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In 2024, Robert M. Davis earned $20.28M in total compensation at Merck & Co., including $1.62M salary and $18.10M in stock. Most recently acquired 95,275 shares in Jan 2025. Currently holds stock worth $48.58M. 4+ years at the helm of Merck & Co..

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for Robert M. Davis, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2024

Total Compensation

$20.28M

Salary

$1.62M

Bonus

$0.00

Other

$561.11K

Salary

$1.62M

Board Justification

We strive to deliver market-competitive pay within a framework that provides an appropriate mix of fixed and variable, at-risk compensation to attract, retain, and motivate talent and align with our pay-for-performance objectives.

Bonus

$0.00

Board Justification

N/A

Other Compensation

$561.11K

Board Justification

Includes financial/tax counseling, company aircraft, company car and driver, installation, maintenance, residential security, travel security, and remote access of home security, and savings plan company match and credits.

Restricted Stock

$18.10M184.77K common stock

Board Justification

PSUs granted in 2022 that were paid on January 27, 2025, including dividends accrued and paid in shares.

Performance Metrics

Top and bottom-line performance, Pipeline accomplishments, Achievement of strategic sustainability priorities, Decision-making that yields long-term value creation for shareholders, Executing on our growth strategy

M

Robert M. Davis

CEO of Merck & Co.

Education

Not specified

Field of Expertise

Finance & Banking - Finance

Sector of Economy

Healthcare

Born

April 19, 1966 - 59 years ago

CEO of Merck & Co. for

4 years 5 months (Jul 2021 - Present)

Previous Experience

Chief Financial Officer at Baxter International

Holdings

Track Robert M. Davis's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$133.57M

MRK

$117.83M

1,206,526 MRK shares

BAX

$15.74M

231,800 BAX shares

What if they kept their stock?

If Robert M. Davis didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra MRK1,206,526 shares worth $121.73M and BAX231,800 shares worth $4.28M.
This is -5.66% and $7.56M less than what they got when they sold the stock.

Insider Trading

Robert M. Davis's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

MRK

$9.33M

MRK at $97.94/share

Jan 27, 2025

Received

MRK

$29.57M

MRK at $125.84/share

Feb 13, 2024

Sale

MRK

$9.14M

MRK at $119.43/share

Jan 22, 2024

Received

MRK

$16.47M

MRK at $114.93/share

Apr 28, 2023

Sale

MRK

$2.66M

MRK at $109.88/share

Jan 23, 2023

Received

MRK

$17.24M

MRK at $102.84/share

Nov 9, 2022

Sale

MRK

$2.20M

MRK at $73.51/share

Feb 24, 2022

Received

MRK

$3.39M

MRK at $72.62/share

Feb 26, 2021

Received

MRK

$20.36M

MRK at $81.03/share

Oct 5, 2020

Sale

MRK

$2.56M

MRK at $76.56/share

Feb 28, 2020

Received

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