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Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Continues to Deliver Growth in Turbulent Times

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, continued to grow across all three business sectors in the first quarter of 2025. The company remains confident it will deliver sustainable growth for the year.

Key facts and Forecast

Financial results for Q1 2025

Net sales increased organically by 2.5% to € 5.3 billion
EBITDA pre up organically by 5.8% to € 1.5 billion
All three business sectors contributed to growth, with the Process Solutions business unit delivering double-digit growth

Guidance 2025

Company integrates macroeconomic impact into guidance
Now expects organic sales growth of between 2% and 6% and organic EBITDA pre growth of between 2% and 7%

Overview: business performance in Q1 2025

	Q1 2025 (in € billion)	Change (in %, compared to Q1 2024)	Organic change (in %, compared to Q1 2024)
Group net sales	5.3	3.1	2.5
EBITDA pre	1.5	5.6	5.8
Life Science sales	2.2	3.5	2.5
Healthcare sales	2.1	3.2	3.4
Electronics sales	0.9	2.1	0.6

Belén Garijo - Chair of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

"Our solid first-quarter results underscore the resilience of our dynamic, innovation-driven business and our region-for-region approach. We continue to remain confident that we are well-positioned to achieve sustainable growth for 2025 and beyond."

Belén Garijo

Chair of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Results & Beyond: Our CFO Speaks

Our CFO Helene von Roeder comments on the Q1 2025 results.

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Quarterly Statement Q1 2025 (PDF)

Detailed information about the development of our business in the first quarter of 2025.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Financial Report

Quarterly Statement Q1/2025 (PDF)

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Conference calls for the media and analysts

The conference call for analysts are available as a recording

Annual Reports Archive

Find previous Annual Reports, Corporate Governance Reports & Statements in our archive.
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Timo Breiner

Media Relations

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+49 151 14542512
Florian Schraeder

Head of Investor Relations

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+49 6151 72 5271
+49 6151 72 91-5271

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Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Continues to Deliver Growth in Turbulent Times

Key facts and Forecast

Overview: business performance in Q1 2025

Results & Beyond: Our CFO Speaks

Quarterly Statement Q1 2025 (PDF)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Conference calls for the media and analysts

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