Merck & Co.

Merck & Co., Inc.
The current Merck & Co. logo, designed by Steff Geissbuhler of Chermayeff & Geismar in 1992. "MERCK" trade name is used in U.S. and Canada (top); outside these countries "MSD" is used (bottom).
Merck's branch office campus in Upper Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania
Type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: MRK DJIA component S&P 100 component S&P 500 component
Industry	Pharmaceutical industry
Founders	Theodore Weicker George Merck
Headquarters	Rahway  , United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Robert M. Davis (chairman, president and CEO)
Products	Pharmaceuticals generic drugs over-the-counter drugs vaccines diagnostics contact lenses Veterinary medicine
Revenue	US$60.12 billion (2023)
Operating income	US$1.889 billion (2023)
Net income	US$365 million (2023)
Total assets	US$106.7 billion (2023)
Total equity	US$37.58 billion (2023)
Number of employees	c. 72,000 (2023)
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Merck & Co., Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical company. It is headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey. It is named for Merck Group, founded in Germany in 1668.

The company does business as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada. It is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. It sometimes ranks in the global top five by revenue.^[5][6]