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MRK Dividend History

MRK Dividend History lookup to find the MRK ex-dividend date, payout ratio, yield, and growth rate for the MRK stock. Merck & Co pays a quarterly dividend of $0.85 per share with a yield of 2.94%. The next MRK ex-dividend date is March 16, 2026 with payout date set for April 7, 2026.

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Last update date: May 20, 2026

MRK Ex-Dividend Date, Yield & Payout Ratio

MRK - Merck & Co (NYSE)
MRK Stock Price - $112.99
MRK Dividend Payout - $0.85 Per Share
MRK Annual Dividend - $3.32 Per Share
MRK Dividend Payout Ratio - 48.26%
MRK Dividend Yield - 2.94%

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Ex-Dividend Date Period Dividend Change Declaration Date Record Date Payout Date
03/16/2026 Quarterly $0.85000 01/27/2026 03/16/2026 04/07/2026
12/15/2025 Quarterly $0.85000 11/18/2025 12/15/2025 01/08/2026
09/15/2025 Quarterly $0.81000 07/22/2025 09/15/2025 10/07/2025
06/16/2025 Quarterly $0.81000 05/27/2025 06/16/2025 07/08/2025
03/17/2025 Quarterly $0.81000 01/28/2025 03/17/2025 04/07/2025
12/16/2024 Quarterly $0.81000 +5.19% 11/19/2024 12/16/2024 01/08/2025
09/16/2024 Quarterly $0.77000 07/23/2024 09/16/2024 10/07/2024
06/17/2024 Quarterly $0.77000 05/28/2024 06/17/2024 07/08/2024
03/14/2024 Quarterly $0.77000 01/23/2024 03/15/2024 04/05/2024
12/14/2023 Quarterly $0.77000 +5.48% 11/28/2023 12/15/2023 01/08/2024
09/14/2023 Quarterly $0.73000 07/25/2023 09/15/2023 10/06/2023
06/14/2023 Quarterly $0.73000 05/23/2023 06/15/2023 07/10/2023
03/14/2023 Quarterly $0.73000 01/24/2023 03/15/2023 04/10/2023
12/14/2022 Quarterly $0.73000 +5.80% 11/29/2022 12/15/2022 01/09/2023
09/14/2022 Quarterly $0.69000 07/26/2022 09/15/2022 10/07/2022
06/14/2022 Quarterly $0.69000 05/24/2022 06/15/2022 07/08/2022
03/14/2022 Quarterly $0.69000 01/25/2022 03/15/2022 04/07/2022
12/14/2021 Quarterly $0.69000 +6.15% 11/30/2021 12/15/2021 01/07/2022
09/14/2021 Quarterly $0.65000 07/27/2021 09/15/2021 10/07/2021
06/14/2021 Quarterly $0.65000 +4.80% 05/25/2021 06/15/2021 07/07/2021
03/12/2021 Quarterly $0.62023 01/26/2021 03/15/2021 04/07/2021
12/14/2020 Quarterly $0.62023 +6.56% 11/17/2020 12/15/2020 01/08/2021
09/14/2020 Quarterly $0.58206 07/28/2020 09/15/2020 10/07/2020
06/12/2020 Quarterly $0.58206 05/26/2020 06/15/2020 07/07/2020
03/13/2020 Quarterly $0.58206 01/28/2020 03/16/2020 04/07/2020


12/13/2019 Quarterly $0.58206 +10.91% 11/19/2019 12/16/2019 01/08/2020
09/13/2019 Quarterly $0.52481 07/23/2019 09/16/2019 10/07/2019
06/14/2019 Quarterly $0.52481 05/28/2019 06/17/2019 07/08/2019
03/14/2019 Quarterly $0.52481 01/29/2019 03/15/2019 04/05/2019
12/14/2018 Quarterly $0.52481 +14.58% 10/25/2018 12/17/2018 01/08/2019
09/14/2018 Quarterly $0.45802 07/24/2018 09/17/2018 10/05/2018
06/14/2018 Quarterly $0.45802 05/22/2018 06/15/2018 07/09/2018
03/14/2018 Quarterly $0.45802 01/23/2018 03/15/2018 04/06/2018
12/14/2017 Quarterly $0.45802 +2.13% 11/28/2017 12/15/2017 01/08/2018
09/14/2017 Quarterly $0.44847 07/25/2017 09/15/2017 10/06/2017
06/13/2017 Quarterly $0.44847 05/23/2017 06/15/2017 07/10/2017
03/13/2017 Quarterly $0.44847 02/28/2017 03/15/2017 04/07/2017
12/13/2016 Quarterly $0.44847 +2.17% 11/22/2016 12/15/2016 01/09/2017
09/13/2016 Quarterly $0.43893 07/26/2016 09/15/2016 10/07/2016
06/13/2016 Quarterly $0.43893 05/24/2016 06/15/2016 07/08/2016
03/11/2016 Quarterly $0.43893 02/23/2016 03/15/2016 04/07/2016
12/11/2015 Quarterly $0.43893 +2.22% 11/24/2015 12/15/2015 01/08/2016
09/11/2015 Quarterly $0.42939 07/22/2015 09/15/2015 10/07/2015
06/11/2015 Quarterly $0.42939 05/26/2015 06/15/2015 07/08/2015
03/12/2015 Quarterly $0.42939 02/24/2015 03/16/2015 04/08/2015
12/11/2014 Quarterly $0.42939 +2.27% 11/25/2014 12/15/2014 01/08/2015
09/11/2014 Quarterly $0.41985 07/23/2014 09/15/2014 10/07/2014
06/12/2014 Quarterly $0.41985 05/27/2014 06/16/2014 07/08/2014
03/13/2014 Quarterly $0.41985 02/25/2014 03/17/2014 04/07/2014
12/12/2013 Quarterly $0.41985 +2.33% 11/26/2013 12/16/2013 01/08/2014
09/12/2013 Quarterly $0.41031 07/23/2013 09/16/2013 10/07/2013
06/13/2013 Quarterly $0.41031 05/28/2013 06/17/2013 07/08/2013
03/13/2013 Quarterly $0.41031 02/26/2013 03/15/2013 04/05/2013
12/13/2012 Quarterly $0.41031 +2.38% 11/27/2012 12/17/2012 01/08/2013
09/13/2012 Quarterly $0.40076 07/24/2012 09/17/2012 10/05/2012
06/13/2012 Quarterly $0.40076 05/23/2012 06/15/2012 07/09/2012
03/13/2012 Quarterly $0.40076 02/29/2012 03/15/2012 04/06/2012
12/13/2011 Quarterly $0.40076 +10.52% 11/11/2011 12/15/2011 01/09/2012
09/13/2011 Quarterly $0.36260 07/27/2011 09/15/2011 10/07/2011
06/13/2011 Quarterly $0.36260 05/25/2011 06/15/2011 07/08/2011
03/11/2011 Quarterly $0.36260 02/23/2011 03/15/2011 04/07/2011
12/13/2010 Quarterly $0.36260 11/24/2010 12/15/2010 01/07/2011
09/13/2010 Quarterly $0.36260 07/28/2010 09/15/2010 10/07/2010
06/11/2010 Quarterly $0.36260 05/27/2010 06/15/2010 07/08/2010
03/11/2010 Quarterly $0.36260 02/24/2010 03/15/2010 04/07/2010
12/11/2009 Other $0.36260 11/25/2009 12/15/2009 01/08/2010
09/02/2009 Quarterly $0.36260 07/29/2009 09/04/2009 10/01/2009
06/04/2009 Quarterly $0.36260 05/27/2009 06/08/2009 07/01/2009
03/04/2009 Quarterly $0.36260 02/24/2009 03/06/2009 04/01/2009
12/03/2008 Quarterly $0.36260 11/25/2008 12/05/2008 01/02/2009
09/03/2008 Quarterly $0.36260 07/22/2008 09/05/2008 10/01/2008
06/04/2008 Quarterly $0.36260 05/27/2008 06/06/2008 07/01/2008
03/05/2008 Quarterly $0.36260 02/26/2008 03/07/2008 04/01/2008
12/05/2007 Quarterly $0.36260 11/27/2007 12/07/2007 01/02/2008
09/05/2007 Quarterly $0.36260 07/24/2007 09/07/2007 10/01/2007
06/06/2007 Quarterly $0.36260 05/22/2007 06/08/2007 07/02/2007
03/07/2007 Quarterly $0.36260 02/27/2007 03/09/2007 04/02/2007
12/06/2006 Quarterly $0.36260 11/28/2006 12/08/2006 01/02/2007
08/30/2006 Quarterly $0.36260 07/25/2006 09/01/2006 10/02/2006
05/31/2006 Quarterly $0.36260 05/23/2006 06/02/2006 07/03/2006
03/08/2006 Quarterly $0.36260 02/28/2006 03/10/2006 04/03/2006
11/30/2005 Quarterly $0.36260 11/22/2005 12/02/2005 01/03/2006
08/31/2005 Quarterly $0.36260 07/26/2005 09/02/2005 10/03/2005
06/01/2005 Quarterly $0.36260 05/24/2005 06/03/2005 07/01/2005
03/02/2005 Quarterly $0.36260 02/22/2005 03/04/2005 04/01/2005
12/01/2004 Quarterly $0.36260 11/23/2004 12/03/2004 01/03/2005
09/01/2004 Quarterly $0.36260 +2.70% 07/27/2004 09/03/2004 10/01/2004
06/02/2004 Quarterly $0.35305 05/25/2004 06/04/2004 07/01/2004
03/03/2004 Quarterly $0.35305 02/24/2004 03/05/2004 04/01/2004
12/03/2003 Quarterly $0.35305 11/25/2003 12/05/2003 01/02/2004
09/03/2003 Quarterly $0.35305 +2.78% 07/22/2003 09/05/2003 10/01/2003
06/04/2003 Quarterly $0.34351 05/27/2003 06/06/2003 07/01/2003
03/05/2003 Quarterly $0.34351 02/25/2003 03/07/2003 04/01/2003
12/04/2002 Quarterly $0.34351 11/26/2002 12/06/2002 01/02/2003
09/04/2002 Quarterly $0.34351 +2.86% 07/23/2002 09/06/2002 10/01/2002
06/05/2002 Quarterly $0.33397 05/28/2002 06/07/2002 07/01/2002
03/06/2002 Quarterly $0.33397 02/26/2002 03/08/2002 04/01/2002
12/05/2001 Quarterly $0.33397 11/27/2001 12/07/2001 01/02/2002
08/30/2001 Quarterly $0.33397 +2.94% 07/24/2001 09/04/2001 10/01/2001
05/31/2001 Quarterly $0.32443 05/22/2001 06/04/2001 07/02/2001
03/07/2001 Quarterly $0.32443 02/27/2001 03/09/2001 04/02/2001
12/06/2000 Quarterly $0.32443 11/28/2000 12/08/2000 01/02/2001
08/30/2000 Quarterly $0.32443 +17.24% 07/25/2000 09/01/2000 10/02/2000
05/31/2000 Quarterly $0.27672 05/22/2000 06/02/2000 07/03/2000
03/01/2000 Quarterly $0.27672 02/22/2000 03/03/2000 04/03/2000
12/01/1999 Quarterly $0.27672 11/23/1999 12/03/1999 01/03/2000
09/01/1999 Quarterly $0.27672 +7.41% 07/27/1999 09/03/1999 10/01/1999
06/02/1999 Quarterly $0.25763 05/25/1999 06/04/1999 07/01/1999
03/03/1999 Quarterly $0.25763 02/23/1999 03/05/1999 04/01/1999
12/02/1998 Quarterly $0.25763 11/24/1998 12/04/1998 01/04/1999
09/02/1998 Quarterly $0.25763 +20.00% 07/28/1998 09/04/1998 10/01/1998
06/03/1998 Quarterly $0.21470 05/26/1998 06/05/1998 07/01/1998
03/04/1998 Quarterly $0.21470 02/24/1998 03/06/1998 04/01/1998
12/03/1997 Quarterly $0.21470 11/25/1997 12/05/1997 01/02/1998
09/03/1997 Quarterly $0.21470 +7.15% 07/22/1997 09/05/1997 10/01/1997
06/05/1997 Quarterly $0.20038 05/28/1997 06/09/1997 07/01/1997
03/05/1997 Quarterly $0.20038 +5.00% 02/25/1997 03/07/1997 04/01/1997
12/05/1996 Quarterly $0.19084 11/26/1996 12/09/1996 01/02/1997
09/04/1996 Quarterly $0.19084 +17.65% 07/23/1996 09/06/1996 10/01/1996
06/06/1996 Quarterly $0.16221 05/29/1996 06/10/1996 07/01/1996
03/06/1996 Quarterly $0.16221 02/27/1996 03/08/1996 04/01/1996
12/06/1995 Quarterly $0.16221 11/28/1995 12/08/1995 01/02/1996
09/05/1995 Quarterly $0.16221 +13.33% 07/25/1995 09/07/1995 10/02/1995
06/02/1995 Quarterly $0.14313 05/23/1995 06/08/1995 07/03/1995
03/03/1995 Quarterly $0.14313 03/09/1995 04/03/1995
12/02/1994 Quarterly $0.14313 12/08/1994 01/02/1995
09/02/1994 Quarterly $0.14313 +7.14% 09/09/1994 10/01/1994
06/02/1994 Quarterly $0.13359 06/08/1994 07/01/1994
03/02/1994 Quarterly $0.13359 03/08/1994 04/01/1994
12/02/1993 Quarterly $0.13359 12/08/1993 01/03/1994
09/02/1993 Quarterly $0.13359 +12.00% 09/09/1993 10/01/1993
06/02/1993 Quarterly $0.11928 06/08/1993 07/01/1993
03/02/1993 Quarterly $0.11928 03/08/1993 04/01/1993
12/02/1992 Quarterly $0.11928 12/08/1992 01/04/1993
08/31/1992 Quarterly $0.11928 +8.70% 09/04/1992 10/01/1992
06/02/1992 Quarterly $0.10973 06/08/1992 07/01/1992
03/02/1992 Quarterly $0.10973 +9.52% 03/06/1992 04/01/1992
12/02/1991 Quarterly $0.10019 12/06/1991 01/02/1992
08/30/1991 Quarterly $0.10019 +12.50% 09/06/1991 10/01/1991
06/03/1991 Quarterly $0.08906 06/07/1991 07/01/1991
03/04/1991 Quarterly $0.08906 03/08/1991 04/01/1991
12/03/1990 Quarterly $0.08906 11/27/1990 12/07/1990 01/02/1991
08/28/1990 Quarterly $0.08906 +24.44% 07/26/1990 09/04/1990 10/01/1990
05/29/1990 Quarterly $0.07157 05/23/1990 06/04/1990 07/02/1990
03/05/1990 Quarterly $0.07157 03/01/1990 03/09/1990 04/02/1990
12/04/1989 Quarterly $0.07157 11/30/1989 12/08/1989 01/02/1990
08/29/1989 Quarterly $0.07157 07/27/1989 09/05/1989 10/02/1989
05/30/1989 Quarterly $0.06520 05/25/1989 06/05/1989 07/05/1989
03/02/1989 Quarterly $0.06520 03/02/1989 03/08/1989 04/03/1989
11/29/1988 Quarterly $0.05884 11/28/1988 12/05/1988 01/03/1989
08/29/1988 Quarterly $0.04692 07/27/1988 09/02/1988 10/03/1988
06/03/1988 Quarterly $0.05089 05/25/1988 06/09/1988 07/05/1988
02/29/1988 Quarterly $0.05089 02/24/1988 03/04/1988 04/04/1988
12/01/1987 Quarterly $0.04241 11/27/1987 12/07/1987 01/04/1988
08/28/1987 Quarterly $0.04241 07/29/1987 09/03/1987 10/01/1987
06/02/1987 Quarterly $0.02916 05/27/1987 06/08/1987 07/01/1987
03/02/1987 Quarterly $0.02916 02/26/1987 03/06/1987 04/01/1987
12/02/1986 Quarterly $0.02916 11/26/1986 12/08/1986 01/02/1987

MRK Dividend FAQs

What is the dividend yield for MRK?

- The dividend yield for MRK is 2.94% as of May 20, 2026.

When is the next ex-dividend date for MRK?

- The next ex-dividend date for MRK is on March 16, 2026.

When is the next dividend payout date for MRK?

- The next dividend payout date for MRK is on April 7, 2026.

What is the dividend payout ratio for MRK?

- The dividend payout ratio for MRK is 48.26%.

When did MRK begin paying dividends?

- MRK began paying dividends in 1986.

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