Criteria / Value
Criteria
Value
|
Grade | |
---|---|---|
Current dividend yield
3.01%
|
1/3 | |
Dividend Yield 10Y
2.99%
|
2/3 | |
Payout 3Y
76.16%
|
2/3 | |
Continuity 10Y
10 Years
|
3/3 | |
Growth 5Y
7.68%
|
2/3 | |
No top scorer |
Total: 10/15
|
Merck & Co. pays the next dividend on Jan 08 2025 (payday). The ex-day is on Dec 16 2024. The Merck & Co. stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Merck & Co. stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were March, June, September and December . Dividends from Merck & Co. are distributed via January, April, July and October.
Year | Dividend | Ex-day & Payday |
Frequency | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fiscal Year | Dividend per Share | Ex-Day | Payday | Payment frequency |
2024 |
$0.81
Forecast
$0.81
Forecast
|
Dec 16 2024
Dec 16 2024
Jan 08 2025
Dec 16 24
Jan 08 25 |
Jan 08 2025 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
2024 |
$0.77
$0.77
|
Sep 16 2024
Sep 16 2024
Oct 07 2024
Sep 16 24
Oct 07 24 |
Oct 07 2024 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
2024 |
$0.77
$0.77
|
Jun 17 2024
Jun 17 2024
Jul 08 2024
Jun 17 24
Jul 08 24 |
Jul 08 2024 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
2024 |
$0.77
$0.77
|
Mar 14 2024
Mar 14 2024
Apr 05 2024
Mar 14 24
Apr 05 24 |
Apr 05 2024 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
2023 |
$0.77
$0.77
|
Dec 14 2023
Dec 14 2023
Jan 08 2024
Dec 14 23
Jan 08 24 |
Jan 08 2024 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
2023 |
$0.73
$0.73
|
Sep 14 2023
Sep 14 2023
Oct 06 2023
Sep 14 23
Oct 06 23 |
Oct 06 2023 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
2023 |
$0.73
$0.73
|
Jun 14 2023
Jun 14 2023
Jul 10 2023
Jun 14 23
Jul 10 23 |
Jul 10 2023 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
2023 |
$0.73
$0.73
|
Mar 14 2023
Mar 14 2023
Apr 10 2023
Mar 14 23
Apr 10 23 |
Apr 10 2023 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
2022 |
$0.73
$0.73
|
Dec 14 2022
Dec 14 2022
Jan 09 2023
Dec 14 22
Jan 09 23 |
Jan 09 2023 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
2022 |
$0.69
$0.69
|
Sep 14 2022
Sep 14 2022
Oct 07 2022
Sep 14 22
Oct 07 22 |
Oct 07 2022 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
Merck & Co. most recently paid a dividend of $0.77. Merck & Co. paid a Dividend of $3.12 Per Share in the financial year 2024. With a stock price of $103.55 at Dec 05 2024, the current dividend yield is 3.01% (calculation: $3.12 / $103.55 = 3.01%). No special dividend was paid.
The average Merck & Co. dividend yield over the last 5 years is 2.95% and the average over the last 10 years is 2.99%.
The payout ratio of Merck & Co. in relation to the last financial year is 2,114.29%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 76.16%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).
Metric | Merck & Co. |
---|---|
Current dividend yield | 3.01% |
Dividend Yield 5Y | 2.95% |
Dividend Yield 10Y | 2.99% |
Payout 1Y | 2,114.29% |
Payout 3Y | 76.16% |
Merck & Co. has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 14-times.
The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 5.41%. The average Merck & Co. Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 7.68%. The average for the last 10 years is 6.34%.
Metric | Merck & Co. |
---|---|
Increased | 14 Years |
Continuity | 25 Years |
Paid | 25 Years |
Growth 1Y | 5.41% |
Growth 5Y | 7.68% |
Growth 10Y | 6.34% |
Merck & Co. has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 14-times.
The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 5.41%. The average Merck & Co. Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 7.68%. The average for the last 10 years is 6.34%.
On the stock exchange, the Merck & Co. stock (ISIN: US58933Y1055) is not traded as a top scorer in December 2024 according to the dividend strategy.
The stock price of Merck & Co. -5.02% has fallen since the beginning of the year 2024. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Merck & Co. stock price in real time at the top of the page.
Merck & Co. (symbol: MRK) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 21.69 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 4.16 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Merck & Co. stock forecast 2024 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 14.04 according to P/E ratio and 4.09 according to P/S.
Metric | Merck & Co. |
---|---|
Dividend Score | 10/15 |
Performance 2024 |
5.02%
|
P/E TTM | 21.69 |
P/S TTM | 4.16 |
P/E forward | 14.04 |
P/S forward | 4.09 |
Merck & Co. (symbol: MRK) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 21.69 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 4.16 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Merck & Co. stock forecast 2024 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 14.04 according to P/E ratio and 4.09 according to P/S.
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