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Green Cross vs Merck KGaA: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Green Cross (006280) and Merck KGaA (MRK) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Merck KGaA as the less overvalued of the two: Green Cross trades at KRW 123,300 versus a fair value of KRW 17,487 (-86%), while Merck KGaA trades at €133 versus €109 (-18%).
Green Cross
006280.KO · KRW · Health Care
-86%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceKRW 123,300
Fair ValueKRW 17,487
Quality45/100
Merck KGaA
MRK.XETRA · EUR · Health Care
-18%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price€133
Fair Value€109
Quality62/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Green CrossMerck KGaA
Valuation
n/aP/E (TTM)24.1×
n/aP/S (TTM)3.14×
n/aP/B2.30×
1.3×EV/EBITDA12.9×
n/aPEG2.76×
−85.8%Fair value upside−18.2%
1.2%Dividend yield1.7%
KRW 1,500Dividend per share€2.20
Profitability
3%Operating margin18%
1.06×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.07×
-2%Return on equity9%
2%Return on assets5%
Growth
14%Revenue growth (YoY)-3%
5.2%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-1.7%
5.8%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)3.8%
n/aValue creation/yr+7.3%
Balance & size
1.4×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)15.5×
0.21×Debt / equity0.36×
$985MMarket cap$66B
mixedGrowth qualitymixed

Merck KGaA leads: 4 to 6 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Green Crossof which business quality 43 · market factors 35 Merck KGaAof which business quality 61 · market factors 65
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
25
41
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
51
40
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
15
57
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
34
76
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
85
80
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
55
72
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
30
59
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
22
65
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
82
82

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyGreen CrossPrice KRW 123,300Merck KGaAPrice €133
DCF Modelsn/a-19%below the price€107
Earnings-Based-86%below the priceKRW 17,755-60%below the price€53.25
Dividend Discountn/a-69%below the price€40.71
Multiples-31%below the priceKRW 85,114-11%close to the price€118
Asset-Based-42%below the priceKRW 71,471-67%below the price€44.06
Growth DCFn/a-29%below the price€94.57
Economic Profit-86%below the priceKRW 17,755-50%below the price€66.44
Growth Earningsn/a-13%close to the price€115
Minimum-86%below the priceKRW 17,755-69%below the price€40.71
Maximum-31%below the priceKRW 85,114-11%close to the price€118
Median-64%below the priceKRW 44,613-39%below the price€80.50
Geometric mean-70%below the priceKRW 37,212-45%below the price€73.75

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Green Cross: 5 of 6 models see the stock below the current price.

Merck KGaA: 22 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Green Cross
Price KRW 123,300
Fair Value KRW 17,487
Bear KRW 12,215Bull KRW 22,164
Merck KGaA
Price €133
Fair Value €109
Bear €59.91Bull €150

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Green Cross · Health Care

Quality score45 · below median
Fair value upside-86% · bottom 25%

Merck KGaA · Health Care

Quality score62 · above median
Fair value upside-18% · above median

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Merck KGaA as the less overvalued of the two: Green Cross trades at KRW 123,300 versus a fair value of KRW 17,487 (-86%), while Merck KGaA trades at €133 versus €109 (-18%).

Merck KGaA has the higher quality score (62/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.