MRK earnings & options Merck & Co., Inc.
Next reportOct 29, 2026
EPS estimate2.22
Options-implied moveThe size of the up-or-down move the options market is pricing for a stock by a given date, read from option prices (the at-the-money straddle). It is a market-implied estimate, not a forecast.
recorded at the close before the report
Hist. avg |reaction|3.8%
Median3.1%
Largest11.5%
Implied vs actual, past reports
Definitions →Solid bars: the actual two-session reaction around each report (signed value printed below). Amber outlines: the move options priced beforehand — recorded from August 2026 onward, so older reports show the actual only.
implied (when recorded)actual reaction
Report-by-report record
| Report date | EPS act / est | Revenue act / est | Reaction | Implied | IV30 before → after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 04, 2026 | -0.13 / -0.27 | 16.61B / 16.37B | +0.4% | not recorded | — |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -1.28 / -1.47 | 16.29B / 15.85B | +1.1% | not recorded | — |
| Feb 03, 2026 | 2.04 / 2.01 | 16.40B / 16.20B | +4.4% | not recorded | — |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 2.58 / 2.36 | 17.28B / 16.98B | -0.7% | not recorded | — |
| Jul 29, 2025 | 2.13 / 2.03 | 15.81B / 15.86B | -2.7% | not recorded | — |
| Apr 24, 2025 | 2.22 / 2.13 | 15.53B / 15.34B | +5.1% | not recorded | — |
| Feb 04, 2025 | 1.72 / 1.85 | 15.62B / 15.48B | -10.1% | not recorded | — |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 1.57 / 1.50 | 16.66B / 16.47B | -2.8% | not recorded | — |
| Jul 30, 2024 | 2.28 / 2.15 | 16.11B / 15.87B | -11.5% | not recorded | — |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 2.07 / 1.88 | 15.78B / 15.21B | +3.3% | not recorded | — |
| Feb 01, 2024 | 0.03 / -0.09 | 14.63B / 14.50B | +4.7% | not recorded | — |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 2.13 / 1.95 | 15.96B / 14.44B | -0.8% | not recorded | — |
| Aug 01, 2023 | -2.06 / -2.17 | 15.04B / 14.45B | -0.9% | not recorded | — |
| Apr 27, 2023 | 1.40 / 1.32 | 14.49B / 14.29B | +1.8% | not recorded | — |
| Feb 02, 2023 | 1.62 / 1.56 | 13.83B / 13.66B | -3.8% | not recorded | — |
| Oct 27, 2022 | 1.85 / 1.67 | 14.96B / 14.07B | +2.4% | not recorded | — |
Reaction = close before the report date to the close of the session after it (report timing is not published by the source; this two-session window contains the reaction either way). Implied moves are recorded live before each report from August 2026 onward — never reconstructed. Earnings data: Financial Modeling Prep.