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Earnings release · 8-K Exhibit 99

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

MRK · Health Care

Filed 2025-10-30 · CY2025 Q4 · Company’s FY2025 Q4 · 2,853 words

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Merck reported Q3 sales of $17.3 billion, up 4 percent year-over-year, driven by Keytruda growth of 10 percent to $8.1 billion and Winrevair launch momentum. Gardasil sales declined 24 percent in the quarter, reflecting substantial China headwinds. Research and development spending fell 28 percent versus prior year, improving operating leverage. Net income rose 83 percent to $5.8 billion on lower R&D and tax benefits. Full nine-month performance showed flat sales but improved profitability metrics.

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EX-99.23tm2529620d1_ex99-2.htmEXHIBIT 99.2

Exhibit 99.2

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

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME - GAAP

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE FIGURES)

(UNAUDITED)

Table

1a

2025

2024

% Change

1Q

2Q

3Q

Sep

YTD

1Q

2Q

3Q

Sep

YTD

4Q

Full

Year

3Q

Sep

YTD

Sales

$

15,529

$

15,806

$

17,276

$

48,611

$

15,775

$

16,112

$

16,657

$

48,544

$

15,624

$

64,168

4

%

0

%

Costs, Expenses and Other

Cost of sales

3,419

3,557

3,855

10,831

3,540

3,745

4,080

11,365

3,828

15,193

-6

%

-5

%

Selling, general and administrative

2,552

2,649

2,633

7,835

2,483

2,739

2,731

7,952

2,864

10,816

-4

%

-1

%

Research and development

3,621

4,048

4,234

11,903

3,992

3,500

5,862

13,354

4,585

17,938

-28

%

-11

%

Restructuring costs

69

560

47

676

123

80

56

258

51

309

-16

%

*

Other (income) expense, net

(35

)

(7

)

(238

)

(281

)

(33

)

42

(162

)

(151

)

126

(24

)

47

%

86

%

Income Before Taxes

5,903

4,999

6,745

17,647

5,670

6,006

4,090

15,766

4,170

19,936

65

%

12

%

Income Tax Provision

818

571

958

2,346

903

545

929

2,377

425

2,803

Net Income

5,085

4,428

5,787

15,301

4,767

5,461

3,161

13,389

3,745

17,133

83

%

14

%

Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

6

1

2

10

5

6

4

15

2

16

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

$

5,079

$

4,427

$

5,785

$

15,291

$

4,762

$

5,455

$

3,157

$

13,374

$

3,743

$

17,117

83

%

14

%

Earnings per Common Share Assuming Dilution

$

2.01

$

1.76

$

2.32

$

6.08

$

1.87

$

2.14

$

1.24

$

5.26

$

1.48

$

6.74

87

%

16

%

Average Shares Outstanding Assuming Dilution

2,531

2,513

2,498

2,514

2,544

2,544

2,541

2,543

2,537

2,541

Tax Rate

13.9

%

11.4

%

14.2

%

13.3

%

15.9

%

9.1

%

22.7

%

15.1

%

10.2

%

14.1

%

* 100% or greater

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

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

THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 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

Third Quarter

Cost of sales

$

4,080

639

192

831

$

3,249

Selling, general and administrative

2,731

43

31

74

2,657

Research and development

5,862

24

24

5,838

Restructuring costs

56

56

56

–

Other (income) expense, net

(162

)

(27

)

58

31

(193

)

Income Before Taxes

4,090

(679

)

(279

)

(58

)

(1,016

)

5,106

Income Tax Provision (Benefit)

929

(129

)(3)

(46

)(3)

(13

)(3)

(188

)

1,117

Net Income

3,161

(550

)

(233

)

(45

)

(828

)

3,989

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

3,157

(550

)

(233

)

(45

)

(828

)

3,985

Earnings per Common Share Assuming Dilution

$

1.24

(0.22

)

(0.09

)

(0.02

)

(0.33

)

$

1.57

Tax Rate

22.7

%

21.9

%

Sep YTD

Cost of sales

$

11,365

1,708

374

2,082

$

9,283

Selling, general and administrative

7,952

88

67

155

7,797

Research and development

13,354

60

2

62

13,292

Restructuring costs

258

258

258

–

Other (income) expense, net

(151

)

(48

)

(107

)

(155

)

4

Income Before Taxes

15,766

(1,808

)

(701

)

107

(2,402

)

18,168

Income Tax Provision (Benefit)

2,377

(350

)(3)

(118

)(3)

23

(3)

(259

)(4)

(704

)

3,081

Net Income

13,389

(1,458

)

(583

)

84

259

(1,698

)

15,087

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

13,374

(1,458

)

(583

)

84

259

(1,698

)

15,072

Earnings per Common Share Assuming Dilution

$

5.26

(0.57

)

(0.23

)

0.03

0.10

(0.67

)

$

5.93

Tax Rate

15.1

%

17.0

%

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 primarily reflect expenses for the amortization of intangible assets. 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 primarily reflect the amortization of intangible assets and Animal Health intangible asset impairment charges. Amounts included in other (income) expense, net, primarily reflect royalty income related to the prior termination of the Sanofi-Pasteur MSD joint venture.

(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 a benefit due to a reduction in reserves for unrecognized income tax benefits resulting from the expiration of the statute of limitations for assessments related to the 2019 federal tax return year.

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

FRANCHISE / KEY PRODUCT SALES

THIRD QUARTER 2025

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 3a

Global

U.S.

International

3Q 2025

3Q 2024

% Change

3Q 2025

3Q 2024

% Change

3Q 2025

3Q 2024

% Change

TOTAL SALES (1)

$

17,276

$

16,657

4

$

10,012

$

8,736

15

$

7,264

$

7,922

-8

PHARMACEUTICAL

15,611

14,943

4

9,493

8,227

15

6,118

6,717

-9

Oncology

Keytruda

8,142

7,429

10

4,879

4,500

8

3,263

2,929

11

Alliance Revenue – Lynparza (2)

379

337

12

184

161

14

195

177

11

Alliance Revenue – Lenvima (2)

258

251

3

177

173

2

81

78

4

Welireg

196

139

42

161

127

27

35

12

196

Alliance Revenue – Reblozyl (3)

136

100

36

111

82

35

25

18

40

Vaccines (4)

Gardasil/Gardasil 9

1,749

2,306

-24

1,154

1,020

13

595

1,285

-54

ProQuad/M-M-R II/Varivax

684

703

-3

554

572

-3

130

131

-1

Capvaxive

244

47

*

238

47

*

7

0

*

Vaxneuvance

226

239

-6

134

137

-1

91

103

-11

RotaTeq

204

193

6

141

131

8

63

62

2

Pneumovax 23

45

68

-34

10

19

-48

35

49

-28

Hospital Acute Care

Bridion

439

420

5

392

339

15

47

81

-42

Prevymis

266

208

28

128

101

27

138

107

29

Zerbaxa

81

64

25

49

39

25

32

26

25

Dificid

43

96

-55

30

83

-64

13

13

-2

Cardiovascular

Winrevair

360

149

141

335

147

129

25

3

*

Alliance Revenue - Adempas/Verquvo (5)

112

102

9

103

96

8

8

7

25

Adempas (6)

82

72

14

82

72

14

Virology

Lagevrio

138

383

-64

24

84

-71

114

299

-62

Isentress/Isentress HD

82

102

-20

44

54

-18

37

48

-23

Delstrigo

77

65

19

13

15

-13

64

50

29

Pifeltro

43

42

1

29

31

-7

14

12

21

Neuroscience

Belsomra

47

78

-40

28

20

40

19

58

-67

Immunology

Simponi

189

-100

189

-100

Remicade

41

-100

41

-100

Diabetes (7)

Januvia

382

278

37

258

67

*

124

211

-42

Janumet

243

204

19

78

15

*

165

190

-13

Other Pharmaceutical(8)

953

638

50

239

167

43

716

466

54

ANIMAL HEALTH

1,615

1,487

9

504

487

3

1,112

999

11

Livestock

1,023

886

16

213

194

10

811

692

17

Companion Animal

592

601

-2

291

293

-1

301

307

-2

Other Revenues (9)

50

227

-78

15

22

-32

34

206

-83

*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 $3,370 million and $3,675 million on a global basis in the third quarter of 2025 and 2024, 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) Total Diabetes sales were $703 million and $592 million on a global basis in the third quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively.

(8) Includes Pharmaceutical products not individually shown above. Also reflects total alliance revenue for Koselugo of $214 million and $39 million on a global basis in the third quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively.

(9) 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 upfront and milestone payments for out-licensed products were $11 million and $15 million in the third quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively.

MERCK & CO., INC., RAHWAY, N.J., USA

FRANCHISE / KEY PRODUCT SALES

SEPTEMBER YEAR-TO-DATE 2025

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 3b

Global

U.S.

International

Sep YTD

2025

Sep YTD

2024

%

Change

Sep YTD

2025

Sep YTD

2024

%

Change

Sep YTD

2025

Sep YTD

2024

%

Change

TOTAL SALES (1)

$

48,611

$

48,544

0

$

27,371

$

24,089

14

$

21,240

$

24,455

-13

PHARMACEUTICAL

43,299

43,358

0

25,747

22,563

14

17,552

20,795

-16

Oncology

Keytruda

23,303

21,646

8

13,936

13,031

7

9,367

8,614

9

Alliance Revenue – Lynparza (2)

1,061

947

12

503

449

12

558

498

12

Alliance Revenue – Lenvima (2)

781

755

3

545

523

4

236

233

2

Welireg

496

349

42

422

320

32

74

29

157

Alliance Revenue – Reblozyl (3)

361

261

39

299

215

39

62

45

37

Vaccines(4)

Gardasil/Gardasil 9

4,202

7,032

-40

2,235

2,045

9

1,967

4,988

-61

ProQuad/M-M-R II/Varivax

1,832

1,891

-3

1,457

1,500

-3

374

391

-4

Vaxneuvance

685

647

6

409

397

3

276

251

10

RotaTeq

554

572

-3

366

388

-6

187

185

2

Capvaxive

480

47

*

473

47

*

8

0

*

Pneumovax 23

124

188

-34

13

36

-63

111

152

-27

Hospital Acute Care

Bridion

1,341

1,315

2

1,181

1,020

16

161

296

-46

Prevymis

702

570

23

345

265

30

357

305

17

Zerbaxa

225

182

24

136

106

29

89

77

16

Dificid

222

261

-15

185

231

-20

37

30

21

Cardiovascular

Winrevair

976

219

*

926

216

*

49

3

*

Alliance Revenue - Adempas/Verquvo (5)

340

306

11

308

283

9

32

22

43

Adempas(6)

229

214

7

229

214

7

Virology

Lagevrio

323

843

-62

90

144

-38

233

699

-67

Isentress/Isentress HD

258

302

-15

144

147

-2

114

155

-26

Delstrigo

228

180

26

42

42

1

185

139

33

Pifeltro

128

123

4

86

86

-1

43

37

16

Neuroscience

Belsomra

137

177

-23

59

53

12

77

124

-38

Immunology

Simponi

545

-100

545

-100

Remicade

115

-100

115

-100

Diabetes(7)

Januvia

1,302

1,102

18

819

428

91

483

674

-28

Janumet

741

679

9

210

70

*

530

610

-13

Other Pharmaceutical (8)

2,268

1,890

20

558

521

7

1,713

1,364

26

ANIMAL HEALTH

4,849

4,480

8

1,505

1,417

6

3,345

3,063

9

Livestock

2,909

2,573

13

598

529

13

2,312

2,044

13

Companion Animal

1,940

1,907

2

907

888

2

1,033

1,019

1

Other Revenues (9)

463

706

-34

119

109

9

343

597

-43

*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 $8,347 million and $10,755 million on a global basis for September YTD 2025 and 2024, 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) Total Diabetes sales were $2,283 million and $2,053 million on a global basis for September YTD 2025 and 2024, respectively.

(8) Includes Pharmaceutical products not individually shown above. Also reflects total alliance revenue for Koselugo of $301 million and $114 million on a global basis for September YTD 2025 and 2024, respectively.

(9) 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 upfront and milestone payments for out-licensed products were $111 million and $91 million on a global basis for September YTD 2025 and 2024, respectively.

MERCK & CO., INC., RAHWAY, N.J., USA

PHARMACEUTICAL GEOGRAPHIC SALES

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 3c

2025

2024

% Change

1Q

2Q

3Q

Sep YTD

1Q

2Q

3Q

Sep YTD

4Q

Full Year

3Q

Sep YTD

TOTAL PHARMACEUTICAL

$

13,638

$

14,050

$

15,611

$

43,299

$

14,006

$

14,408

$

14,943

$

43,358

$

14,042

$

57,400

4

0

United States

7,927

8,328

9,493

25,747

6,936

7,399

8,227

22,563

7,728

30,290

15

14

% Pharmaceutical Sales

58.1

%

59.3

%

60.8

%

59.5

%

49.5

%

51.4

%

55.1

%

52.0

%

55.0

%

52.8

%

Europe(1)

2,384

2,551

2,675

7,610

2,555

2,572

2,620

7,748

2,498

10,246

2

-2

% Pharmaceutical Sales

17.5

%

18.2

%

17.1

%

17.6

%

18.2

%

17.9

%

17.5

%

17.9

%

17.8

%

17.9

%

Japan

651

604

693

1,948

802

664

919

2,386

813

3,199

-25

-18

% Pharmaceutical Sales

4.8

%

4.3

%

4.4

%

4.5

%

5.7

%

4.6

%

6.2

%

5.5

%

5.8

%

5.6

%

Latin America

589

654

691

1,933

601

661

730

1,992

680

2,672

-5

-3

% Pharmaceutical Sales

4.3

%

4.7

%

4.4

%

4.5

%

4.3

%

4.6

%

4.9

%

4.6

%

4.8

%

4.7

%

Asia Pacific (other than China and Japan)

535

609

593

1,736

580

595

669

1,844

612

2,457

-11

-6

% Pharmaceutical Sales

3.9

%

4.3

%

3.8

%

4.0

%

4.1

%

4.1

%

4.5

%

4.3

%

4.4

%

4.3

%

China(2)

668

407

377

1,452

1,744

1,790

996

4,530

864

5,394

-62

-68

% Pharmaceutical Sales

4.9

%

2.9

%

2.4

%

3.4

%

12.5

%

12.4

%

6.7

%

10.4

%

6.2

%

9.4

%

Eastern Europe/Middle East/Africa

435

451

365

1,250

395

353

400

1,147

348

1,495

-9

9

% Pharmaceutical Sales

3.2

%

3.2

%

2.3

%

2.9

%

2.8

%

2.4

%

2.7

%

2.6

%

2.5

%

2.6

%

Canada

125

135

134

394

138

143

133

414

144

558

1

-5

% Pharmaceutical Sales

0.9

%

1.0

%

0.9

%

0.9

%

1.0

%

1.0

%

0.9

%

1.0

%

1.0

%

1.0

%

Other

324

311

590

1,229

255

231

249

734

355

1,089

137

67

% Pharmaceutical Sales

2.4

%

2.1

%

3.9

%

2.7

%

1.9

%

1.6

%

1.5

%

1.7

%

2.5

%

1.7

%

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.

(2) Gardasil/Gardasil

9 sales in China were $193 million, $0 and $0 in the first, second and third quarter of 2025, respectively, and $1,253 million,

$1,312 million, $517 million and $446 million in the first, second, third and fourth quarter of 2024, respectively.

MERCK & CO., INC., RAHWAY, N.J., USA

OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET - GAAP

(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS)

(UNAUDITED)

Table 4

OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET

3Q25

3Q24

Sep YTD

2025

Sep YTD

2024

Interest income

$

(96

)

$

(127

)

$

(274

)

$

(269

)

Interest expense

327

330

946

943

Exchange losses

56

33

224

177

(Income) loss from investments in equity securities, net (1)

(373

)

31

(563

)

(169

)

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

(152

)

(157

)

(452

)

(476

)

Other, net

-

(272

)

(162

)

(357

)

Total

$

(238

)

$

(162

)

$

(281

)

$

(151

)

(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.

Not placed in the text

These quotes are stored with a score, but no passage here matches them closely enough to highlight. Rather than point at the wrong passage, they are listed as stored.

Theme · Keytruda franchise growth

“Keytruda $8,142 million Q3 2025 versus $7,429 million Q3 2024, 10% growth”

Theme · Gardasil China weakness

“Gardasil/Gardasil 9 China sales $0 in Q2 and Q3 2025 versus $1,312 million Q2 2024 and $517 million Q3 2024”

Theme · Winrevair launch acceleration

“Winrevair $360 million Q3 2025 versus $149 million Q3 2024, 141% growth”

Theme · R&D expense reduction

“Research and development $4,234 million Q3 2025 versus $5,862 million Q3 2024, -28%”

Theme · vaccine portfolio weakness ex-Gardasil

“Total Vaccines sales $3,370 million Q3 2025 versus $3,675 million Q3 2024”

Theme · animal health steady expansion

“ANIMAL HEALTH $1,615 million Q3 2025 versus $1,487 million Q3 2024, 9% growth”

Theme · alliance revenue expansion

“Alliance Revenue Koselugo $214 million Q3 2025 versus $39 million Q3 2024”

Theme · Lagevrio COVID therapy decline

“Lagevrio $138 million Q3 2025 versus $383 million Q3 2024, -64%”

Theme · diabetes franchise growth

“Total Diabetes sales $703 million Q3 2025 versus $592 million Q3 2024, 37% Januvia growth”

Theme · tax rate volatility

“Tax Rate 14.2% Q3 2025 versus 22.7% Q3 2024”

Source: SEC EDGAR · public domain · Highlights by Palanor