Merck & Co MRK
$146.73 −$0.21 (-0.14%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:10 pm ET · Last extended-hours $146.73 0.00%
Open$144.34
Prev close$146.94
Day range$142.80 – $147.48
Volume7.63M
Market cap$361.73B
P/E (TTM)148.2
Dividend yield2.32%
Dividends
Dividend yield (TTM)2.32%
Last dividend$0.85Ex-date 15 Sep 2026
Next-to-last$0.85
Payments on file40
Repeating the last declared payment 4 times a year (its usual pace) works out to a forward annual dividend of $3.40, a 2.32% forward yield at today’s price.
Dividends paid per share, by year
Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 7.4% a year.
The payout has held steady or grown for 9 straight full years on file (its entire record here).
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2026 | 7 Oct 2026 | $0.85 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 8 Jul 2026 | $0.85 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | 7 Apr 2026 | $0.85 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | 8 Jan 2026 | $0.85 |
| 15 Sep 2025 | 7 Oct 2025 | $0.81 |
| 16 Jun 2025 | 8 Jul 2025 | $0.81 |
| 17 Mar 2025 | 7 Apr 2025 | $0.81 |
| 16 Dec 2024 | 8 Jan 2025 | $0.81 |
| 16 Sep 2024 | 7 Oct 2024 | $0.77 |
| 17 Jun 2024 | 8 Jul 2024 | $0.77 |
| 14 Mar 2024 | 5 Apr 2024 | $0.77 |
| 14 Dec 2023 | 8 Jan 2024 | $0.77 |
| 14 Sep 2023 | 6 Oct 2023 | $0.73 |
| 14 Jun 2023 | 10 Jul 2023 | $0.73 |
| 14 Mar 2023 | 10 Apr 2023 | $0.73 |
| 14 Dec 2022 | 9 Jan 2023 | $0.73 |
| 14 Sep 2022 | 7 Oct 2022 | $0.69 |
| 14 Jun 2022 | 8 Jul 2022 | $0.69 |
| 14 Mar 2022 | 7 Apr 2022 | $0.69 |
| 14 Dec 2021 | 7 Jan 2022 | $0.69 |
| 14 Sep 2021 | 7 Oct 2021 | $0.65 |
| 14 Jun 2021 | 7 Jul 2021 | $0.65 |
| 12 Mar 2021 | 7 Apr 2021 | $0.65 |
| 14 Dec 2020 | 8 Jan 2021 | $0.65 |
| 14 Sep 2020 | 7 Oct 2020 | $0.61 |
| 12 Jun 2020 | 7 Jul 2020 | $0.61 |
| 13 Mar 2020 | 7 Apr 2020 | $0.61 |
| 13 Dec 2019 | 8 Jan 2020 | $0.61 |
| 13 Sep 2019 | 7 Oct 2019 | $0.55 |
| 14 Jun 2019 | 8 Jul 2019 | $0.55 |
| 14 Mar 2019 | 5 Apr 2019 | $0.55 |
| 14 Dec 2018 | 8 Jan 2019 | $0.55 |
| 14 Sep 2018 | 5 Oct 2018 | $0.48 |
| 14 Jun 2018 | 9 Jul 2018 | $0.48 |
| 14 Mar 2018 | 6 Apr 2018 | $0.48 |
| 14 Dec 2017 | 8 Jan 2018 | $0.48 |
| 14 Sep 2017 | 6 Oct 2017 | $0.47 |
| 13 Jun 2017 | 10 Jul 2017 | $0.47 |
| 13 Mar 2017 | 7 Apr 2017 | $0.47 |
| 13 Dec 2016 | 9 Jan 2017 | $0.47 |
Stock splits
| Effective date | Ratio |
|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2021 | 100000→104873:1 |
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