MRKShares · US-listed

Merck & Co

15 yrs of growthPaid for 64 yrs

2.3%

dividend yield · $3.40 in the last 12 months · price $148.28

Forward yield

2.4%

$3.57 declared + forecast, next 12 months

Next ex-dividend date

14 Dec 2026

~ Forecast

5-year dividend growth

+6.7%

a year, compound · 10y +6.6%

Payments a year

paid every year for 64 yrs

When it goes ex-dividend

Filled: went ex in the last 12 months. Dashed: expected in the next 12.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Dividends per share by year

Price $148.28

Yearly totals as a table

Year	Dividends per share
2026 (so far)	$2.55
2025	$3.28
2024	$3.12
2023	$2.96
2022	$2.80
2021	$2.61
2020	$2.37
2019	$2.16
2018	$1.90
2017	$1.80
2016	$1.77
2015	$1.73
2014	$1.69
2013	$1.65
2012	$1.61
2011	$1.49
2010	$1.45
2009	$1.45
2008	$1.45
2007	$1.45
2006	$1.45
2005	$1.45
2004	$1.43
2003	$1.39
2002	$1.35
2001	$1.32
2000	$1.20
1999	$1.07
1998	$0.945
1997	$0.830
1996	$0.706
1995	$0.611
1994	$0.553
1993	$0.506
1992	$0.458
1991	$0.379
1990	$0.321
1989	$0.274
1988	$0.208
1987	$0.143
1986	$0.106
1985	$0.087
1984	$0.081
1983	$0.076
1982	$0.074
1981	$0.070
1980	$0.063
1979	$0.053
1978	$0.046
1977	$0.041
1976	$0.038
1975	$0.037
1974	$0.028
1973	$0.033
1972	$0.022
1971	$0.029
1970	$0.021
1969	$0.027
1968	$0.025
1967	$0.022
1966	$0.019
1965	$0.017
1964	$0.014
1963	$0.007
1962	$0.007

Coming up

14
Dec
Dividend
Ex-dividend in 35 days · paid around 5 Jan
Forecast · high
$0.892
15
Mar
Dividend
Ex-dividend in 126 days · paid around 6 Apr
Forecast · high
$0.892
14
Jun
Dividend
Ex-dividend in 217 days · paid around 6 Jul
Forecast · high
$0.892
14
Sept
Dividend
Ex-dividend in 309 days · paid around 6 Oct
Forecast · high
$0.892

Forecasts repeat last year's payments with recent growth, until the company declares. How accurate are they? No dividend declaration from this company in our records yet: we read the press releases it files with the SEC (8-K), and not every company files them.

Dividend history

256 payments since 1962

Ex-dividend date	Amount per share
15 Sept 2026	$0.850
15 Jun 2026	$0.850
16 Mar 2026	$0.850
15 Dec 2025	$0.850
15 Sept 2025	$0.810
16 Jun 2025	$0.810
17 Mar 2025	$0.810
16 Dec 2024	$0.810
16 Sept 2024	$0.770
17 Jun 2024	$0.770
14 Mar 2024	$0.770
14 Dec 2023	$0.770

All 256 payments

14 Sept 2023	$0.730
14 Jun 2023	$0.730
14 Mar 2023	$0.730
14 Dec 2022	$0.730
14 Sept 2022	$0.690
14 Jun 2022	$0.690
14 Mar 2022	$0.690
14 Dec 2021	$0.690
14 Sept 2021	$0.650
14 Jun 2021	$0.650
12 Mar 2021	$0.620
14 Dec 2020	$0.620
14 Sept 2020	$0.582
12 Jun 2020	$0.582
13 Mar 2020	$0.582
13 Dec 2019	$0.582
13 Sept 2019	$0.525
14 Jun 2019	$0.525
14 Mar 2019	$0.525
14 Dec 2018	$0.525
14 Sept 2018	$0.458
14 Jun 2018	$0.458
14 Mar 2018	$0.458
14 Dec 2017	$0.458
14 Sept 2017	$0.448
13 Jun 2017	$0.448
13 Mar 2017	$0.448
13 Dec 2016	$0.448
13 Sept 2016	$0.439
13 Jun 2016	$0.439
11 Mar 2016	$0.439
11 Dec 2015	$0.439
11 Sept 2015	$0.429
11 Jun 2015	$0.429
12 Mar 2015	$0.429
11 Dec 2014	$0.429
11 Sept 2014	$0.420
12 Jun 2014	$0.420
13 Mar 2014	$0.420
12 Dec 2013	$0.420
12 Sept 2013	$0.410
13 Jun 2013	$0.410
13 Mar 2013	$0.410
13 Dec 2012	$0.410
13 Sept 2012	$0.401
13 Jun 2012	$0.401
13 Mar 2012	$0.401
13 Dec 2011	$0.401
13 Sept 2011	$0.363
13 Jun 2011	$0.363
11 Mar 2011	$0.363
13 Dec 2010	$0.363
13 Sept 2010	$0.363
11 Jun 2010	$0.363
11 Mar 2010	$0.363
11 Dec 2009	$0.363
2 Sept 2009	$0.363
4 Jun 2009	$0.363
4 Mar 2009	$0.363
3 Dec 2008	$0.363
3 Sept 2008	$0.363
4 Jun 2008	$0.363
5 Mar 2008	$0.363
5 Dec 2007	$0.363
5 Sept 2007	$0.363
6 Jun 2007	$0.363
7 Mar 2007	$0.363
6 Dec 2006	$0.363
30 Aug 2006	$0.363
31 May 2006	$0.363
8 Mar 2006	$0.363
30 Nov 2005	$0.363
31 Aug 2005	$0.363
1 Jun 2005	$0.363
2 Mar 2005	$0.363
1 Dec 2004	$0.363
1 Sept 2004	$0.363
2 Jun 2004	$0.353
3 Mar 2004	$0.353
3 Dec 2003	$0.353
3 Sept 2003	$0.353
20 Aug 2003	$2.74
4 Jun 2003	$0.344
5 Mar 2003	$0.344
4 Dec 2002	$0.344
4 Sept 2002	$0.344
5 Jun 2002	$0.334
6 Mar 2002	$0.334
5 Dec 2001	$0.334
30 Aug 2001	$0.334
31 May 2001	$0.324
7 Mar 2001	$0.324
6 Dec 2000	$0.324
30 Aug 2000	$0.324
31 May 2000	$0.277
1 Mar 2000	$0.277
1 Dec 1999	$0.277
1 Sept 1999	$0.277
2 Jun 1999	$0.258
3 Mar 1999	$0.258
2 Dec 1998	$0.258
2 Sept 1998	$0.258
3 Jun 1998	$0.215
4 Mar 1998	$0.215
3 Dec 1997	$0.215
3 Sept 1997	$0.215
5 Jun 1997	$0.200
5 Mar 1997	$0.200
5 Dec 1996	$0.191
4 Sept 1996	$0.191
6 Jun 1996	$0.162
6 Mar 1996	$0.162
6 Dec 1995	$0.162
5 Sept 1995	$0.162
2 Jun 1995	$0.143
3 Mar 1995	$0.143
2 Dec 1994	$0.143
2 Sept 1994	$0.143
2 Jun 1994	$0.134
2 Mar 1994	$0.134
2 Dec 1993	$0.134
2 Sept 1993	$0.134
2 Jun 1993	$0.119
2 Mar 1993	$0.119
2 Dec 1992	$0.119
31 Aug 1992	$0.119
2 Jun 1992	$0.110
2 Mar 1992	$0.110
2 Dec 1991	$0.100
30 Aug 1991	$0.100
3 Jun 1991	$0.089
4 Mar 1991	$0.089
3 Dec 1990	$0.089
28 Aug 1990	$0.089
29 May 1990	$0.072
5 Mar 1990	$0.072
4 Dec 1989	$0.072
29 Aug 1989	$0.072
30 May 1989	$0.065
2 Mar 1989	$0.065
29 Nov 1988	$0.059
29 Aug 1988	$0.047
3 Jun 1988	$0.051
29 Feb 1988	$0.051
1 Dec 1987	$0.042
28 Aug 1987	$0.042
2 Jun 1987	$0.029
2 Mar 1987	$0.029
2 Dec 1986	$0.029
2 Sept 1986	$0.029
3 Jun 1986	$0.024
27 Feb 1986	$0.024
3 Dec 1985	$0.024
30 Aug 1985	$0.021
3 Jun 1985	$0.021
28 Feb 1985	$0.021
3 Dec 1984	$0.021
31 Aug 1984	$0.020
29 May 1984	$0.020
1 Mar 1984	$0.020
29 Nov 1983	$0.020
29 Aug 1983	$0.019
31 May 1983	$0.019
28 Feb 1983	$0.019
30 Nov 1982	$0.019
30 Aug 1982	$0.019
1 Jun 1982	$0.019
1 Mar 1982	$0.019
1 Dec 1981	$0.019
31 Aug 1981	$0.017
1 Jun 1981	$0.017
2 Mar 1981	$0.017
2 Dec 1980	$0.017
29 Aug 1980	$0.015
2 Jun 1980	$0.015
28 Feb 1980	$0.015
3 Dec 1979	$0.015
31 Aug 1979	$0.013
25 May 1979	$0.013
1 Mar 1979	$0.013
4 Dec 1978	$0.013
28 Aug 1978	$0.011
26 May 1978	$0.011
2 Mar 1978	$0.011
28 Nov 1977	$0.011
29 Aug 1977	$0.010
31 May 1977	$0.010
1 Mar 1977	$0.010
30 Nov 1976	$0.010
30 Aug 1976	$0.009
1 Jun 1976	$0.009
2 Mar 1976	$0.009
1 Dec 1975	$0.009
29 Aug 1975	$0.009
2 Jun 1975	$0.009
3 Mar 1975	$0.009
30 Aug 1974	$0.009
3 Jun 1974	$0.009
4 Mar 1974	$0.009
3 Dec 1973	$0.009
31 Aug 1973	$0.008
5 Jun 1973	$0.008
5 Mar 1973	$0.008
5 Dec 1972	$0.008
9 Jun 1972	$0.007
2 Mar 1972	$0.007
6 Dec 1971	$0.007
3 Sept 1971	$0.007
7 Jun 1971	$0.007
2 Mar 1971	$0.007
1 Dec 1970	$0.007
2 Sept 1970	$0.007
2 Jun 1970	$0.007
1 Dec 1969	$0.009
2 Sept 1969	$0.006
3 Jun 1969	$0.006
3 Mar 1969	$0.006
2 Dec 1968	$0.009
30 Aug 1968	$0.005
4 Jun 1968	$0.005
4 Mar 1968	$0.005
7 Dec 1967	$0.008
5 Sept 1967	$0.005
6 Jun 1967	$0.005
7 Mar 1967	$0.005
30 Nov 1966	$0.007
6 Sept 1966	$0.004
7 Jun 1966	$0.004
8 Mar 1966	$0.004
30 Nov 1965	$0.007
7 Sept 1965	$0.003
8 Jun 1965	$0.003
9 Mar 1965	$0.003
1 Dec 1964	$0.007
8 Sept 1964	$0.002
9 Jun 1964	$0.002
10 Mar 1964	$0.002
3 Dec 1963	$0.003
3 Sept 1963	$0.002
5 Mar 1963	$0.002
4 Dec 1962	$0.002
5 Sept 1962	$0.002
5 Jun 1962	$0.002
6 Mar 1962	$0.002

Amounts are adjusted for share splits and consolidations. Specials count in the history but not in yields or streaks.