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MRK — Merck & Co., Inc.

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Merck & Co., Inc.

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$141.94
+2.40(+1.72%)
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140.13
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142.16
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139.74
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8.05M
⏱️ End-of-day dataAs of Oct 6, 2026
OverviewStatisticsFinancialsHistorical DataOptionsDividend HistoryNewsChart
Annual Dividend$3.40
Dividend Yield2.40%
Payout Ratio—
Payment FrequencyQuarterly
Growth Streak15 Years
Next Ex-Dividend DateSep 15, 2026

Dividend Overview

MRK pays a quarterly dividend of $0.85 per share ($3.40 a year, 2.40% yield at the latest close).

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Annual Dividend History

YearAnnual Total ($)YoY GrowthPayouts
2025$3.28+5.1% 4 payments
2024$3.12+5.4% 4 payments
2023$2.96+5.7% 4 payments
2022$2.80+6.1% 4 payments
2021$2.64+6.5% 4 payments
2020$2.48+9.7% 4 payments
2019$2.26+13.6% 4 payments
2018$1.99+5.3% 4 payments
2017$1.89+2.2% 4 payments
2016$1.85+2.2% 4 payments

MRK — Dividend Payment History

92 Recorded Payments
Ex-Dividend DateCash AmountPay DateRecord DateDeclaration DateTypeCurrency
Sep 15, 2026$0.85Oct 7, 2026Sep 15, 2026Jul 29, 2026RegularUSD
Jun 15, 2026$0.85Jul 8, 2026Jun 15, 2026May 26, 2026RegularUSD
Mar 16, 2026$0.85Apr 7, 2026Mar 16, 2026Jan 27, 2026RegularUSD
Dec 15, 2025$0.85Jan 8, 2026Dec 15, 2025Nov 18, 2025RegularUSD
Sep 15, 2025$0.81Oct 7, 2025Sep 15, 2025Jul 22, 2025RegularUSD
Jun 16, 2025$0.81Jul 8, 2025Jun 16, 2025May 27, 2025RegularUSD
Mar 17, 2025$0.81Apr 7, 2025Mar 17, 2025Jan 28, 2025RegularUSD
Dec 16, 2024$0.81Jan 8, 2025Dec 16, 2024Nov 19, 2024RegularUSD
Sep 16, 2024$0.77Oct 7, 2024Sep 16, 2024Jul 23, 2024RegularUSD
Jun 17, 2024$0.77Jul 8, 2024Jun 17, 2024May 28, 2024RegularUSD
Mar 14, 2024$0.77Apr 5, 2024Mar 15, 2024Jan 23, 2024RegularUSD
Dec 14, 2023$0.77Jan 8, 2024Dec 15, 2023Nov 28, 2023RegularUSD
Sep 14, 2023$0.73Oct 6, 2023Sep 15, 2023Jul 25, 2023RegularUSD
Jun 14, 2023$0.73Jul 10, 2023Jun 15, 2023May 23, 2023RegularUSD
Mar 14, 2023$0.73Apr 10, 2023Mar 15, 2023Jan 24, 2023RegularUSD
Dec 14, 2022$0.73Jan 9, 2023Dec 15, 2022Nov 29, 2022RegularUSD
Sep 14, 2022$0.69Oct 7, 2022Sep 15, 2022Jul 26, 2022RegularUSD
Jun 14, 2022$0.69Jul 8, 2022Jun 15, 2022May 24, 2022RegularUSD
Mar 14, 2022$0.69Apr 7, 2022Mar 15, 2022Jan 25, 2022RegularUSD
Dec 14, 2021$0.69Jan 7, 2022Dec 15, 2021Nov 30, 2021RegularUSD
Sep 14, 2021$0.65Oct 7, 2021Sep 15, 2021Jul 27, 2021RegularUSD
Jun 14, 2021$0.65Jul 7, 2021Jun 15, 2021May 25, 2021RegularUSD
Mar 12, 2021$0.65Apr 7, 2021Mar 15, 2021Jan 26, 2021RegularUSD
Dec 14, 2020$0.65Jan 8, 2021Dec 15, 2020Nov 17, 2020RegularUSD
Sep 14, 2020$0.61Oct 7, 2020Sep 15, 2020Jul 28, 2020RegularUSD
Jun 12, 2020$0.61Jul 7, 2020Jun 15, 2020May 26, 2020RegularUSD
Mar 13, 2020$0.61Apr 7, 2020Mar 16, 2020Jan 28, 2020RegularUSD
Dec 13, 2019$0.61Jan 8, 2020Dec 16, 2019Nov 19, 2019RegularUSD
Sep 13, 2019$0.55Oct 7, 2019Sep 16, 2019Jul 23, 2019RegularUSD
Jun 14, 2019$0.55Jul 8, 2019Jun 17, 2019May 28, 2019RegularUSD
Mar 14, 2019$0.55Apr 5, 2019Mar 15, 2019Jan 29, 2019RegularUSD
Dec 14, 2018$0.55Jan 8, 2019Dec 17, 2018Oct 25, 2018RegularUSD
Sep 14, 2018$0.48Oct 5, 2018Sep 17, 2018Jul 24, 2018RegularUSD
Jun 14, 2018$0.48Jul 9, 2018Jun 15, 2018May 22, 2018RegularUSD
Mar 14, 2018$0.48Apr 6, 2018Mar 15, 2018Jan 23, 2018RegularUSD
Dec 14, 2017$0.48Jan 8, 2018Dec 15, 2017Nov 28, 2017RegularUSD
Sep 14, 2017$0.47Oct 6, 2017Sep 15, 2017Jul 25, 2017RegularUSD
Jun 13, 2017$0.47Jul 10, 2017Jun 15, 2017May 23, 2017RegularUSD
Mar 13, 2017$0.47Apr 7, 2017Mar 15, 2017Feb 28, 2017RegularUSD
Dec 13, 2016$0.47Jan 9, 2017Dec 15, 2016Nov 22, 2016RegularUSD
Sep 13, 2016$0.46Oct 7, 2016Sep 15, 2016Jul 26, 2016RegularUSD
Jun 13, 2016$0.46Jul 8, 2016Jun 15, 2016May 24, 2016RegularUSD
Mar 11, 2016$0.46Apr 7, 2016Mar 15, 2016Feb 23, 2016RegularUSD
Dec 11, 2015$0.46Jan 8, 2016Dec 15, 2015Nov 24, 2015RegularUSD
Sep 11, 2015$0.45Oct 7, 2015Sep 15, 2015Jul 22, 2015RegularUSD
Jun 11, 2015$0.45Jul 8, 2015Jun 15, 2015May 26, 2015RegularUSD
Mar 12, 2015$0.45Apr 8, 2015Mar 16, 2015Feb 24, 2015RegularUSD
Dec 11, 2014$0.45Jan 8, 2015Dec 15, 2014Nov 25, 2014RegularUSD
Sep 11, 2014$0.44Oct 7, 2014Sep 15, 2014Jul 23, 2014RegularUSD
Jun 12, 2014$0.44Jul 8, 2014Jun 16, 2014May 27, 2014RegularUSD
Mar 13, 2014$0.44Apr 7, 2014Mar 17, 2014Feb 25, 2014RegularUSD
Dec 12, 2013$0.44Jan 8, 2014Dec 16, 2013Nov 26, 2013RegularUSD
Sep 12, 2013$0.43Oct 7, 2013Sep 16, 2013Jul 24, 2013RegularUSD
Jun 13, 2013$0.43Jul 8, 2013Jun 17, 2013May 28, 2013RegularUSD
Mar 13, 2013$0.43Apr 5, 2013Mar 15, 2013Feb 26, 2013RegularUSD
Dec 13, 2012$0.43Jan 8, 2013Dec 17, 2012Nov 27, 2012RegularUSD
Sep 13, 2012$0.42Oct 5, 2012Sep 17, 2012—RegularUSD
Jun 13, 2012$0.42Jul 9, 2012Jun 15, 2012—RegularUSD
Mar 13, 2012$0.42Apr 6, 2012Mar 15, 2012—RegularUSD
Dec 13, 2011$0.42Jan 9, 2012Dec 15, 2011—RegularUSD
Sep 13, 2011$0.38Oct 7, 2011Sep 15, 2011—RegularUSD
Jun 13, 2011$0.38Jul 8, 2011Jun 15, 2011—RegularUSD
Mar 11, 2011$0.38Apr 7, 2011Mar 15, 2011—RegularUSD
Dec 13, 2010$0.38Jan 7, 2011Dec 15, 2010—RegularUSD
Sep 13, 2010$0.38Oct 7, 2010Sep 15, 2010—RegularUSD
Jun 11, 2010$0.38Jul 8, 2010Jun 15, 2010—RegularUSD
Mar 11, 2010$0.38Apr 7, 2010Mar 15, 2010—RegularUSD
Dec 11, 2009$0.38Jan 8, 2010Dec 15, 2009—RegularUSD
Sep 2, 2009$0.38Oct 1, 2009Sep 4, 2009—RegularUSD
Jun 4, 2009$0.38Jul 1, 2009Jun 8, 2009—RegularUSD
Mar 4, 2009$0.38Apr 1, 2009Mar 6, 2009—RegularUSD
Dec 3, 2008$0.38Jan 2, 2009Dec 5, 2008—RegularUSD
Sep 3, 2008$0.38Oct 1, 2008Sep 5, 2008—RegularUSD
Jun 4, 2008$0.38Jul 1, 2008Jun 6, 2008—RegularUSD
Mar 5, 2008$0.38Apr 1, 2008Mar 7, 2008—RegularUSD
Dec 5, 2007$0.38Jan 2, 2008Dec 7, 2007—RegularUSD
Sep 5, 2007$0.38Oct 1, 2007Sep 7, 2007—RegularUSD
Jun 6, 2007$0.38Jul 2, 2007Jun 8, 2007—RegularUSD
Mar 7, 2007$0.38Apr 2, 2007Mar 9, 2007—RegularUSD
Dec 6, 2006$0.38Jan 2, 2007Dec 8, 2006—RegularUSD
Aug 30, 2006$0.38Oct 2, 2006Sep 1, 2006—RegularUSD
May 31, 2006$0.38Jul 3, 2006Jun 2, 2006—RegularUSD
Mar 8, 2006$0.38Apr 3, 2006Mar 10, 2006—RegularUSD
Nov 30, 2005$0.38Jan 3, 2006Dec 2, 2005—RegularUSD
Aug 31, 2005$0.38Oct 3, 2005Sep 2, 2005—RegularUSD
Jun 1, 2005$0.38Jul 1, 2005Jun 3, 2005—RegularUSD
Mar 2, 2005$0.38Apr 1, 2005Mar 4, 2005—RegularUSD
Dec 1, 2004$0.38Jan 3, 2005Dec 3, 2004—RegularUSD
Sep 1, 2004$0.38Oct 1, 2004Sep 3, 2004—RegularUSD
Jun 2, 2004$0.37Jul 1, 2004Jun 4, 2004—RegularUSD
Mar 3, 2004$0.37Apr 1, 2004Mar 5, 2004—RegularUSD
Dec 3, 2003$0.37Jan 2, 2004Dec 5, 2003—RegularUSD