Key Metrics API for Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

• cURL
• Python
• JavaScript

curl "https://financialdata.net/api/v1/key-metrics?identifier=MRK&key=API_KEY"

import requests

                                                url = 'https://financialdata.net/api/v1/key-metrics?identifier=MRK&key=API_KEY'    
                                                response = requests.get(url)

                                                print(response.json())
                                            

const url = 'https://financialdata.net/api/v1/key-metrics?identifier=MRK&key=API_KEY';
                                            
                                                const response = await fetch(url);
                                                const data = await response.json();

                                                console.log(data);
                                            

[
  {
    "trading_symbol": "MRK",
    "central_index_key": "0000310158",
    "registrant_name": "Merck & Co., Inc.",
    "fiscal_year": "2025",
    "period_end_date": "2025-12-31",
    "earnings_per_share": 7.3,
    "earnings_per_share_forecast": 2.66,
    "price_to_earnings_ratio": 14.4191780821918,
    "forward_price_to_earnings_ratio": 39.5714285714286,
    "earnings_growth_rate": 7.98816568047338,
    "price_earnings_to_growth_ratio": 1.80506747843734,
    "book_value_per_share": 21.0255795363709,
    "price_to_book_ratio": 5.00628293350568,
    "ebitda": 28490000000.0,
    "enterprise_value": 298134520000.0,
    "dividend_yield": 0.0313182856716717,
    "dividend_payout_ratio": 0.451846170702312,
    "debt_to_equity_ratio": 0.937896817853477,
    "capital_expenditures": 4330000000.0,
    "free_cash_flow": 12142000000.0,
    "return_on_equity": 0.346994639394746,
    "one_year_beta": 0.382395956676514,
    "three_year_beta": 0.310179584683218,
    "five_year_beta": 0.292182327061782
  },
  ...
]

The API endpoint returns key financial metrics such as price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, free cash flow, etc. This information is particularly important for value investors looking to identify undervalued stocks. Data is available for several thousand US and international companies.