Dividend News/Announcements
| 2019-11-21 | Merck raises dividend 11% to $0.61 quarterly |
| 2018-10-29 | Merck & Co. raises dividend 14.6% to $0.55 quarterly |
| 2012-11-30 | Merck raises dividend by 2.4% |
Stock Metrics
Updated: 2026-08-06- Last Close
- $128.37
- PE Ratio
- 17.58
- EPS
- 3.55
- Market Cap
- 317.05B
- 52-Week Range %
- $128.37
- Next Earnings
- 2026-10-29
Dividend Metrics
- Yield
- 2.65%
- Yield on Cost
- Payout Ratio
- 95.77 %
- Frequency
- Quarterly (JAN-APR-JUL-OCT)
- Annual Dividend
- $3.40
- Next Ex-Div
- 2026-09-15
- Next Pay Date
- 2026-10-07
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Payout Date | Cash Amount | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-03-16 | 2027-04-07 | $0.89 | unconfirmed/estimated |
| 2026-12-15 | 2027-01-08 | $0.89 | raise expected ~5.1% |
| 2026-09-15 | 2026-10-07 | $0.85 | |
| 2026-06-15 | 2026-07-08 | $0.85 | |
| 2026-03-16 | 2026-04-07 | $0.85 | |
| 2025-12-15 | 2026-01-08 | $0.85 | 4.94% |
| 2025-09-15 | 2025-10-07 | $0.81 | |
| 2025-06-16 | 2025-07-08 | $0.81 | |
| 2025-03-17 | 2025-04-07 | $0.81 | |
| 2024-12-16 | 2025-01-08 | $0.81 | 5.19% |
| 2024-09-16 | 2024-10-07 | $0.77 | |
| 2024-06-17 | 2024-07-08 | $0.77 | |
| 2024-03-14 | 2024-04-05 | $0.77 | |
| 2023-12-14 | 2024-01-08 | $0.77 | 5.48% |
| 2023-09-14 | 2023-10-06 | $0.73 | |
| 2023-06-14 | 2023-07-10 | $0.73 | |
| 2023-03-14 | 2023-04-10 | $0.73 | |
| 2022-12-14 | 2023-01-09 | $0.73 | 5.8% |
| 2022-09-14 | 2022-10-07 | $0.69 | |
| 2022-06-14 | 2022-07-08 | $0.69 | |
| 2022-03-14 | 2022-04-07 | $0.69 | |
| 2021-12-14 | 2022-01-07 | $0.69 | 6.15% |
| 2021-09-14 | 2021-10-07 | $0.65 | |
| 2021-06-14 | 2021-07-07 | $0.65 | |
| 2021-03-12 | 2021-04-07 | $0.65 | |
| 2020-12-14 | 2021-01-08 | $0.65 | 6.56% |
| 2020-09-14 | 2020-10-07 | $0.61 | |
| 2020-06-12 | 2020-07-07 | $0.61 | |
| 2020-03-13 | 2020-04-07 | $0.61 | |
| 2019-12-13 | 2020-01-08 | $0.61 | 10.91% |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-07 | $0.55 | |
| 2019-06-14 | 2019-07-08 | $0.55 | |
| 2019-03-14 | 2019-04-05 | $0.55 | |
| 2018-12-14 | 2019-01-08 | $0.55 | 14.58% |
| 2018-09-14 | 2018-10-05 | $0.48 | |
| 2018-06-14 | 2018-07-09 | $0.48 | |
| 2018-03-14 | 2018-04-06 | $0.48 | |
| 2017-12-14 | 2018-01-08 | $0.48 | 2.13% |
| 2017-09-14 | 2017-10-06 | $0.47 | |
| 2017-06-13 | 2017-07-10 | $0.47 | |
| 2017-03-13 | 2017-04-07 | $0.47 | |
| 2016-12-13 | 2017-01-09 | $0.47 | 2.17% |
| 2016-09-13 | 2016-10-07 | $0.46 | |
| 2016-06-13 | 2016-07-08 | $0.46 | |
| 2016-03-11 | 2016-04-07 | $0.46 | |
| 2015-12-11 | 2016-01-08 | $0.46 | 2.22% |
| 2015-09-11 | 2015-10-07 | $0.45 | |
| 2015-06-11 | 2015-07-08 | $0.45 | |
| 2015-03-12 | 2015-04-08 | $0.45 | |
| 2014-12-11 | 2015-01-08 | $0.45 | 2.27% |
| 2014-09-11 | 2014-10-07 | $0.44 | |
| 2014-06-12 | 2014-07-08 | $0.44 | |
| 2014-03-13 | 2014-04-07 | $0.44 | |
| 2013-12-12 | 2014-01-08 | $0.44 | 2.33% |
| 2013-09-12 | 2013-10-07 | $0.43 | |
| 2013-06-13 | 2013-07-08 | $0.43 | |
| 2013-03-13 | 2013-04-05 | $0.43 | |
| 2012-12-13 | 2013-01-08 | $0.43 | 2.38% |
| 2012-09-13 | 2012-10-05 | $0.42 | |
| 2012-06-13 | 2012-07-09 | $0.42 | |
| 2012-03-13 | 2012-04-06 | $0.42 | |
| 2011-12-13 | 2012-01-09 | $0.42 | 10.53% |
| 2011-09-13 | 2011-10-07 | $0.38 | |
| 2011-06-13 | 2011-07-08 | $0.38 | |
| 2011-03-11 | 2011-04-07 | $0.38 | |
| 2010-12-13 | 2011-01-07 | $0.38 | |
| 2010-09-13 | 2010-10-07 | $0.38 | |
| 2010-06-11 | 2010-07-08 | $0.38 | |
| 2010-03-11 | 2010-04-07 | $0.38 | |
| 2009-12-11 | 2010-01-08 | $0.38 | |
| 2009-09-02 | 2009-10-01 | $0.38 | |
| 2009-06-04 | 2009-07-01 | $0.38 | |
| 2009-03-04 | 2009-04-01 | $0.38 | |
| 2008-12-03 | 2009-01-02 | $0.38 | |
| 2008-09-03 | 2008-10-01 | $0.38 | |
| 2008-06-04 | 2008-07-01 | $0.38 | |
| 2008-03-05 | 2008-04-01 | $0.38 | |
| 2007-12-05 | 2008-01-02 | $0.38 | |
| 2007-09-05 | 2007-10-01 | $0.38 | |
| 2007-06-06 | 2007-07-02 | $0.38 | |
| 2007-03-07 | 2007-04-02 | $0.38 | |
| 2006-12-06 | 2007-01-02 | $0.38 | |
| 2006-08-30 | 2006-10-02 | $0.38 | |
| 2006-05-31 | 2006-07-03 | $0.38 | |
| 2006-03-08 | 2006-04-03 | $0.38 | |
| 2005-11-30 | 2006-01-03 | $0.38 | |
| 2005-08-31 | 2005-10-03 | $0.38 | |
| 2005-06-01 | 2005-07-01 | $0.38 | |
| 2005-03-02 | 2005-04-01 | $0.38 | |
| 2004-12-01 | 2005-01-03 | $0.38 | |
| 2004-09-01 | 2004-10-01 | $0.38 | 2.7% |
| 2004-06-02 | 2004-07-01 | $0.37 | |
| 2004-03-03 | 2004-04-01 | $0.37 | |
| 2003-12-03 | 2004-01-02 | $0.37 | |
| 2003-09-03 | 2003-10-01 | $0.37 | -87.13% |
| 2003-08-20 | 2003-09-01 | $2.876 | |
| 2003-06-04 | 2003-07-01 | $0.36 | |
| 2003-03-05 | 2003-04-01 | $0.36 | |
| 2002-12-04 | 2002-12-29 | $0.36 | |
| 2002-09-04 | 2002-10-01 | $0.36 | 2.86% |
| 2002-06-05 | 2002-07-01 | $0.35 | |
| 2002-03-06 | 2002-04-01 | $0.35 | |
| 2001-12-05 | 2002-01-01 | $0.35 | |
| 2001-08-30 | 2001-09-03 | $0.35 | 150% |
| 2001-05-31 | 2001-06-04 | $0.14 | -58.82% |
| 2001-03-07 | 2001-04-02 | $0.34 | |
| 2000-12-06 | 2001-01-01 | $0.34 | |
| 2000-08-30 | 2000-09-15 | $0.34 | 17.24% |
| 2000-05-31 | 2000-06-03 | $0.29 | |
| 2000-03-01 | 2000-03-02 | $0.29 | |
| 1999-12-01 | 1999-12-02 | $0.29 | |
| 1999-09-01 | 1999-09-02 | $0.29 | 7.41% |
| 1999-06-02 | 1999-06-26 | $0.27 | |
| 1999-03-03 | 1999-03-26 | $0.27 | |
| 1998-12-02 | 1998-12-25 | $0.27 | |
| 1998-09-02 | 1998-09-25 | $0.27 | 20% |
| 1998-06-03 | 1998-06-26 | $0.225 | |
| 1998-03-04 | 1998-03-26 | $0.225 | |
| 1997-12-03 | 1997-12-25 | $0.225 | |
| 1997-09-03 | 1997-09-25 | $0.225 | 7.14% |
| 1997-06-05 | 1997-07-01 | $0.21 | |
| 1997-03-05 | 1997-04-01 | $0.21 | 5% |
| 1996-12-05 | 1997-01-02 | $0.20 | |
| 1996-09-04 | 1996-10-01 | $0.20 | 17.65% |
| 1996-06-06 | 1996-07-01 | $0.17 | |
| 1996-03-06 | 1996-04-01 | $0.17 | |
| 1995-12-06 | 1996-01-01 | $0.17 | |
| 1995-09-05 | 1995-10-02 | $0.17 | 13.33% |
| 1995-06-02 | 1995-06-03 | $0.15 | |
| 1995-03-03 | 1995-03-25 | $0.15 | |
| 1994-12-02 | 1994-12-03 | $0.15 | |
| 1994-09-02 | 1994-09-03 | $0.15 | 7.14% |
| 1994-06-02 | 1994-06-24 | $0.14 | |
| 1994-03-02 | 1994-03-23 | $0.14 | |
| 1993-12-02 | 1993-12-23 | $0.14 | |
| 1993-09-02 | 1993-09-23 | $0.14 | 12% |
| 1993-06-02 | 1993-06-23 | $0.125 | |
| 1993-03-02 | 1993-03-23 | $0.125 | |
| 1992-12-02 | 1992-12-23 | $0.125 | |
| 1992-08-31 | 1992-09-01 | $0.125 | 8.7% |
| 1992-06-02 | 1992-06-23 | $0.115 | |
| 1992-03-02 | 1992-03-23 | $0.115 | 9.52% |
| 1991-12-02 | 1991-12-23 | $0.105 | |
| 1991-08-30 | 1991-09-02 | $0.105 | 12.49% |
| 1991-06-03 | 1991-06-24 | $0.09334 | |
| 1991-03-04 | 1991-03-25 | $0.09334 | |
| 1990-12-03 | 1990-12-24 | $0.09334 | |
| 1990-08-28 | 1990-09-03 | $0.09334 | 24.45% |
| 1990-05-29 | 1990-06-04 | $0.075 | |
| 1990-03-05 | 1990-04-02 | $0.075 | |
| 1989-12-04 | 1989-12-24 | $0.075 | |
| 1989-08-29 | 1989-09-04 | $0.075 | 9.75% |
| 1989-05-30 | 1989-06-03 | $0.06834 | |
| 1989-03-02 | 1989-03-22 | $0.06834 | 10.83% |
| 1988-11-29 | 1988-12-03 | $0.06166 | 25.4% |
| 1988-08-29 | 1988-09-03 | $0.04917 | -7.82% |
| 1988-06-03 | 1988-06-23 | $0.05334 | |
| 1988-02-29 | 1988-03-01 | $0.05334 | 20.03% |
| 1987-12-01 | 1987-12-21 | $0.04444 | |
| 1987-08-28 | 1987-09-01 | $0.04444 | 45.47% |
| 1987-06-02 | 1987-06-21 | $0.03055 | |
| 1987-03-02 | 1987-03-21 | $0.03055 | |
| 1986-12-02 | 1986-12-21 | $0.03055 | |
| 1986-09-02 | 1986-09-21 | $0.03055 | 22.2% |
| 1986-06-03 | 1986-06-22 | $0.025 | |
| 1986-02-27 | 1986-03-03 | $0.025 | |
| 1985-12-03 | 1985-12-22 | $0.025 | 12.51% |
| 1985-08-30 | 1985-09-02 | $0.02222 | |
| 1985-06-03 | 1985-06-22 | $0.02222 | |
| 1985-02-28 | 1985-03-04 | $0.02222 | |
| 1984-12-03 | 1984-12-22 | $0.02222 | 6.67% |
| 1984-08-31 | 1984-09-03 | $0.02083 | |
| 1984-05-29 | 1984-06-04 | $0.02083 | |
| 1984-03-01 | 1984-03-03 | $0.02083 | |
| 1983-11-29 | 1983-12-03 | $0.02083 | 7.1% |
| 1983-08-29 | 1983-09-03 | $0.01945 | |
| 1983-05-31 | 1983-06-02 | $0.01945 | |
| 1983-02-28 | 1983-03-01 | $0.01945 | |
| 1982-11-30 | 1982-12-02 | $0.01945 | |
| 1982-08-30 | 1982-09-02 | $0.01945 | |
| 1982-06-01 | 1982-06-19 | $0.01945 | |
| 1982-03-01 | 1982-03-19 | $0.01945 | |
| 1981-12-01 | 1981-12-19 | $0.01945 | 7.7% |
| 1981-08-31 | 1981-09-01 | $0.01806 | |
| 1981-06-01 | 1981-06-19 | $0.01806 | |
| 1981-03-02 | 1981-03-20 | $0.01806 | |
| 1980-12-02 | 1980-12-19 | $0.01806 | 13.09% |
| 1980-08-29 | 1980-09-01 | $0.01597 | |
| 1980-06-02 | 1980-06-19 | $0.01597 | |
| 1980-02-28 | 1980-03-03 | $0.01597 | |
| 1979-12-03 | 1979-12-20 | $0.01597 | 20.98% |
| 1979-08-31 | 1979-09-03 | $0.0132 | |
| 1979-05-25 | 1979-06-04 | $0.0132 | |
| 1979-03-01 | 1979-03-03 | $0.0132 | |
| 1978-12-04 | 1978-12-21 | $0.0132 | 11.86% |
| 1978-08-28 | 1978-09-04 | $0.0118 | |
| 1978-05-26 | 1978-06-03 | $0.0118 | |
| 1978-03-02 | 1978-03-19 | $0.0118 | |
| 1977-11-28 | 1977-12-03 | $0.0118 | 13.24% |
| 1977-08-29 | 1977-09-03 | $0.01042 | |
| 1977-05-31 | 1977-06-02 | $0.01042 | |
| 1977-03-01 | 1977-03-18 | $0.01042 | |
| 1976-11-30 | 1976-12-02 | $0.01042 | 7.2% |
| 1976-08-30 | 1976-09-02 | $0.00972 | |
| 1976-06-01 | 1976-06-17 | $0.00972 | |
| 1976-03-02 | 1976-03-18 | $0.00972 | |
| 1975-12-01 | 1975-12-17 | $0.00972 | |
| 1975-08-29 | 1975-09-01 | $0.00972 | |
| 1975-06-02 | 1975-06-18 | $0.00972 | |
| 1975-03-03 | 1975-03-19 | $0.00972 | |
| 1974-08-30 | 1974-09-02 | $0.00972 | |
| 1974-06-03 | 1974-06-19 | $0.00972 | |
| 1974-03-04 | 1974-03-20 | $0.00972 | |
| 1973-12-03 | 1973-12-19 | $0.00972 | 18.68% |
| 1973-08-31 | 1973-09-03 | $0.00819 | |
| 1973-06-05 | 1973-07-02 | $0.00819 | |
| 1973-03-05 | 1973-04-02 | $0.00819 | |
| 1972-12-05 | 1973-01-01 | $0.00819 | 7.2% |
| 1972-06-09 | 1972-07-03 | $0.00764 | |
| 1972-03-02 | 1972-03-18 | $0.00764 | |
| 1971-12-06 | 1972-01-03 | $0.00764 | |
| 1971-09-03 | 1971-09-19 | $0.00764 | |
| 1971-06-07 | 1971-07-03 | $0.00764 | |
| 1971-03-02 | 1971-03-18 | $0.00764 | |
| 1970-12-01 | 1970-12-17 | $0.00764 | 10.09% |
| 1970-09-02 | 1970-09-18 | $0.00694 | |
| 1970-06-02 | 1970-06-18 | $0.00694 |
Adjusted for splits
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Total return
Total return includes dividends. “Divs Reinvested” buys additional shares at the ex-dividend date close. “Cash” holds dividends without interest. Taxes and fees excluded.
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Total return either reinvests dividends at the ex-dividend date close or holds them as cash without interest. Taxes and fees are excluded.
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