Merck & Co. Dividend

Q: What is the Merck & Co. Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Merck & Co. dividend yield over the last 5 years is 3.08% and the average over the last 10 years is 3.06%. The payout ratio of Merck & Co. in relation to the last financial year is 46.29%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 70.53%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Merck & Co. dividend safe?

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 15 -times. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 5.13% . The average Merck & Co. Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 6.76% . The average for the last 10 years is 6.63% .

$97.76

2.94% day before yesterday

NYSE, Nov 21, 10:13 pm CET

ISIN

US58933Y1055

Symbol

MRK

Reports

Quarter | Annual

Index

Dow Jones, NYSE Composite, S&P 500

Sector

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

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Merck & Co. Dividend history 25 years & estimates 2026 to 2028

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Dividend Analysis of the Merck & Co. Stock

Criteria / Value Criteria Value	Grade
Current dividend yield 3.36%	1/3
Dividend Yield 10Y 3.06%	3/3
Payout 3Y 70.53%	3/3
Continuity 10Y 10 Years	3/3
Growth 5Y 6.76%	2/3
Top scorer	Total: 12/15

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Updated on: Fri, Nov 21 2025

When does Merck & Co. pay a dividend?

Merck & Co. pays the next dividend on Jan 08 2026 (payday). The ex-day is on Dec 15 2025. 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
2025	$0.85 Forecast $0.85 Forecast	Dec 15 2025 Dec 15 2025 Jan 08 2026 Dec 15 25 Jan 08 26	Jan 08 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.81 $0.81	Sep 15 2025 Sep 15 2025 Oct 07 2025 Sep 15 25 Oct 07 25	Oct 07 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.81 $0.81	Jun 16 2025 Jun 16 2025 Jul 08 2025 Jun 16 25 Jul 08 25	Jul 08 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.81 $0.81	Mar 17 2025 Mar 17 2025 Apr 07 2025 Mar 17 25 Apr 07 25	Apr 07 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.81 $0.81	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
2022	$0.69 $0.69	Jun 14 2022 Jun 14 2022 Jul 08 2022 Jun 14 22 Jul 08 22	Jul 08 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.69 $0.69	Mar 14 2022 Mar 14 2022 Apr 07 2022 Mar 14 22 Apr 07 22	Apr 07 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.69 $0.69	Dec 14 2021 Dec 14 2021 Jan 07 2022 Dec 14 21 Jan 07 22	Jan 07 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.65 $0.65	Sep 14 2021 Sep 14 2021 Oct 07 2021 Sep 14 21 Oct 07 21	Oct 07 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.65 $0.65	Jun 14 2021 Jun 14 2021 Jul 07 2021 Jun 14 21 Jul 07 21	Jul 07 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.6198 $0.62	Mar 12 2021 Mar 12 2021 Apr 07 2021 Mar 12 21 Apr 07 21	Apr 07 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.6198 $0.62	Dec 14 2020 Dec 14 2020 Jan 08 2021 Dec 14 20 Jan 08 21	Jan 08 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.5817 $0.58	Sep 14 2020 Sep 14 2020 Oct 07 2020 Sep 14 20 Oct 07 20	Oct 07 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.5817 $0.58	Jun 12 2020 Jun 12 2020 Jul 07 2020 Jun 12 20 Jul 07 20	Jul 07 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.5817 $0.58	Mar 13 2020 Mar 13 2020 Apr 07 2020 Mar 13 20 Apr 07 20	Apr 07 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.5817 $0.58	Dec 13 2019 Dec 13 2019 Jan 08 2020 Dec 13 19 Jan 08 20	Jan 08 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.5244 $0.52	Sep 13 2019 Sep 13 2019 Oct 07 2019 Sep 13 19 Oct 07 19	Oct 07 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.5244 $0.52	Jun 14 2019 Jun 14 2019 Jul 08 2019 Jun 14 19 Jul 08 19	Jul 08 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.5244 $0.52	Mar 14 2019 Mar 14 2019 Apr 05 2019 Mar 14 19 Apr 05 19	Apr 05 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.5244 $0.52	Dec 14 2018 Dec 14 2018 Jan 08 2019 Dec 14 18 Jan 08 19	Jan 08 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.4577 $0.46	Sep 14 2018 Sep 14 2018 Oct 05 2018 Sep 14 18 Oct 05 18	Oct 05 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.4577 $0.46	Jun 14 2018 Jun 14 2018 Jul 09 2018 Jun 14 18 Jul 09 18	Jul 09 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.4577 $0.46	Mar 14 2018 Mar 14 2018 Apr 06 2018 Mar 14 18 Apr 06 18	Apr 06 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.4577 $0.46	Dec 14 2017 Dec 14 2017 Jan 08 2018 Dec 14 17 Jan 08 18	Jan 08 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.4482 $0.45	Sep 14 2017 Sep 14 2017 Oct 06 2017 Sep 14 17 Oct 06 17	Oct 06 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.4482 $0.45	Jun 13 2017 Jun 13 2017 Jul 10 2017 Jun 13 17 Jul 10 17	Jul 10 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.4482 $0.45	Mar 13 2017 Mar 13 2017 Apr 07 2017 Mar 13 17 Apr 07 17	Apr 07 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.4482 $0.45	Dec 13 2016 Dec 13 2016 Jan 09 2017 Dec 13 16 Jan 09 17	Jan 09 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.4386 $0.44	Sep 13 2016 Sep 13 2016 Oct 07 2016 Sep 13 16 Oct 07 16	Oct 07 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.4386 $0.44	Jun 13 2016 Jun 13 2016 Jul 08 2016 Jun 13 16 Jul 08 16	Jul 08 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.4386 $0.44	Mar 11 2016 Mar 11 2016 Apr 07 2016 Mar 11 16 Apr 07 16	Apr 07 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.4386 $0.44	Dec 11 2015 Dec 11 2015 Jan 08 2016 Dec 11 15 Jan 08 16	Jan 08 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.4291 $0.43	Sep 11 2015 Sep 11 2015 Oct 07 2015 Sep 11 15 Oct 07 15	Oct 07 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.4291 $0.43	Jun 11 2015 Jun 11 2015 Jul 08 2015 Jun 11 15 Jul 08 15	Jul 08 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.4291 $0.43	Mar 12 2015 Mar 12 2015 Apr 08 2015 Mar 12 15 Apr 08 15	Apr 08 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.4291 $0.43	Dec 11 2014 Dec 11 2014 Jan 08 2015 Dec 11 14 Jan 08 15	Jan 08 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.4196 $0.42	Sep 11 2014 Sep 11 2014 Oct 07 2014 Sep 11 14 Oct 07 14	Oct 07 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.4196 $0.42	Jun 12 2014 Jun 12 2014 Jul 08 2014 Jun 12 14 Jul 08 14	Jul 08 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.4196 $0.42	Mar 13 2014 Mar 13 2014 Apr 07 2014 Mar 13 14 Apr 07 14	Apr 07 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.4196 $0.42	Dec 12 2013 Dec 12 2013 Jan 08 2014 Dec 12 13 Jan 08 14	Jan 08 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.41 $0.41	Sep 12 2013 Sep 12 2013 Oct 07 2013 Sep 12 13 Oct 07 13	Oct 07 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.41 $0.41	Jun 13 2013 Jun 13 2013 Jul 08 2013 Jun 13 13 Jul 08 13	Jul 08 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.41 $0.41	Mar 13 2013 Mar 13 2013 Apr 05 2013 Mar 13 13 Apr 05 13	Apr 05 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.41 $0.41	Dec 13 2012 Dec 13 2012 Jan 08 2013 Dec 13 12 Jan 08 13	Jan 08 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.4005 $0.4	Sep 13 2012 Sep 13 2012 Oct 05 2012 Sep 13 12 Oct 05 12	Oct 05 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.4005 $0.4	Jun 13 2012 Jun 13 2012 Jul 09 2012 Jun 13 12 Jul 09 12	Jul 09 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.4005 $0.4	Mar 13 2012 Mar 13 2012 Apr 06 2012 Mar 13 12 Apr 06 12	Apr 06 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.4005 $0.4	Dec 13 2011 Dec 13 2011 Jan 09 2012 Dec 13 11 Jan 09 12	Jan 09 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.3623 $0.36	Sep 13 2011 Sep 13 2011 Oct 07 2011 Sep 13 11 Oct 07 11	Oct 07 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.3623 $0.36	Jun 13 2011 Jun 13 2011 Jul 08 2011 Jun 13 11 Jul 08 11	Jul 08 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.3623 $0.36	Mar 11 2011 Mar 11 2011 Apr 07 2011 Mar 11 11 Apr 07 11	Apr 07 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.3623 $0.36	Dec 13 2010 Dec 13 2010 Jan 07 2011 Dec 13 10 Jan 07 11	Jan 07 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.3623 $0.36	Sep 13 2010 Sep 13 2010 Oct 07 2010 Sep 13 10 Oct 07 10	Oct 07 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.3623 $0.36	Jun 11 2010 Jun 11 2010 Jul 08 2010 Jun 11 10 Jul 08 10	Jul 08 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.3623 $0.36	Mar 11 2010 Mar 11 2010 Apr 07 2010 Mar 11 10 Apr 07 10	Apr 07 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.3623 $0.36	Dec 11 2009 Dec 11 2009 Jan 08 2010 Dec 11 09 Jan 08 10	Jan 08 2010	- -
2009	$0.3623 $0.36	Sep 02 2009 Sep 02 2009 Oct 01 2009 Sep 02 09 Oct 01 09	Oct 01 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.3623 $0.36	Jun 04 2009 Jun 04 2009 Jul 01 2009 Jun 04 09 Jul 01 09	Jul 01 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.3623 $0.36	Mar 04 2009 Mar 04 2009 Apr 01 2009 Mar 04 09 Apr 01 09	Apr 01 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.3623 $0.36	Dec 03 2008 Dec 03 2008 Jan 02 2009 Dec 03 08 Jan 02 09	Jan 02 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.3623 $0.36	Sep 03 2008 Sep 03 2008 Oct 01 2008 Sep 03 08 Oct 01 08	Oct 01 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.3623 $0.36	Jun 04 2008 Jun 04 2008 Jul 01 2008 Jun 04 08 Jul 01 08	Jul 01 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.3623 $0.36	Mar 05 2008 Mar 05 2008 Apr 01 2008 Mar 05 08 Apr 01 08	Apr 01 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.3623 $0.36	Dec 05 2007 Dec 05 2007 Jan 02 2008 Dec 05 07 Jan 02 08	Jan 02 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.3623 $0.36	Sep 05 2007 Sep 05 2007 Oct 01 2007 Sep 05 07 Oct 01 07	Oct 01 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.3623 $0.36	Jun 06 2007 Jun 06 2007 Jul 02 2007 Jun 06 07 Jul 02 07	Jul 02 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.3623 $0.36	Mar 07 2007 Mar 07 2007 Apr 02 2007 Mar 07 07 Apr 02 07	Apr 02 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.3623 $0.36	Dec 06 2006 Dec 06 2006 Jan 02 2007 Dec 06 06 Jan 02 07	Jan 02 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.3623 $0.36	Aug 30 2006 Aug 30 2006 Oct 02 2006 Aug 30 06 Oct 02 06	Oct 02 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.3623 $0.36	May 31 2006 May 31 2006 Jul 03 2006 May 31 06 Jul 03 06	Jul 03 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.3623 $0.36	Mar 08 2006 Mar 08 2006 Apr 03 2006 Mar 08 06 Apr 03 06	Apr 03 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.3623 $0.36	Nov 30 2005 Nov 30 2005 Jan 03 2006 Nov 30 05 Jan 03 06	Jan 03 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.3623 $0.36	Aug 31 2005 Aug 31 2005 Oct 03 2005 Aug 31 05 Oct 03 05	Oct 03 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.3623 $0.36	Jun 01 2005 Jun 01 2005 Jul 01 2005 Jun 01 05 Jul 01 05	Jul 01 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.3623 $0.36	Mar 02 2005 Mar 02 2005 Apr 01 2005 Mar 02 05 Apr 01 05	Apr 01 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.3623 $0.36	Dec 01 2004 Dec 01 2004 Jan 03 2005 Dec 01 04 Jan 03 05	Jan 03 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.3623 $0.36	Sep 01 2004 Sep 01 2004 Oct 01 2004 Sep 01 04 Oct 01 04	Oct 01 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.3528 $0.35	Jun 02 2004 Jun 02 2004 Jul 01 2004 Jun 02 04 Jul 01 04	Jul 01 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.3528 $0.35	Mar 03 2004 Mar 03 2004 Apr 01 2004 Mar 03 04 Apr 01 04	Apr 01 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.3528 $0.35	Dec 03 2003 Dec 03 2003 Jan 02 2004 Dec 03 03 Jan 02 04	Jan 02 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.3528 $0.35	Sep 03 2003 Sep 03 2003 Oct 01 2003 Sep 03 03 Oct 01 03	Oct 01 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.3433 $0.34	Jun 04 2003 Jun 04 2003 Jul 01 2003 Jun 04 03 Jul 01 03	Jul 01 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.3433 $0.34	Mar 05 2003 Mar 05 2003 Apr 01 2003 Mar 05 03 Apr 01 03	Apr 01 2003	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.3433 $0.34	Dec 04 2002 Dec 04 2002 Jan 02 2003 Dec 04 02 Jan 02 03	Jan 02 2003	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.3433 $0.34	Sep 04 2002 Sep 04 2002 Oct 01 2002 Sep 04 02 Oct 01 02	Oct 01 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.3337 $0.33	Jun 05 2002 Jun 05 2002 Jul 01 2002 Jun 05 02 Jul 01 02	Jul 01 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.3337 $0.33	Mar 06 2002 Mar 06 2002 Apr 01 2002 Mar 06 02 Apr 01 02	Apr 01 2002	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.3337 $0.33	Dec 05 2001 Dec 05 2001 Jan 02 2002 Dec 05 01 Jan 02 02	Jan 02 2002	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.3337 $0.33	Aug 30 2001 Aug 30 2001 Oct 01 2001 Aug 30 01 Oct 01 01	Oct 01 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.3242 $0.32	May 31 2001 May 31 2001 Jul 02 2001 May 31 01 Jul 02 01	Jul 02 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.3242 $0.32	Mar 07 2001 Mar 07 2001 Apr 02 2001 Mar 07 01 Apr 02 01	Apr 02 2001	quarterly quarterly

How much dividend does Merck & Co. pay?

Merck & Co. most recently paid a dividend of $0.81. Merck & Co. paid a Dividend of $3.28 Per Share in the financial year 2025. With a stock price of $97.76 at Nov 21 2025, the current dividend yield is 3.36% (calculation: $3.28 / $97.76 = 3.36%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the Merck & Co. Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Merck & Co. dividend yield over the last 5 years is 3.08% and the average over the last 10 years is 3.06%.

The payout ratio of Merck & Co. in relation to the last financial year is 46.29%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 70.53%. 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	3.36%
Dividend Yield 5Y	3.08%
Dividend Yield 10Y	3.06%
Payout 1Y	46.29%
Payout 3Y	70.53%

Is the Merck & Co. dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Merck & Co. dividend safe?

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 15-times.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 5.13%. The average Merck & Co. Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 6.76%. The average for the last 10 years is 6.63%.

Metric	Merck & Co.
Increased	15 Years
Continuity	25 Years
Paid	25 Years
Growth 1Y	5.13%
Growth 5Y	6.76%
Growth 10Y	6.63%

Continuity

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 15-times.

Dividend Growth

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Merck & Co. Stock Forecast 2025

On the stock exchange, the Merck & Co. stock (ISIN: US58933Y1055) is traded at November 2025 as a Top Scorer according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Merck & Co. -1.73% has fallen since the beginning of the year 2025. 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 12.85 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 3.78 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Merck & Co. stock forecast 2025 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 10.82 according to P/E ratio and 3.71 according to P/S.

Metric	Merck & Co.
Dividend Score	12/15
Performance 2025	1.73%
P/E TTM	12.85
P/S TTM	3.78
P/E forward	10.82
P/S forward	3.71

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