MRK
NYSEMerck & Co., Inc.
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
$128.58
close 7 Aug 2026
+60.66%
52-week change
$317.57B
market cap
$77.58
$135.05
52-week range
Current payment
Indicated dividend yield2.64%
Yield, 5-year average3.06%
Last regular payment$0.8500
FrequencyQuarterly
Annualised$3.40
Record
Growth streak15*
Years paying63*
Latest raise+4.94%
Raised on15 Dec 2025
2008–09 change0.00%*
Growth & payout
1-year+5.13%*
3-year+5.42%*
5-year+6.75%*
10-year+6.62%*
20-year+4.16%*
Dividends per share by year
Calendar years, split-adjusted
period to 6 Mar 1962
Recent payments
| Ex-date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2026 | $0.8500 | Regular |
| 16 Mar 2026 | $0.8500 | Regular |
| 15 Dec 2025 | $0.8500 | Regular |
| 15 Sep 2025 | $0.8100 | Regular |
| 16 Jun 2025 | $0.8100 | Regular |
| 17 Mar 2025 | $0.8100 | Regular |
| 16 Dec 2024 | $0.8100 | Regular |
| 16 Sep 2024 | $0.7700 | Regular |
| 17 Jun 2024 | $0.7700 | Regular |
| 14 Mar 2024 | $0.7700 | Regular |
| 14 Dec 2023 | $0.7700 | Regular |
| 14 Sep 2023 | $0.7300 | Regular |
| 14 Jun 2023 | $0.7300 | Regular |
| 14 Mar 2023 | $0.7300 | Regular |
| 14 Dec 2022 | $0.7300 | Regular |
| 14 Sep 2022 | $0.6900 | Regular |
| 14 Jun 2022 | $0.6900 | Regular |
| 14 Mar 2022 | $0.6900 | Regular |
| 14 Dec 2021 | $0.6900 | Regular |
| 14 Sep 2021 | $0.6500 | Regular |
| 14 Jun 2021 | $0.6500 | Regular |
| 12 Mar 2021 | $0.6202 | Regular |
| 14 Dec 2020 | $0.6202 | Regular |
| 14 Sep 2020 | $0.5821 | Regular |
| 12 Jun 2020 | $0.5821 | Regular |
| 13 Mar 2020 | $0.5821 | Regular |
| 13 Dec 2019 | $0.5821 | Regular |
| 13 Sep 2019 | $0.5248 | Regular |
| 14 Jun 2019 | $0.5248 | Regular |
| 14 Mar 2019 | $0.5248 | Regular |
| 14 Dec 2018 | $0.5248 | Regular |
| 14 Sep 2018 | $0.4580 | Regular |
| 14 Jun 2018 | $0.4580 | Regular |
| 14 Mar 2018 | $0.4580 | Regular |
| 14 Dec 2017 | $0.4580 | Regular |
| 14 Sep 2017 | $0.4485 | Regular |
| 13 Jun 2017 | $0.4485 | Regular |
| 13 Mar 2017 | $0.4485 | Regular |
| 13 Dec 2016 | $0.4485 | Regular |
| 13 Sep 2016 | $0.4389 | Regular |
Special payments are flagged by an auditable heuristic: a payment at least twice its larger neighbour. Regular-only metrics exclude them.