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AbbVie vs Merck: revenue, profit, margins and growth compared

AbbVie brought in $61.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025, Merck $65B in fiscal 2025. Revenue changed by +8.6% at AbbVie and +1.3% at Merck on the year before, so AbbVie grew faster. AbbVie kept 6.9% of its revenue as net profit, Merck 28.1%. Free cash flow was $17.8B at AbbVie and $12.4B at Merck.

Side by side, latest fiscal year

ABBVMRK
Fiscal year endedFY2025 (December 31, 2025)FY2025 (December 31, 2025)
Revenue$61.2B$65B
Revenue growth+8.6%+1.3%
Net income$4.2B$18.3B
Net margin6.9%28.1%
Free cash flow$17.8B$12.4B
Free cash flow margin29.1%19.0%
Earnings per share (diluted)$2.36$7.28
Cash$5.2B$14.6B
Debt$64.5B$49.1B
Price to earnings112.020.4
Market value$467.1B$367.1B
Dividend yield2.52%2.20%
Rank by revenue in sector#14 of 523 · Health care#12 of 523 · Health care

Over the years

Revenue
ABBV FY2018: $32.8BABBV FY2019: $33.3BABBV FY2020: $45.8BABBV FY2021: $56.2BABBV FY2022: $58.1BABBV FY2023: $54.3BABBV FY2024: $56.3BABBV FY2025: $61.2BMRK FY2018: $42.3BMRK FY2019: $39.1BMRK FY2020: $41.5BMRK FY2021: $48.7BMRK FY2022: $59.3BMRK FY2023: $60.1BMRK FY2024: $64.2BMRK FY2025: $65BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
ABBV $61.2BMRK $65B
Net income
ABBV FY2018: $5.7BABBV FY2019: $7.9BABBV FY2020: $4.6BABBV FY2021: $11.5BABBV FY2022: $11.8BABBV FY2023: $4.9BABBV FY2024: $4.3BABBV FY2025: $4.2BMRK FY2018: $6.2BMRK FY2019: $9.8BMRK FY2020: $7.1BMRK FY2021: $13BMRK FY2022: $14.5BMRK FY2023: $365MMRK FY2024: $17.1BMRK FY2025: $18.3BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
ABBV $4.2BMRK $18.3B
Net margin
ABBV FY2018: 17.4%ABBV FY2019: 23.7%ABBV FY2020: 10.1%ABBV FY2021: 20.5%ABBV FY2022: 20.4%ABBV FY2023: 9.0%ABBV FY2024: 7.6%ABBV FY2025: 6.9%MRK FY2018: 14.7%MRK FY2019: 25.2%MRK FY2020: 17.0%MRK FY2021: 26.8%MRK FY2022: 24.5%MRK FY2023: 0.6%MRK FY2024: 26.7%MRK FY2025: 28.1%FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
ABBV 6.9%MRK 28.1%
Revenue growth
ABBV FY2019: +1.6%ABBV FY2020: +37.7%ABBV FY2021: +22.7%ABBV FY2022: +3.3%ABBV FY2023: -6.4%ABBV FY2024: +3.7%ABBV FY2025: +8.6%MRK FY2019: -7.5%MRK FY2020: +6.1%MRK FY2021: +17.3%MRK FY2022: +21.7%MRK FY2023: +1.4%MRK FY2024: +6.7%MRK FY2025: +1.3%FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
ABBV +8.6%MRK +1.3%
Free cash flow
ABBV FY2018: $12.8BABBV FY2019: $12.8BABBV FY2020: $16.8BABBV FY2021: $22BABBV FY2022: $24.2BABBV FY2023: $22.1BABBV FY2024: $17.8BABBV FY2025: $17.8BMRK FY2018: $8.3BMRK FY2019: $10.1BMRK FY2020: $5.8BMRK FY2021: $8.7BMRK FY2022: $14.7BMRK FY2023: $9.1BMRK FY2024: $18.1BMRK FY2025: $12.4BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
ABBV $17.8BMRK $12.4B

Fiscal years as each company reports them; the two may end in different months.

Questions about AbbVie and Merck

Which is bigger by revenue, AbbVie or Merck?

Merck is bigger by revenue: $65B in fiscal 2025, against $61.2B for AbbVie in fiscal 2025.

Which keeps more of its revenue as profit, AbbVie or Merck?

AbbVie had a net margin of 6.9% in fiscal 2025; Merck had 28.1% in fiscal 2025.

Which grew revenue faster, AbbVie or Merck?

In their latest fiscal years revenue changed by +8.6% at AbbVie and +1.3% at Merck.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the annual reports each company files with the SEC (10-K, or 20-F and 40-F for foreign companies), read from their XBRL data. Margins and growth are simple arithmetic on those figures. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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