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MRK Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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MRK Dividend answer
MRK (MRK) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 2.27%, or $3.40 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 2.27%, from $3.40 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.85 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Sep 15, 2026. Payment date: Oct 7, 2026. Next dividend status: not announced.
MRK Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next MRK Dividend Date
When MRK next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next MRK dividend
MRK's next dividend has not yet been announced. The latest completed dividend was $0.85 per share. Data last checked: Oct 5, 2026.
Latest MRK Dividend Dates
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MRK Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
MRK Annual Dividend History
MRK Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.85, event yield 2.35%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 5.75%
- Cohort rank
- #221
- Cohort standing
- Bottom half
- Healthcare rank
- #19
- 2020 regular DPS
- $2.480
- 2025 regular DPS
- $3.280
- Absolute change
- $0.800
- Years increased
- 5
- Years reduced
- 0
MRK's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 5.75% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #221 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
MRK Dividend Yield
How MRK's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
MRK's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent MRK dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $0.85 | $0.85 | 2.35% | Quarterly | $3.40 | Jul 29, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $0.85 | $0.85 | 2.92% | Quarterly | $3.36 | May 26, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | $0.85 | $0.85 | 2.88% | Quarterly | $3.32 | Jan 27, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 | Apr 7, 2026 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | $0.85 | $0.85 | 3.27% | Quarterly | $3.28 | Nov 18, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Sep 15, 2025 | $0.81 | $0.81 | 4.00% | Quarterly | $3.24 | Jul 22, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 | Oct 7, 2025 |
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| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.81 | $0.81 | 3.95% | Quarterly | $3.20 | May 27, 2025 | Jun 16, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | $0.81 | $0.81 | 3.33% | Quarterly | $3.16 | Jan 28, 2025 | Mar 17, 2025 | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | $0.81 | $0.81 | 3.12% | Quarterly | $3.12 | Nov 19, 2024 | Dec 16, 2024 | Jan 8, 2025 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | $0.77 | $0.77 | 2.61% | Quarterly | $3.08 | Jul 23, 2024 | Sep 16, 2024 | Oct 7, 2024 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | $0.77 | $0.77 | 2.38% | Quarterly | $3.04 | May 28, 2024 | Jun 17, 2024 | Jul 8, 2024 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | $0.77 | $0.77 | 2.49% | Quarterly | $3.00 | Jan 23, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 | Apr 5, 2024 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | $0.77 | $0.77 | 2.80% | Quarterly | $2.96 | Nov 28, 2023 | Dec 15, 2023 | Jan 8, 2024 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | $0.73 | $0.73 | 2.70% | Quarterly | $2.92 | Jul 25, 2023 | Sep 15, 2023 | Oct 6, 2023 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | $0.73 | $0.73 | 2.65% | Quarterly | $2.88 | May 23, 2023 | Jun 15, 2023 | Jul 10, 2023 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | $0.73 | $0.73 | 2.65% | Quarterly | $2.84 | Jan 24, 2023 | Mar 15, 2023 | Apr 10, 2023 |
| Dec 14, 2022 | $0.73 | $0.73 | 2.51% | Quarterly | $2.80 | Nov 29, 2022 | Dec 15, 2022 | Jan 9, 2023 |
| Sep 14, 2022 | $0.69 | $0.69 | 3.17% | Quarterly | $2.76 | Jul 26, 2022 | Sep 15, 2022 | Oct 7, 2022 |
| Jun 14, 2022 | $0.69 | $0.69 | 3.22% | Quarterly | $2.72 | May 24, 2022 | Jun 15, 2022 | Jul 8, 2022 |
| Mar 14, 2022 | $0.69 | $0.69 | 3.45% | Quarterly | $2.68 | Jan 25, 2022 | Mar 15, 2022 | Apr 7, 2022 |
| Dec 14, 2021 | $0.69 | $0.69 | 3.54% | Quarterly | $2.61 | Nov 30, 2021 | Dec 15, 2021 | Jan 7, 2022 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | $0.65 | $0.65 | 3.52% | Quarterly | $2.54 | Jul 27, 2021 | Sep 15, 2021 | Oct 7, 2021 |
| Jun 14, 2021 | $0.65 | $0.65 | 3.28% | Quarterly | $2.47 | May 25, 2021 | Jun 15, 2021 | Jul 7, 2021 |
| Mar 12, 2021 | $0.65 | $0.6202 | 3.38% | Quarterly | $2.40 | Jan 26, 2021 | Mar 15, 2021 | Apr 7, 2021 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | $0.65 | $0.6202 | 3.09% | Quarterly | $2.37 | Nov 17, 2020 | Dec 15, 2020 | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | $0.61 | $0.5821 | 2.90% | Quarterly | $2.33 | Jul 28, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 | Oct 7, 2020 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | $0.61 | $0.5821 | 3.12% | Quarterly | $2.27 | May 26, 2020 | Jun 15, 2020 | Jul 7, 2020 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | $0.61 | $0.5821 | 3.03% | Quarterly | $2.21 | Jan 28, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Dec 13, 2019 | $0.61 | $0.5821 | 2.54% | Quarterly | $2.16 | Nov 19, 2019 | Dec 16, 2019 | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Sep 13, 2019 | $0.55 | $0.5248 | 2.67% | Quarterly | $2.10 | Jul 23, 2019 | Sep 16, 2019 | Oct 7, 2019 |
| Jun 14, 2019 | $0.55 | $0.5248 | 2.58% | Quarterly | $2.03 | May 28, 2019 | Jun 17, 2019 | Jul 8, 2019 |
| Mar 14, 2019 | $0.55 | $0.5248 | 2.53% | Quarterly | $1.97 | Jan 29, 2019 | Mar 15, 2019 | Apr 5, 2019 |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $0.55 | $0.5248 | 2.60% | Quarterly | $1.90 | Oct 25, 2018 | Dec 17, 2018 | Jan 8, 2019 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $0.48 | $0.458 | 2.75% | Quarterly | $1.83 | Jul 24, 2018 | Sep 17, 2018 | Oct 5, 2018 |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $0.48 | $0.458 | 3.10% | Quarterly | $1.82 | May 22, 2018 | Jun 15, 2018 | Jul 9, 2018 |
| Mar 14, 2018 | $0.48 | $0.458 | 3.47% | Quarterly | $1.81 | Jan 23, 2018 | Mar 15, 2018 | Apr 6, 2018 |
| Dec 14, 2017 | $0.48 | $0.458 | 3.38% | Quarterly | $1.80 | Nov 28, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 | Jan 8, 2018 |
| Sep 14, 2017 | $0.47 | $0.4485 | 2.85% | Quarterly | $1.79 | Jul 26, 2017 | Sep 15, 2017 | Oct 6, 2017 |
| Jun 13, 2017 | $0.47 | $0.4485 | 2.96% | Quarterly | — | May 23, 2017 | Jun 15, 2017 | Jul 10, 2017 |
| Mar 13, 2017 | $0.47 | $0.4485 | 2.90% | Quarterly | — | Mar 1, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Dec 13, 2016 | $0.47 | $0.4485 | 3.00% | Quarterly | — | Nov 22, 2016 | Dec 15, 2016 | Jan 9, 2017 |
| Sep 13, 2016 | $0.46 | $0.4389 | 2.98% | Quarterly | — | Jul 26, 2016 | Sep 15, 2016 | Oct 7, 2016 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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MRK Dividends FAQ
Does MRK pay a dividend?
MRK (MRK) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.85 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is MRK's dividend yield?
MRK's trailing dividend yield is 2.27%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is MRK's next dividend?
MRK's next dividend has not been announced in the current AlgovestIQ snapshot. The latest completed dividend row remains available in the history table when covered data exists.
When is MRK's ex-dividend date?
MRK's latest covered ex-dividend date is Sep 15, 2026. Future ex-dividend dates are shown only when announced or explicitly projected.
How has MRK's dividend changed?
MRK's one-year dividend growth is 4.94% based on comparable covered dividend history.