Merck Sustainability Report 2021

Economics

TAG overview

Net sales, operating result (EBIT) and research and development costs, by business sector1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

€ million

 

Life Science

 

Healthcare

 

Electronics

 

Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

7,515

 

6,639

 

3,380

 

17,534

Operating result (EBIT)

 

1,599

 

1,804

 

240

 

2,985

R&D costs2

 

313

 

1,640

 

274

 

2,288

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

8,990

 

7,089

 

3,608

 

19,687

Operating result (EBIT)

 

2,479

 

1,823

 

509

 

4,179

R&D costs2

 

351

 

1,712

 

278

 

2,408

1

As a non-operating segment, Corporate and Other is not shown here as a separate item, but rather under Segment Reporting in our 2021 Annual Report (p. 246-250).

2

Not presented: research and development costs of € 67 million (2020: € 62 million) allocated to Corporate and Other.

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