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Merck & Co., Inc. MRK
Merck & Co., Inc. dividends
Dividend yield2.57%
Dividend payout44.8%
Paid from FCF66.1%
Safetymoderate
Per share (TTM)$3.32
Years paying (in our data)10 · rising
Dividends by year
Yield by year = that fiscal year's dividend per share over the share price around year-end — approximate, not the yield on today's price.
By fiscal year
| FY | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total dividends paid | $8.2B | $7.8B | $7.4B | $7.0B | $6.6B | $6.2B | $5.7B | $5.2B | $5.2B | $5.1B |
| Per share | $3.26 | $3.09 | $2.92 | $2.76 | $2.60 | $2.45 | $2.21 | $1.93 | $1.88 | $1.84 |
| Yield then (approx) | 2.96% | 3.12% | 2.42% | 2.57% | 3.20% | 3.33% | 2.71% | 2.72% | 3.33% | 3.11% |
Annual dividend per share = total paid ÷ shares. “Yield then” is the per-share dividend over the share price at that fiscal year-end — approximate.
Per-share dividends by quarter · as declared
| Period end | Dividend / share | Yield then (approx) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $0.85 | 2.61% |
| 2026-03-31 | $0.85 | 3.11% |
| 2025-09-30 | $0.81 | 3.77% |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.81 | 4.15% |
| 2025-03-31 | $0.81 | 3.80% |
| 2024-09-30 | $0.77 | 3.01% |
| 2024-06-30 | $0.77 | 2.72% |
| 2024-03-31 | $0.77 | 2.38% |
| 2023-09-30 | $0.73 | 2.84% |
| 2023-06-30 | $0.73 | 2.74% |
| 2023-03-31 | $0.73 | 2.53% |
| 2022-09-30 | $0.69 | 2.73% |
Per-share amounts are declared dividends tagged to each fiscal quarter (exact ex-/pay-dates aren't in the filings). “Yield then” annualises that quarter's dividend over the month-end share price at the time — approximate.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.