Benzinga | Oct 28, 2021 06:31AM EDT

Merck & Co Q3 EPS $1.75 Beats $1.55 Estimate, Sales $13.20B Beat $12.33B Estimate

Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK) reported quarterly earnings of $1.75 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.55 by 12.9 percent. This is a 0.57 percent increase over earnings of $1.74 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $13.20 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $12.33 billion by 7.06 percent. This is a 5.17 percent increase over sales of $12.55 billion the same period last year.