Merck & Company Inc (MRK)
Healthcare
Drug Manufacturers - General
130.20 $
+0.3%
vs. previous close
Closing price · As of: 31. Jul 2026
Dividend history for Merck & Company Inc (MRK): every payment, yield, payout ratio and growth at a glance. The most recent distribution was 0.85 $ per share (ex-date 06/15/2026).
Dividend
Dividend Yield
Annual dividend divided by the current price: what percentage of your investment comes back as a payout each year.
2.62%
Dividend Per Share (TTM)
Sum of dividends paid per share over the last 12 months.
3.36$
Payout Ratio
Share of profit paid out as dividends. Over 100% means the company is paying out more than it earns — not sustainable long-term.
72.7%
Increase Streak
How many years in a row the dividend has been raised — the gold standard for dividend payers.
15Years
Years Without a Cut
How many years in a row the dividend hasn't been cut — a measure of reliability.
21Years
Dividend growth (5-yr CAGR)
Average annual dividend growth over the past five years.
6.7%
Payment History
| Ex-Date | Payment Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/15/2026 announced | 10/07/2026 | 0.85 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/15/2026 | 07/08/2026 | 0.85 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/16/2026 | 04/07/2026 | 0.85 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/15/2025 | 01/08/2026 | 0.85 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/15/2025 | 10/07/2025 | 0.81 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/16/2025 | 07/08/2025 | 0.81 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/17/2025 | 04/07/2025 | 0.81 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/16/2024 | 01/08/2025 | 0.81 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/16/2024 | 10/07/2024 | 0.77 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/17/2024 | 07/08/2024 | 0.77 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/14/2024 | 04/05/2024 | 0.77 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/14/2023 | 01/08/2024 | 0.77 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/14/2023 | 10/06/2023 | 0.73 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/14/2023 | 07/10/2023 | 0.73 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/14/2023 | 04/10/2023 | 0.73 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/14/2022 | 01/09/2023 | 0.73 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/14/2022 | 10/07/2022 | 0.69 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/14/2022 | 07/08/2022 | 0.69 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/14/2022 | 04/07/2022 | 0.69 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/14/2021 | 01/07/2022 | 0.69 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/14/2021 | 10/07/2021 | 0.65 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/14/2021 | 07/07/2021 | 0.65 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/12/2021 | 04/07/2021 | 0.62 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/14/2020 | 01/08/2021 | 0.62 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/14/2020 | 10/07/2020 | 0.58 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/12/2020 | 07/07/2020 | 0.58 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/13/2020 | 04/07/2020 | 0.58 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/13/2019 | 01/08/2020 | 0.58 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/13/2019 | 10/07/2019 | 0.52 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/14/2019 | 07/08/2019 | 0.52 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/14/2019 | 04/05/2019 | 0.52 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/14/2018 | 01/08/2019 | 0.52 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/14/2018 | 10/05/2018 | 0.46 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/14/2018 | 07/09/2018 | 0.46 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/14/2018 | 04/06/2018 | 0.46 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/14/2017 | 01/08/2018 | 0.46 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/14/2017 | 10/06/2017 | 0.45 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/13/2017 | 07/10/2017 | 0.45 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/13/2017 | 04/07/2017 | 0.45 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/13/2016 | 01/09/2017 | 0.45 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/13/2016 | 10/07/2016 | 0.44 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/13/2016 | 07/08/2016 | 0.44 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/11/2016 | 04/07/2016 | 0.44 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/11/2015 | 01/08/2016 | 0.44 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/11/2015 | 10/07/2015 | 0.43 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/11/2015 | 07/08/2015 | 0.43 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/12/2015 | 04/08/2015 | 0.43 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/11/2014 | 01/08/2015 | 0.43 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/11/2014 | 10/07/2014 | 0.42 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/12/2014 | 07/08/2014 | 0.42 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/13/2014 | 04/07/2014 | 0.42 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/12/2013 | 01/08/2014 | 0.42 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/12/2013 | 10/07/2013 | 0.41 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/13/2013 | 07/08/2013 | 0.41 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/13/2013 | 04/05/2013 | 0.41 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/13/2012 | 01/08/2013 | 0.41 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/13/2012 | 10/05/2012 | 0.40 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/13/2012 | 07/09/2012 | 0.40 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/13/2012 | 04/06/2012 | 0.40 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/13/2011 | 01/09/2012 | 0.40 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/13/2011 | 10/07/2011 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/13/2011 | 07/08/2011 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/11/2011 | 04/07/2011 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/13/2010 | 01/07/2011 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/13/2010 | 10/07/2010 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/11/2010 | 07/08/2010 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/11/2010 | 04/07/2010 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/11/2009 | 01/08/2010 | 0.36 $ | Other |
| 09/02/2009 | 10/01/2009 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/04/2009 | 07/01/2009 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/04/2009 | 04/01/2009 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/03/2008 | 01/02/2009 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/03/2008 | 10/01/2008 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/04/2008 | 07/01/2008 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/05/2008 | 04/01/2008 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/05/2007 | 01/02/2008 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/05/2007 | 10/01/2007 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/06/2007 | 07/02/2007 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/07/2007 | 04/02/2007 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/06/2006 | 01/02/2007 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/30/2006 | 10/02/2006 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/31/2006 | 07/03/2006 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/08/2006 | 04/03/2006 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/30/2005 | 01/03/2006 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/31/2005 | 10/03/2005 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/01/2005 | 07/01/2005 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/02/2005 | 04/01/2005 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/01/2004 | 01/03/2005 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/01/2004 | 10/01/2004 | 0.36 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/02/2004 | 07/01/2004 | 0.35 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/03/2004 | 04/01/2004 | 0.35 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/03/2003 | 01/02/2004 | 0.35 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/03/2003 | 10/01/2003 | 0.35 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/20/2003 | – | 2.74 $ | – |
| 06/04/2003 | 07/01/2003 | 0.34 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/05/2003 | 04/01/2003 | 0.34 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/04/2002 | 01/02/2003 | 0.34 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/04/2002 | 10/01/2002 | 0.34 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/05/2002 | 07/01/2002 | 0.33 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/06/2002 | 04/01/2002 | 0.33 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/05/2001 | 01/02/2002 | 0.33 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/30/2001 | 10/01/2001 | 0.33 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/31/2001 | 07/02/2001 | 0.32 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/07/2001 | 04/02/2001 | 0.32 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/06/2000 | 01/02/2001 | 0.32 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/30/2000 | 10/02/2000 | 0.32 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/31/2000 | 07/03/2000 | 0.28 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/01/2000 | 04/03/2000 | 0.28 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/01/1999 | 01/03/2000 | 0.28 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/01/1999 | 10/01/1999 | 0.28 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/02/1999 | 07/01/1999 | 0.26 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/03/1999 | 04/01/1999 | 0.26 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/02/1998 | 01/04/1999 | 0.26 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/02/1998 | 10/01/1998 | 0.26 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/03/1998 | 07/01/1998 | 0.21 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/04/1998 | 04/01/1998 | 0.21 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/03/1997 | 01/02/1998 | 0.21 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/03/1997 | 10/01/1997 | 0.21 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/05/1997 | 07/01/1997 | 0.20 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/05/1997 | 04/01/1997 | 0.20 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/05/1996 | 01/02/1997 | 0.19 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/04/1996 | 10/01/1996 | 0.19 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/06/1996 | 07/01/1996 | 0.16 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/06/1996 | 04/01/1996 | 0.16 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/06/1995 | 01/02/1996 | 0.16 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/05/1995 | 10/02/1995 | 0.16 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/02/1995 | 07/03/1995 | 0.14 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/03/1995 | 04/03/1995 | 0.14 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/02/1994 | 01/02/1995 | 0.14 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/02/1994 | 10/01/1994 | 0.14 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/02/1994 | 07/01/1994 | 0.13 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/02/1994 | 04/01/1994 | 0.13 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/02/1993 | 01/03/1994 | 0.13 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/02/1993 | 10/01/1993 | 0.13 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/02/1993 | 07/01/1993 | 0.12 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/02/1993 | 04/01/1993 | 0.12 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/02/1992 | 01/04/1993 | 0.12 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/31/1992 | 10/01/1992 | 0.12 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/02/1992 | 07/01/1992 | 0.11 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/02/1992 | 04/01/1992 | 0.11 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/02/1991 | 01/02/1992 | 0.10 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/30/1991 | 10/01/1991 | 0.10 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/03/1991 | 07/01/1991 | 0.0891 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/04/1991 | 04/01/1991 | 0.0891 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/03/1990 | 01/02/1991 | 0.0891 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/28/1990 | 10/01/1990 | 0.0891 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/29/1990 | 07/02/1990 | 0.0716 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/05/1990 | 04/02/1990 | 0.0716 $ | Quarterly |
| 12/04/1989 | 01/02/1990 | 0.0716 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/29/1989 | 10/02/1989 | 0.0716 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/30/1989 | 07/05/1989 | 0.0652 $ | – |
| 03/02/1989 | 04/03/1989 | 0.0652 $ | – |
| 11/29/1988 | 01/03/1989 | 0.0588 $ | – |
| 08/29/1988 | 10/03/1988 | 0.0469 $ | – |
| 06/03/1988 | 07/05/1988 | 0.0509 $ | – |
| 02/29/1988 | 04/04/1988 | 0.0509 $ | – |
| 12/01/1987 | 01/04/1988 | 0.0424 $ | – |
| 08/28/1987 | 10/01/1987 | 0.0424 $ | – |
| 06/02/1987 | 07/01/1987 | 0.0292 $ | – |
| 03/02/1987 | 04/01/1987 | 0.0292 $ | – |
| 12/02/1986 | 01/02/1987 | 0.0292 $ | – |
| 09/02/1986 | – | 0.0292 $ | – |
| 06/03/1986 | – | 0.0239 $ | – |
| 02/27/1986 | – | 0.0239 $ | – |
| 12/03/1985 | – | 0.0239 $ | – |
| 08/30/1985 | – | 0.0212 $ | – |
| 06/03/1985 | – | 0.0212 $ | – |
| 02/28/1985 | – | 0.0212 $ | – |
| 12/03/1984 | – | 0.0212 $ | – |
| 08/31/1984 | – | 0.0199 $ | – |
| 05/29/1984 | – | 0.0199 $ | – |
| 03/01/1984 | – | 0.0199 $ | – |
| 11/29/1983 | – | 0.0199 $ | – |
| 08/29/1983 | – | 0.0186 $ | – |
| 05/31/1983 | – | 0.0186 $ | – |
| 02/28/1983 | – | 0.0186 $ | – |
| 11/30/1982 | – | 0.0186 $ | – |
| 08/30/1982 | – | 0.0186 $ | – |
| 06/01/1982 | – | 0.0186 $ | – |
| 03/01/1982 | – | 0.0186 $ | – |
| 12/01/1981 | – | 0.0186 $ | – |
| 08/31/1981 | – | 0.0172 $ | – |
| 06/01/1981 | – | 0.0172 $ | – |
| 03/02/1981 | – | 0.0172 $ | – |
| 12/02/1980 | – | 0.0172 $ | – |
| 08/29/1980 | – | 0.0152 $ | – |
| 06/02/1980 | – | 0.0152 $ | – |
| 02/28/1980 | – | 0.0152 $ | – |
| 12/03/1979 | – | 0.0152 $ | – |
| 08/31/1979 | – | 0.0126 $ | – |
| 05/25/1979 | – | 0.0126 $ | – |
| 03/01/1979 | – | 0.0126 $ | – |
| 12/04/1978 | – | 0.0126 $ | – |
| 08/28/1978 | – | 0.0113 $ | – |
| 05/26/1978 | – | 0.0113 $ | – |
| 03/02/1978 | – | 0.0113 $ | – |
| 11/28/1977 | – | 0.0113 $ | – |
| 08/29/1977 | – | 0.0099 $ | – |
| 05/31/1977 | – | 0.0099 $ | – |
| 03/01/1977 | – | 0.0099 $ | – |
| 11/30/1976 | – | 0.0099 $ | – |
| 08/30/1976 | – | 0.0093 $ | – |
| 06/01/1976 | – | 0.0093 $ | – |
| 03/02/1976 | – | 0.0093 $ | – |
| 12/01/1975 | – | 0.0093 $ | – |
| 08/29/1975 | – | 0.0093 $ | – |
| 06/02/1975 | – | 0.0093 $ | – |
| 03/03/1975 | – | 0.0093 $ | – |
| 08/30/1974 | – | 0.0093 $ | – |
| 06/03/1974 | – | 0.0093 $ | – |
| 03/04/1974 | – | 0.0093 $ | – |
| 12/03/1973 | – | 0.0093 $ | – |
| 08/31/1973 | – | 0.0078 $ | – |
| 06/05/1973 | – | 0.0078 $ | – |
| 03/05/1973 | – | 0.0078 $ | – |
| 12/05/1972 | – | 0.0078 $ | – |
| 06/09/1972 | – | 0.0073 $ | – |
| 03/02/1972 | – | 0.0073 $ | – |
| 12/06/1971 | – | 0.0073 $ | – |
| 09/03/1971 | – | 0.0073 $ | – |
| 06/07/1971 | – | 0.0073 $ | – |
| 03/02/1971 | – | 0.0073 $ | – |
| 12/01/1970 | – | 0.0073 $ | – |
| 09/02/1970 | – | 0.0066 $ | – |
| 06/02/1970 | – | 0.0066 $ | – |
Data as of: July 31, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.