Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc (MACK) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc | - | - | - | Yes |
| Competitors combined (38) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
MACK Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prelude Therapeutics Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Macrogenics Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Puma Biotechnology Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Therapeuticsmd Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Publicly Traded Peers of Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc | 218.66 | - |
| Eli Lilly And Company | 1,060,477.83 | 79,665.80 |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | 560,340.86 | 6,128.24 |
| Abbvie Inc | 468,721.72 | 64,386.00 |
| Merck and Co Inc | 366,004.60 | 66,569.00 |
| Novartis Ag | 282,634.35 | 56,674.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 3,666,199.81 | 479,909.14 |
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Sources: Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Eli Lilly And Company | Reportable 100.00 % |
| Merck and Co Inc | Pharmaceutical segment 88.88 % |
| Amgen Inc | Reportable 100.00 % |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | Pharmaceuticals 100.00 % |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited | United States Segment 41.09 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc | 219 | - | 1,713,333 |
| Eli Lilly And Company | 1,060,478 | 1,593,316 | 534,224 |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | 560,341 | 510,686 | 54,642 |
| Abbvie Inc | 468,722 | 1,129,579 | 110,807 |
| Merck and Co Inc | 366,005 | 887,587 | 42,267 |
| Novartis Ag | 282,634 | 752,973 | 185,566 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 3,665,981 | 990,688 | 176,159 |
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Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Eli Lilly And Company | United States 61.21 % |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | United States 51.69 % |
| Merck and Co Inc | EMEA 23.60 % |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | United States 61.68 % |
| Bristol myers Squibb Company | United States 67.79 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
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Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry average (342 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 1.0x | 25.1x | -24.1x |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 17.3x | - |
| P/B | 3.0x | 4.5x | -1.5x |
| Return on Equity | 288.18 % | industry aggregate | 278.52 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -1.94 % | -2.95 % (avg) | 1.01 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -13.14 % | 61.64 % | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin | -145.16 % | -76.34 % | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | 117.97 % | 61.32 % | 376.92 % | -33.56 % | -8.43 % | -8.29 % | -8.15 % | -6.53 % |
| P/E | - | - | 2.9x | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Return on equity 278.5 points above the industry aggregate.
Weaknesses
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
- Trades at a lower P/E than the industry average (1.0x vs 25.1x) despite a higher return on invested capital -- a possible re-rating opportunity.
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (38.90 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-41.0% annualized).
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc | 10.67 | 12.58 | - |
| Eli Lilly And Company | 0.20 | 1.48 | 1.59 |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | 2.30 | 3.16 | 0.23 |
| Abbvie Inc | 0.16 | 0.75 | - |
| Merck and Co Inc | 0.40 | 1.46 | 1.01 |
| Novartis Ag | 0.42 | 1.12 | 0.02 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc | Q1 2024 | - | - |
| Eli Lilly And Company | Q2 2026 | +47.7 % | +25.3 % |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | Q2 2026 | +29.7 % | +151.3 % |
| Abbvie Inc | Q2 2026 | +10.2 % | +284.3 % |
| Merck and Co Inc | Q2 2026 | +5.1 % | - |
| Novartis Ag | Q4 2025 | +9.6 % | +17.0 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +12.2 % | +16.9 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc | Q1 2024 | - | - |
| Eli Lilly And Company | Q2 2026 | +33.5 % | +72.8 % |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | Q2 2026 | +6.4 % | -57.0 % |
| Abbvie Inc | Q2 2026 | -1.3 % | +19.7 % |
| Merck and Co Inc | Q2 2026 | +23.6 % | +16.9 % |
| Novartis Ag | Q4 2025 | +18.3 % | +13.3 % |
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Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc | 265.28% | 288.18% | 288.18% |
| Eli Lilly And Company | 21.97% | 33.95% | 92.54% |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | 7.82% | 10.32% | 14.24% |
| Abbvie Inc | 4.68% | 9.11% | - |
| Merck and Co Inc | 2.42% | 3.24% | 6.59% |
| Novartis Ag | 12.59% | 12.62% | 30.00% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1.09 | - |
| Eli Lilly And Company | 39.83 | 13.31 |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | 845.98 | 91.44 |
| Abbvie Inc | 74.76 | 7.28 |
| Merck and Co Inc | 119.50 | 5.50 |
| Novartis Ag | 20.21 | 4.99 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 42.86 | 7.64 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.