK & CO., INC., RAHWAY, N.J., USA

FRANCHISE / KEY PRODUCT SALES

SECOND QUARTER 2026

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 3a

Global

U.S.

International

2Q 2026

2Q 2025

% Change

2Q 2026

2Q 2025

% Change

2Q 2026

2Q 2025

% Change

TOTAL SALES (1)

$

16,607

$

15,806

5

$

9,367

$

8,836

6

$

7,240

$

6,969

4

PHARMACEUTICAL

14,760

14,050

5

8,827

8,328

6

5,933

5,722

4

Oncology

T1Keytruda

7,904

7,956

-1

4,611

4,749

-3

3,293

3,207

3

Keytruda Qlex

463

-

395

-

68

-

Alliance Revenue – Lynparza (2)

365

370

-1

167

174

-4

198

195

2

Alliance Revenue – Lenvima (2)

283

265

7

194

183

6

90

83

8

Welireg

271

162

67

214

138

55

57

24

133

Alliance Revenue – Reblozyl (3)

122

107

15

98

88

11

25

19

31

Vaccines(4)

Gardasil/Gardasil 9

1,169

1,126

4

542

545

-1

626

581

8

ProQuad/M-M-R II/Varivax

592

609

-3

438

481

-9

154

128

20

Capvaxive

184

129

42

138

129

7

45

-

Vaxneuvance

148

229

-35

69

136

-50

80

93

-14

RotaTeq

134

121

10

84

60

39

50

61

-18

Enflonsia

2

-

2

-

Cardiometabolic & Respiratory

T2Winrevair

588

336

75

522

323

61

66

12

*

Ohtuvayre

204

-

204

-

Alliance Revenue - Adempas/Verquvo (5)

126

123

3

112

108

4

14

15

-1

Adempas(6)

78

80

-2

78

80

-2

Infectious Diseases

Bridion

497

461

8

460

411

12

37

50

-25

Prevymis

295

228

29

147

115

28

148

113

31

Delstrigo

101

83

21

13

14

-7

88

70

27

Zerbaxa

77

74

4

44

45

-3

34

29

14

Isentress/Isentress HD

60

86

-30

36

48

-26

24

38

-36

Dificid

22

96

-77

11

83

-87

12

13

-11

T3Lagevrio

5

83

-95

1

30

-96

3

52

-94

Diabetes

T4Januvia

258

372

-31

149

216

-31

109

155

-30

Janumet

171

251

-32

28

68

-59

143

184

-22

Other Pharmaceutical (7)

641

703

-9

150

184

-18

489

520

-6

T5ANIMAL HEALTH

1,775

1,646

8

535

499

7

1,240

1,147

8

Livestock

1,041

961

8

202

190

6

838

771

9

Companion Animal

734

685

7

333

309

8

402

376

7

Other Revenues (8)

72

110

-35

5

9

-44

67

100

-33

*200% or greater

Sum of U.S. plus international may not equal global due to rounding.

(1) Only select products are shown.

(2) Alliance Revenue represents the Company's share of profits, which are product sales net of cost of sales and commercialization costs.

(3) Alliance Revenue represents royalties.

(4) T6Total Vaccines sales were $2,361 million and $2,370 million on a global basis in the second quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively.

(5) Alliance Revenue represents the Company's share of profits from sales in Bayer's marketing territories, which are product sales net of cost of sales and commercialization costs.

(6) Net product sales in the Company's marketing territories.

(7) Includes Pharmaceutical products not individually shown above. Also reflects total alliance revenue for Koselugo of $10 million and $43 million on a global basis in the second quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively.

(8) Other Revenues are comprised primarily of revenues from third-party manufacturing arrangements and miscellaneous corporate revenues, including revenue-hedging activities. Other Revenues related to the receipt of milestone payments for out-licensed products were $0 million and $5 million on a global basis in the second quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively.

MERCK & CO., INC., RAHWAY, N.J., USA

FRANCHISE / KEY PRODUCT SALES

JUNE YEAR-TO-DATE 2026

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 3b

Global

U.S.

International

June YTD

2026

June YTD

2025

% Change

June YTD

2026

June YTD

2025

% Change

June YTD

2026

June YTD

2025

% Change

TOTAL SALES (1)

$

32,893

$

31,335

5

$

18,532

$

17,359

7

$

14,361

$

13,977

3

PHARMACEUTICAL

29,109

27,688

5

17,338

16,254

7

11,771

11,434

3

Oncology

Keytruda

15,810

15,161

4

9,210

9,057

2

6,600

6,104

8

Keytruda Qlex

590

-

501

-

89

-

Alliance Revenue – Lynparza (2)

706

682

4

315

319

-1

391

363

8

Alliance Revenue – Lenvima (2)

539

523

3

369

368

0

170

155

9

Welireg

470

300

57

366

261

40

103

39

166

Alliance Revenue – Reblozyl (3)

270

226

20

226

189

20

45

37

21

Vaccines(4)

Gardasil/Gardasil 9

2,238

2,453

-9

1,027

1,082

-5

1,211

1,371

-12

ProQuad/M-M-R II/Varivax

1,130

1,148

-2

847

903

-6

283

245

16

Capvaxive

325

236

38

256

235

9

69

1

*

Vaxneuvance

350

459

-24

192

275

-30

158

184

-14

RotaTeq

340

349

-3

249

225

11

91

125

-27

Enflonsia

3

-

-1

-

4

-

Cardiometabolic & Respiratory

Winrevair

1,114

615

81

999

591

69

114

24

*

Ohtuvayre

335

-

335

-

Alliance Revenue - Adempas/Verquvo (5)

235

229

3

221

205

8

14

23

-40

Adempas(6)

156

147

6

156

147

6

Infectious Diseases

Bridion

969

902

7

887

789

12

82

113

-27

Prevymis

568

436

30

282

217

30

285

219

30

Delstrigo

176

150

17

23

29

-21

153

121

26

Zerbaxa

159

145

10

95

87

9

64

57

12

Isentress/Isentress HD

119

176

-32

71

99

-29

49

77

-37

Dificid

56

179

-69

35

155

-77

21

24

-10

Lagevrio

32

185

-82

18

66

-73

15

119

-87

Diabetes

Januvia

625

921

-32

401

561

-29

224

360

-38

Janumet

378

498

-24

96

133

-28

283

366

-23

Other Pharmaceutical (7)

1,416

1,568

-10

318

408

-22

1,097

1,160

-5

ANIMAL HEALTH

3,566

3,234

10

1,054

1,001

5

2,512

2,233

12

Livestock

2,105

1,885

12

414

384

8

1,691

1,501

13

Companion Animal

1,461

1,349

8

640

617

4

821

732

12

Other Revenues (8)

218

413

-47

140

104

35

78

310

-75

*200% or greater

Sum of U.S. plus international may not equal global due to rounding.

(1) Only select products are shown.

(2) Alliance Revenue represents the Company's share of profits, which are product sales net of cost of sales and commercialization costs.

(3) Alliance Revenue represents royalties.

(4) Total Vaccines sales were $4,675 million and $4,977 million on a global basis for June YTD 2026 and 2025, respectively.

(5) Alliance Revenue represents the Company's share of profits from sales in Bayer's marketing territories, which are product sales net of cost of sales and commercialization costs.

(6) Net product sales in the Company's marketing territories.

(7) Includes Pharmaceutical products not individually shown above. Also reflects total alliance revenue for Koselugo of $171 million and $87 million on a global basis for June YTD 2026 and 2025, respectively.

(8) Other Revenues are comprised primarily of revenues from third-party manufacturing arrangements and miscellaneous corporate revenues, including revenue-hedging activities. Other Revenues related to the receipt of milestone payments for out-licensed products were $132 million and $100 million on a global basis for June YTD 2026 and 2025, respectively.

MERCK & CO., INC., RAHWAY, N.J., USA

PHARMACEUTICAL GEOGRAPHIC SALES

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 3c

2026

2025

% Change

1Q

2Q

June YTD

1Q

2Q

June YTD

3Q

4Q

Full Year

2Q

June YTD

TOTAL PHARMACEUTICAL

$

14,349

$

14,760

$

29,109

$

13,638

$

14,050

$

27,688

$

15,611

$

14,843

$

58,142

5

5

United States

8,512

8,827

17,338

7,927

8,328

16,254

9,493

8,662

34,409

6

7

% Pharmaceutical Sales

59.3

%

59.8

%

59.6

%

58.1

%

59.3

%

58.7

%

60.8

%

58.4

%

59.2

%

Europe(1)

2,725

2,801

5,525

2,384

2,551

4,935

2,675

2,839

10,449

10

12

% Pharmaceutical Sales

19.0

%

19.0

%

19.0

%

17.5

%

18.2

%

17.8

%

17.1

%

19.1

%

18.0

%

Latin America

624

636

1,260

589

654

1,243

691

644

2,578

-3

1

% Pharmaceutical Sales

4.3

%

4.3

%

4.3

%

4.3

%

4.7

%

4.5

%

4.4

%

4.3

%

4.4

%

Asia Pacific (other than China and Japan)

569

636

1,205

535

609

1,144

593

586

2,323

5

5

% Pharmaceutical Sales

4.0

%

4.3

%

4.1

%

3.9

%

4.3

%

4.1

%

3.8

%

4.0

%

4.0

%

Japan

535

558

1,093

651

604

1,255

693

684

2,632

-8

-13

% Pharmaceutical Sales

3.7

%

3.8

%

3.8

%

4.8

%

4.3

%

4.5

%

4.4

%

4.6

%

4.5

%

Eastern Europe/Middle East/Africa

413

408

821

435

451

886

365

348

1,598

-10

-7

% Pharmaceutical Sales

2.9

%

2.8

%

2.8

%

3.2

%

3.2

%

3.2

%

2.3

%

2.3

%

2.7

%

T7China

353

368

721

668

407

1,075

377

364

1,816

-9

-33

% Pharmaceutical Sales

2.5

%

2.5

%

2.5

%

4.9

%

2.9

%

3.9

%

2.4

%

2.5

%

3.1

%

Canada

137

154

291

125

135

261

134

153

547

14

12

% Pharmaceutical Sales

1.0

%

1.0

%

1.0

%

0.9

%

1.0

%

0.9

%

0.9

%

1.0

%

0.9

%

Other

481

372

855

324

311

635

590

563

1,790

20

35

% Pharmaceutical Sales

3.3

%

2.5

%

2.9

%

2.4

%

2.1

%

2.4

%

3.9

%

3.8

%

3.2

%

Sum of quarterly amounts may not equal year-to-date amounts due to rounding.

(1) Europe represents all European Union countries, the European Union accession markets

and the United Kingdom.

MERCK & CO., INC., RAHWAY, N.J., USA

OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET - GAAP

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 4

OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET

2Q26

2Q25

June

YTD 2026

June

YTD 2025

Interest income

$

(35

)

$

(69

)

$

(70

)

$

(178

)

Interest expense

525

305

1,004

618

Exchange losses

37

78

75

167

Income from investments in equity securities, net (1)

(242

)

(100

)

(411

)

(189

)

Net periodic defined benefit plan (credit) cost other than service cost

(127

)

(152

)

(262

)

(300

)

Other, net

(59

)

(69

)

(99

)

(161

)

Total

$

99

$

(7

)

$

237

$

(43

)

(1) Includes net realized and

unrealized gains and losses from investments in equity securities either owned directly or through ownership interests in investment

funds. Unrealized gains and losses from investments that are directly owned are determined at the end of the reporting period, while

gains and losses from ownership interests in investment funds are accounted for on a one quarter lag.

Mentions · how they’re counted

CategoryUnderlinedWord counterModel’s count
AI

AI, artificial intelligence, generative AI, machine learning, large language model, LLM

000
Layoffs

layoffs, RIF, headcount reduction, workforce optimization, restructuring

5—0
Recession

recession, downturn, contraction, slowdown

000
Tariffs

tariff, trade war, trade barriers, trade restrictions, trade policy

000
Buybacks

share repurchase, buyback program

0—0

Underlines use the same word lists the scores use. AI, recession and tariffs follow Palanor’s word counter, so those counts match it exactly on the same text. Layoffs and buybacks use the terms the model was given. The model’s count is an estimate by meaning, not by string, so it can differ from the underlines.

Source: SEC EDGAR · public domain · Highlights by Palanor