Animal Health
Q2 2026 sales $1.78B, up 8%; FY2025 sales $6.35B.
The numbers
What it is
Vaccines, parasiticides and other medicines for livestock and companion animals, sold through Merck Animal Health. It is the company's second reportable segment.↗ source
Why it matters to the stock. Animal Health is about a tenth of revenue and steadier than the pharmaceutical franchises, so it helps smooth earnings.
News
Merck Animal Health to acquire TARGAN, a maker of poultry chick-sorting and vaccination systems
Merck Animal Health agreed to acquire TARGAN, which makes WingScan, a vision-based system that sorts chicks by sex at up to 160,000 chicks per hour, and a high-speed ocular spray that vaccinates day-old chicks.
M&A