{"id":1546,"date":"2026-08-04T11:10:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T11:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/?p=1546"},"modified":"2026-08-04T11:10:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T11:10:19","slug":"merck-hikes-revenue-outlook-as-new-drug-sales-grow-but-cuts-profit-guidance-due-to-deal-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/?p=1546","title":{"rendered":"Merck hikes revenue outlook as new drug sales grow, but cuts profit guidance due to deal charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>In this article<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span>MRK<\/span><span><button><\/button><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><button><span><span>Follow your favorite stocks<\/span><span>CREATE FREE ACCOUNT<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Merck on Tuesday beat second-quarter estimates and hiked its revenue outlook, as a slate of new products showed strong growth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/?p=1544\">U.S. has used \u2018virtually all\u2019 of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But the pharmaceutical giant cut its profit guidance due to a charge tied to its acquisition of biotech company Terns Pharmaceuticals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Merck now anticipates its 2026 revenue will come in between $66.3 billion and $67.3 billion, up from a previous guidance of $65.8 billion and $67 billion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The company also expects adjusted earnings to be between $2.66 and $2.76 per share, which now includes a one-time charge of $5.7 billion, or $2.31 per share, related to the Terns deal. It also includes a $9 billion, or $3.62 per share, charge related to Merck&#8217;s acquisition of Cidara Therapeutics in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That adjusted profit outlook is down from a previous range of $5.04 to $5.16 per share.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Merck has been on a buying spree as it races to offset generic competition for a few drugs, including Type 2 diabetes medications Januvia and Janumet later this year, and blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda in 2028. The company is also betting on a newer drugs to replenish potential losses in revenue, including the first PCSK9 pill designed to lower bad cholesterol, which was approved in July.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what Merck reported for the second quarter compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>13 cents adjusted vs. 27 cents expected<\/li>\n<li>$16.61 billion vs. $16.36 billion expected<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The company posted a net loss of $1.34 billion, or 54 cents per share, for the quarter. That compares with net income of $4.43 billion, or $1.76 per share, for the year-earlier period.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/?p=1542\">Trump warns Iran talks are \u2018last chance\u2019 to end war \u2014 oil prices rise as Tehran denies negotiations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Excluding acquisition and restructuring costs, Merck posted a loss of 13 cents per share for the second quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Merck raked in $16.61 billion in revenue for the quarter, up 5% from the same period a year earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Keytruda generated $8.37 billion in sales for the second quarter, up 5% from the same period a year ago.\u00a0Analysts were expecting revenue of $8.27 billion, according to StreetAccount estimates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The reported second-quarter total includes $463 million from the new, more convenient injectable version of Keytruda. That form is key to Merck&#8217;s efforts to offset likely declines in revenue after the original intravenous version of the drug goes off patent.<\/p>\n<p>Merck&#8217;s other newer products also showed strong growth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Winrevair, which is used to treat a rare, deadly lung condition, generated $588 million in sales for the quarter, up 75% from the same period a year earlier. Analysts were expecting sales of $565 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Merck&#8217;s pneumococcal vaccine, Capvaxive, also booked $184 million in sales for the quarter, up 42% from the year-earlier period.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Merck&#8217;s animal health business posted $1.78 billion in sales for the second quarter, which came above analysts&#8217; estimates.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/?p=1540\">Larry Berg named next Major League Soccer commissioner<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merck cut its profit guidance due to a charge tied to its acquisition of biotech company Terns Pharmaceuticals.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-and-science"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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