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SelectedToday5Y Return

MRKMerck & Co Inc− 1.31%+ 104.83%
LLYEli Lilly and Co− 1.34%+ 376.28%
JNJJohnson & Johnson− 0.95%+ 65.11%
PFEPfizer Inc− 1.06%− 37.46%

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Each series is converted to a percentage of its own starting point, so all of them begin at zero. What is compared is the return over the period, not price levels.

MRK+ 104.8%LLY+ 376.3%JNJ+ 65.1%PFE− 37.5%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	MRKMerck & Co Inc	LLYEli Lilly and Co	JNJJohnson & Johnson	PFEPfizer Inc
Return
Last Price	150.35	1,144.09	275.78	28.51
Daily Change	− 1.31%	− 1.34%	− 0.95%	− 1.06%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	+ 104.83%	+ 376.28%	+ 65.11%	− 37.46%
Valuation
Market Cap	$371 B	$1.08 T	$665 B	$162 B
P/E Ratio	120.08	38.40	31.98	37.73
Dividend Yield	2.87%	0.75%	3.12%	5.38%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	4.8%	33.5%	21.5%	6.8%
Risk
Beta	0.14	0.43	0.21	0.28
52-Week Range	77.58 — $156.92	712.05 — $1,292.65	173.33 — $281.07	23.58 — $29.21
Company
Sector	Health Care	Health Care	Health Care	Health Care
Industry	Pharmaceuticals	Pharmaceuticals	Pharmaceuticals	Pharmaceuticals

Company

MRKHealth Care · Pharmaceuticals
LLYHealth Care · Pharmaceuticals
JNJHealth Care · Pharmaceuticals
PFEHealth Care · Pharmaceuticals

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