BUZZ-Merck falls on downbeat 2026 profit and sales forecasts

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BUZZ-Merck falls on downbeat 2026 profit and sales forecasts

** Shares of drugmaker Merck MRK.N fall 2% to $113.11 premarket

** Co says 2026 revenue will be $65.5 bln–$67 bln, with the high end below analysts’ $67.6 bln forecast and profit also came in below Wall Street estimates

** Co reports Q4 adj.profit of $2.04/shr vs analysts' average estimate of $2.01/shr - LSEG data

** Co's quarterly revenue of $16.4 billion beats analysts' average expectation of $16.19 billion

** Shares up ~6% in 2025

(Reporting by Sahil Pandey in Bengaluru)

((Sahil.Pandey@thomsonreuters.com))

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