Abbvie Inc vs Merck & Co Inc

Abbvie Inc (ABBV) is overvalued and Merck & Co Inc (MRK) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. ABBV is the closer of the two: -148%, against -205% for MRK.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Abbvie Inc (ABBV)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $106.86; the price of $265.21 is 148% above that value, and 83% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 57/100 on 8 of 12 signals

Merck & Co Inc (MRK)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $49.49; the price of $150.91 is 205% above that value, and 82% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 40/100 on 9 of 12 signals

MetricABBVMRK
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$265.21$150.91
Intrinsic value$106.86$49.49
Margin of safety-148%-205%
Leak Score57/100 (8/12)40/100 (9/12)
Market cap$468.7B$372.3B
Revenue growth, 5 years6.0%9.3%
Operating margin34.2%18.8%
Net margin9.7%4.8%
Return on equity15221.8%7.0%
Debt to equity1.29
P/E75.0x120.6x
Forward P/E16.2x15.8x
P/B8.9x
Dividend yield2.6%2.3%

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