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LLY vs MRK

A side-by-side look at LLY and MRK, updated throughout the trading session.

Performance, normalized

Z-scored closes: both paths on one scale, price levels aside.

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LLY vs MRK: how they differ

Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) and Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) are both in the Healthcare sector, in the same Drug Manufacturers - General industry. Both trade on NYSE.

LLY trades about 2.6 million shares a day on average, against 10.3 million for MRK. LLY has the higher beta (0.45 against 0.22 for MRK), meaning it has historically moved more with the broad market. Over the trailing twelve months, LLY paid $6.69 per share in dividends and MRK paid $3.40 per share.

Figures as of October 26, 2026.

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The chart Z-score-normalizes each closing series, computing (close − mean) ÷ standard deviation over the window, so both paths share one scale regardless of price level, and correlation is computed on daily returns. Figures update throughout the trading session. Nothing on this page is financial advice.