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■ Stock · 254 payments on record · since 1962
MRK Dividend History
Merck & Co., Inc.. Every per-share payment since 1962, split-adjusted, with annual totals, growth rates and the next estimated payment.
Data updated Jul 16, 2026
TTM Dividend$3.36per share, last 12 mo
TTM Yield2.63%at $127.63
FrequencyQuarterly4 / year
3-yr CAGR5.4%dividend growth
5-yr CAGR6.7%dividend growth
10-yr CAGR6.6%dividend growth
Next payment estimate: around Sep 14, 2026 based on the quarterly pattern.
Last confirmed: $0.8500 on Jun 15, 2026.
Full ex-dividend date details →
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Payment by payment
Dividend per share at each ex-dividend date, split-adjusted. Hover for exact amounts.
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Annual totals & growth
2026 shown in gray: year in progress.
| Year | Total / share | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | $1.7000 | |
| 2025 | $3.2800 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | $3.1200 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | $2.9600 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | $2.8000 | +7.3% |
| 2021 | $2.6102 | +10.3% |
| 2020 | $2.3664 | +9.7% |
| 2019 | $2.1565 | +13.6% |
| 2018 | $1.8989 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | $1.8034 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | $1.7653 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | $1.7271 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | $1.6889 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | $1.6508 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | $1.6126 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | $1.4885 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | $1.4504 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | $1.4504 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | $1.4504 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | $1.4504 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | $1.4504 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | $1.4504 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | $1.4313 | -65.4% |
| 2003 | $4.1374 | +205.4% |
| 2002 | $1.3550 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | $1.3168 | +9.5% |
| 2000 | $1.2023 | +12.5% |
| 1999 | $1.0687 | +13.1% |
| 1998 | $0.9447 | +13.8% |
| 1997 | $0.8302 | +17.6% |
| 1996 | $0.7061 | +15.6% |
| 1995 | $0.6107 | +10.3% |
| 1994 | $0.5534 | +9.4% |
| 1993 | $0.5057 | +10.4% |
| 1992 | $0.4580 | +21.0% |
| 1991 | $0.3785 | +17.8% |
| 1990 | $0.3212 | +17.4% |
| 1989 | $0.2735 | +31.8% |
| 1988 | $0.2075 | +45.0% |
| 1987 | $0.1431 | +35.0% |
| 1986 | $0.1060 | +21.2% |
| 1985 | $0.0875 | +8.2% |
| 1984 | $0.0808 | +7.0% |
| 1983 | $0.0755 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | $0.0742 | +5.7% |
| 1981 | $0.0702 | +11.6% |
| 1980 | $0.0630 | +18.8% |
| 1979 | $0.0530 | +14.3% |
| 1978 | $0.0464 | +12.9% |
| 1977 | $0.0411 | +8.8% |
| 1976 | $0.0378 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | $0.0371 | +33.3% |
| 1974 | $0.0278 | -15.0% |
| 1973 | $0.0327 | +46.2% |
| 1972 | $0.0224 | -23.2% |
| 1971 | $0.0292 | +41.9% |
| 1970 | $0.0205 | -24.4% |
| 1969 | $0.0272 | +10.8% |
| 1968 | $0.0245 | +12.1% |
| 1967 | $0.0219 | +13.8% |
| 1966 | $0.0192 | +16.0% |
| 1965 | $0.0166 | +21.8% |
| 1964 | $0.0136 | +92.5% |
| 1963 | $0.0071 | +28.0% |
| 1962 | $0.0055 |
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Complete payment record
| # | Ex-dividend date | Amount / share | vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| 254 | Jun 15, 2026 | $0.8500 | 0.0% |
| 253 | Mar 16, 2026 | $0.8500 | 0.0% |
| 252 | Dec 15, 2025 | $0.8500 | +4.9% |
| 251 | Sep 15, 2025 | $0.8100 | 0.0% |
| 250 | Jun 16, 2025 | $0.8100 | 0.0% |
| 249 | Mar 17, 2025 | $0.8100 | 0.0% |
| 248 | Dec 16, 2024 | $0.8100 | +5.2% |
| 247 | Sep 16, 2024 | $0.7700 | 0.0% |
| 246 | Jun 17, 2024 | $0.7700 | 0.0% |
| 245 | Mar 14, 2024 | $0.7700 | 0.0% |
| 244 | Dec 14, 2023 | $0.7700 | +5.5% |
| 243 | Sep 14, 2023 | $0.7300 | 0.0% |
| 242 | Jun 14, 2023 | $0.7300 | 0.0% |
| 241 | Mar 14, 2023 | $0.7300 | 0.0% |
| 240 | Dec 14, 2022 | $0.7300 | +5.8% |
| 239 | Sep 14, 2022 | $0.6900 | 0.0% |
| 238 | Jun 14, 2022 | $0.6900 | 0.0% |
| 237 | Mar 14, 2022 | $0.6900 | 0.0% |
| 236 | Dec 14, 2021 | $0.6900 | +6.2% |
| 235 | Sep 14, 2021 | $0.6500 | 0.0% |
| 234 | Jun 14, 2021 | $0.6500 | +4.8% |
| 233 | Mar 12, 2021 | $0.6202 | 0.0% |
| 232 | Dec 14, 2020 | $0.6202 | +6.6% |
| 231 | Sep 14, 2020 | $0.5821 | 0.0% |
| 230 | Jun 12, 2020 | $0.5821 | 0.0% |
| 229 | Mar 13, 2020 | $0.5821 | 0.0% |
| 228 | Dec 13, 2019 | $0.5821 | +10.9% |
| 227 | Sep 13, 2019 | $0.5248 | 0.0% |
| 226 | Jun 14, 2019 | $0.5248 | 0.0% |
| 225 | Mar 14, 2019 | $0.5248 | 0.0% |
| 224 | Dec 14, 2018 | $0.5248 | +14.6% |
| 223 | Sep 14, 2018 | $0.4580 | 0.0% |
| 222 | Jun 14, 2018 | $0.4580 | 0.0% |
| 221 | Mar 14, 2018 | $0.4580 | 0.0% |
| 220 | Dec 14, 2017 | $0.4580 | +2.1% |
| 219 | Sep 14, 2017 | $0.4485 | 0.0% |
| 218 | Jun 13, 2017 | $0.4485 | 0.0% |
| 217 | Mar 13, 2017 | $0.4485 | 0.0% |
| 216 | Dec 13, 2016 | $0.4485 | +2.2% |
| 215 | Sep 13, 2016 | $0.4389 | 0.0% |
| 214 | Jun 13, 2016 | $0.4389 | 0.0% |
| 213 | Mar 11, 2016 | $0.4389 | 0.0% |
| 212 | Dec 11, 2015 | $0.4389 | +2.2% |
| 211 | Sep 11, 2015 | $0.4294 | 0.0% |
| 210 | Jun 11, 2015 | $0.4294 | 0.0% |
| 209 | Mar 12, 2015 | $0.4294 | 0.0% |
| 208 | Dec 11, 2014 | $0.4294 | +2.3% |
| 207 | Sep 11, 2014 | $0.4198 | 0.0% |
| 206 | Jun 12, 2014 | $0.4198 | 0.0% |
| 205 | Mar 13, 2014 | $0.4198 | 0.0% |
| 204 | Dec 12, 2013 | $0.4198 | +2.3% |
| 203 | Sep 12, 2013 | $0.4103 | 0.0% |
| 202 | Jun 13, 2013 | $0.4103 | 0.0% |
| 201 | Mar 13, 2013 | $0.4103 | 0.0% |
| 200 | Dec 13, 2012 | $0.4103 | +2.4% |
| 199 | Sep 13, 2012 | $0.4008 | 0.0% |
| 198 | Jun 13, 2012 | $0.4008 | 0.0% |
| 197 | Mar 13, 2012 | $0.4008 | 0.0% |
| 196 | Dec 13, 2011 | $0.4008 | +10.5% |
| 195 | Sep 13, 2011 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 194 | Jun 13, 2011 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 193 | Mar 11, 2011 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 192 | Dec 13, 2010 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 191 | Sep 13, 2010 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 190 | Jun 11, 2010 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 189 | Mar 11, 2010 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 188 | Dec 11, 2009 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 187 | Sep 2, 2009 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 186 | Jun 4, 2009 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 185 | Mar 4, 2009 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 184 | Dec 3, 2008 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 183 | Sep 3, 2008 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 182 | Jun 4, 2008 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 181 | Mar 5, 2008 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 180 | Dec 5, 2007 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 179 | Sep 5, 2007 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 178 | Jun 6, 2007 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 177 | Mar 7, 2007 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 176 | Dec 6, 2006 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 175 | Aug 30, 2006 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 174 | May 31, 2006 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 173 | Mar 8, 2006 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 172 | Nov 30, 2005 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 171 | Aug 31, 2005 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 170 | Jun 1, 2005 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 169 | Mar 2, 2005 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 168 | Dec 1, 2004 | $0.3626 | 0.0% |
| 167 | Sep 1, 2004 | $0.3626 | +2.7% |
| 166 | Jun 2, 2004 | $0.3531 | 0.0% |
| 165 | Mar 3, 2004 | $0.3531 | 0.0% |
| 164 | Dec 3, 2003 | $0.3531 | 0.0% |
| 163 | Sep 3, 2003 | $0.3531 | -87.1% |
| 162 | Aug 20, 2003 | $2.7443 | +698.9% |
| 161 | Jun 4, 2003 | $0.3435 | 0.0% |
| 160 | Mar 5, 2003 | $0.3435 | 0.0% |
| 159 | Dec 4, 2002 | $0.3435 | 0.0% |
| 158 | Sep 4, 2002 | $0.3435 | +2.9% |
| 157 | Jun 5, 2002 | $0.3340 | 0.0% |
| 156 | Mar 6, 2002 | $0.3340 | 0.0% |
| 155 | Dec 5, 2001 | $0.3340 | 0.0% |
| 154 | Aug 30, 2001 | $0.3340 | +2.9% |
| 153 | May 31, 2001 | $0.3244 | 0.0% |
| 152 | Mar 7, 2001 | $0.3244 | 0.0% |
| 151 | Dec 6, 2000 | $0.3244 | 0.0% |
| 150 | Aug 30, 2000 | $0.3244 | +17.2% |
| 149 | May 31, 2000 | $0.2767 | 0.0% |
| 148 | Mar 1, 2000 | $0.2767 | 0.0% |
| 147 | Dec 1, 1999 | $0.2767 | 0.0% |
| 146 | Sep 1, 1999 | $0.2767 | +7.4% |
| 145 | Jun 2, 1999 | $0.2576 | 0.0% |
| 144 | Mar 3, 1999 | $0.2576 | 0.0% |
| 143 | Dec 2, 1998 | $0.2576 | 0.0% |
| 142 | Sep 2, 1998 | $0.2576 | +20.0% |
| 141 | Jun 3, 1998 | $0.2147 | 0.0% |
| 140 | Mar 4, 1998 | $0.2147 | 0.0% |
| 139 | Dec 3, 1997 | $0.2147 | 0.0% |
| 138 | Sep 3, 1997 | $0.2147 | +7.1% |
| 137 | Jun 5, 1997 | $0.2004 | 0.0% |
| 136 | Mar 5, 1997 | $0.2004 | +5.0% |
| 135 | Dec 5, 1996 | $0.1908 | 0.0% |
| 134 | Sep 4, 1996 | $0.1908 | +17.6% |
| 133 | Jun 6, 1996 | $0.1622 | 0.0% |
| 132 | Mar 6, 1996 | $0.1622 | 0.0% |
| 131 | Dec 6, 1995 | $0.1622 | 0.0% |
| 130 | Sep 5, 1995 | $0.1622 | +13.3% |
| 129 | Jun 2, 1995 | $0.1431 | 0.0% |
| 128 | Mar 3, 1995 | $0.1431 | 0.0% |
| 127 | Dec 2, 1994 | $0.1431 | 0.0% |
| 126 | Sep 2, 1994 | $0.1431 | +7.1% |
| 125 | Jun 2, 1994 | $0.1336 | 0.0% |
| 124 | Mar 2, 1994 | $0.1336 | 0.0% |
| 123 | Dec 2, 1993 | $0.1336 | 0.0% |
| 122 | Sep 2, 1993 | $0.1336 | +12.0% |
| 121 | Jun 2, 1993 | $0.1193 | 0.0% |
| 120 | Mar 2, 1993 | $0.1193 | 0.0% |
| 119 | Dec 2, 1992 | $0.1193 | 0.0% |
| 118 | Aug 31, 1992 | $0.1193 | +8.7% |
| 117 | Jun 2, 1992 | $0.1097 | 0.0% |
| 116 | Mar 2, 1992 | $0.1097 | +9.5% |
| 115 | Dec 2, 1991 | $0.1002 | 0.0% |
| 114 | Aug 30, 1991 | $0.1002 | +12.5% |
| 113 | Jun 3, 1991 | $0.0891 | 0.0% |
| 112 | Mar 4, 1991 | $0.0891 | 0.0% |
| 111 | Dec 3, 1990 | $0.0891 | 0.0% |
| 110 | Aug 28, 1990 | $0.0891 | +24.4% |
| 109 | May 29, 1990 | $0.0716 | 0.0% |
| 108 | Mar 5, 1990 | $0.0716 | 0.0% |
| 107 | Dec 4, 1989 | $0.0716 | 0.0% |
| 106 | Aug 29, 1989 | $0.0716 | +9.8% |
| 105 | May 30, 1989 | $0.0652 | 0.0% |
| 104 | Mar 2, 1989 | $0.0652 | +10.8% |
| 103 | Nov 29, 1988 | $0.0588 | +25.4% |
| 102 | Aug 29, 1988 | $0.0469 | -7.8% |
| 101 | Jun 3, 1988 | $0.0509 | 0.0% |
| 100 | Feb 29, 1988 | $0.0509 | +20.0% |
| 99 | Dec 1, 1987 | $0.0424 | 0.0% |
| 98 | Aug 28, 1987 | $0.0424 | +45.5% |
| 97 | Jun 2, 1987 | $0.0292 | 0.0% |
| 96 | Mar 2, 1987 | $0.0292 | 0.0% |
| 95 | Dec 2, 1986 | $0.0292 | 0.0% |
| 94 | Sep 2, 1986 | $0.0292 | +22.2% |
| 93 | Jun 3, 1986 | $0.0239 | 0.0% |
| 92 | Feb 27, 1986 | $0.0239 | 0.0% |
| 91 | Dec 3, 1985 | $0.0239 | +12.5% |
| 90 | Aug 30, 1985 | $0.0212 | 0.0% |
| 89 | Jun 3, 1985 | $0.0212 | 0.0% |
| 88 | Feb 28, 1985 | $0.0212 | 0.0% |
| 87 | Dec 3, 1984 | $0.0212 | +6.7% |
| 86 | Aug 31, 1984 | $0.0199 | 0.0% |
| 85 | May 29, 1984 | $0.0199 | 0.0% |
| 84 | Mar 1, 1984 | $0.0199 | 0.0% |
| 83 | Nov 29, 1983 | $0.0199 | +7.1% |
| 82 | Aug 29, 1983 | $0.0186 | 0.0% |
| 81 | May 31, 1983 | $0.0186 | 0.0% |
| 80 | Feb 28, 1983 | $0.0186 | 0.0% |
| 79 | Nov 30, 1982 | $0.0186 | 0.0% |
| 78 | Aug 30, 1982 | $0.0186 | 0.0% |
| 77 | Jun 1, 1982 | $0.0186 | 0.0% |
| 76 | Mar 1, 1982 | $0.0186 | 0.0% |
| 75 | Dec 1, 1981 | $0.0186 | +7.7% |
| 74 | Aug 31, 1981 | $0.0172 | 0.0% |
| 73 | Jun 1, 1981 | $0.0172 | 0.0% |
| 72 | Mar 2, 1981 | $0.0172 | 0.0% |
| 71 | Dec 2, 1980 | $0.0172 | +13.0% |
| 70 | Aug 29, 1980 | $0.0152 | 0.0% |
| 69 | Jun 2, 1980 | $0.0152 | 0.0% |
| 68 | Feb 28, 1980 | $0.0152 | 0.0% |
| 67 | Dec 3, 1979 | $0.0152 | +21.1% |
| 66 | Aug 31, 1979 | $0.0126 | 0.0% |
| 65 | May 25, 1979 | $0.0126 | 0.0% |
| 64 | Mar 1, 1979 | $0.0126 | 0.0% |
| 63 | Dec 4, 1978 | $0.0126 | +11.8% |
| 62 | Aug 28, 1978 | $0.0113 | 0.0% |
| 61 | May 26, 1978 | $0.0113 | 0.0% |
| 60 | Mar 2, 1978 | $0.0113 | 0.0% |
| 59 | Nov 28, 1977 | $0.0113 | +13.3% |
| 58 | Aug 29, 1977 | $0.0099 | 0.0% |
| 57 | May 31, 1977 | $0.0099 | 0.0% |
| 56 | Mar 1, 1977 | $0.0099 | 0.0% |
| 55 | Nov 30, 1976 | $0.0099 | +7.1% |
| 54 | Aug 30, 1976 | $0.0093 | 0.0% |
| 53 | Jun 1, 1976 | $0.0093 | 0.0% |
| 52 | Mar 2, 1976 | $0.0093 | 0.0% |
| 51 | Dec 1, 1975 | $0.0093 | 0.0% |
| 50 | Aug 29, 1975 | $0.0093 | 0.0% |
| 49 | Jun 2, 1975 | $0.0093 | 0.0% |
| 48 | Mar 3, 1975 | $0.0093 | 0.0% |
| 47 | Aug 30, 1974 | $0.0093 | 0.0% |
| 46 | Jun 3, 1974 | $0.0093 | 0.0% |
| 45 | Mar 4, 1974 | $0.0093 | 0.0% |
| 44 | Dec 3, 1973 | $0.0093 | +18.6% |
| 43 | Aug 31, 1973 | $0.0078 | 0.0% |
| 42 | Jun 5, 1973 | $0.0078 | 0.0% |
| 41 | Mar 5, 1973 | $0.0078 | 0.0% |
| 40 | Dec 5, 1972 | $0.0078 | +7.3% |
| 39 | Jun 9, 1972 | $0.0073 | 0.0% |
| 38 | Mar 2, 1972 | $0.0073 | 0.0% |
| 37 | Dec 6, 1971 | $0.0073 | 0.0% |
| 36 | Sep 3, 1971 | $0.0073 | 0.0% |
| 35 | Jun 7, 1971 | $0.0073 | 0.0% |
| 34 | Mar 2, 1971 | $0.0073 | 0.0% |
| 33 | Dec 1, 1970 | $0.0073 | +10.0% |
| 32 | Sep 2, 1970 | $0.0066 | 0.0% |
| 31 | Jun 2, 1970 | $0.0066 | -28.6% |
| 30 | Dec 1, 1969 | $0.0093 | +55.5% |
| 29 | Sep 2, 1969 | $0.0060 | 0.0% |
| 28 | Jun 3, 1969 | $0.0060 | 0.0% |
| 27 | Mar 3, 1969 | $0.0060 | -30.8% |
| 26 | Dec 2, 1968 | $0.0086 | +62.5% |
| 25 | Aug 30, 1968 | $0.0053 | 0.0% |
| 24 | Jun 4, 1968 | $0.0053 | 0.0% |
| 23 | Mar 4, 1968 | $0.0053 | -33.3% |
| 22 | Dec 7, 1967 | $0.0080 | +71.5% |
| 21 | Sep 5, 1967 | $0.0046 | 0.0% |
| 20 | Jun 6, 1967 | $0.0046 | 0.0% |
| 19 | Mar 7, 1967 | $0.0046 | -36.4% |
| 18 | Nov 30, 1966 | $0.0073 | +83.3% |
| 17 | Sep 6, 1966 | $0.0040 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Jun 7, 1966 | $0.0040 | 0.0% |
| 15 | Mar 8, 1966 | $0.0040 | -40.0% |
| 14 | Nov 30, 1965 | $0.0066 | +100.0% |
| 13 | Sep 7, 1965 | $0.0033 | 0.0% |
| 12 | Jun 8, 1965 | $0.0033 | 0.0% |
| 11 | Mar 9, 1965 | $0.0033 | -50.0% |
| 10 | Dec 1, 1964 | $0.0066 | +177.8% |
| 9 | Sep 8, 1964 | $0.0024 | 0.0% |
| 8 | Jun 9, 1964 | $0.0024 | +8.0% |
| 7 | Mar 10, 1964 | $0.0022 | -28.6% |
| 6 | Dec 3, 1963 | $0.0031 | +55.5% |
| 5 | Sep 3, 1963 | $0.0020 | 0.0% |
| 4 | Mar 5, 1963 | $0.0020 | 0.0% |
| 3 | Dec 4, 1962 | $0.0020 | +12.5% |
| 2 | Sep 5, 1962 | $0.0018 | 0.0% |
| 1 | Jun 5, 1962 | $0.0018 |
254 payments · source: consolidated market data, split-adjusted · refreshed daily.
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MRK dividend FAQ
How often does MRK pay dividends?
MRK pays dividends on a quarterly schedule, 4 times per year. The most recent payment was $0.8500 per share with ex-dividend date Jun 15, 2026.
When is the next MRK dividend payment?
Based on the historical pattern, the next ex-dividend date is estimated around Sep 14, 2026. Fund sponsors declare the official date shortly before payment; treat this as an estimate.
Has MRK ever cut its dividend?
The complete record above shows every per-share payment since 1962. The annual payout has increased for 15 consecutive years in our data.
What is the MRK dividend yield right now?
Over the trailing twelve months MRK paid $3.36 per share. At the current price of $127.63 that is a 2.63% TTM yield.
Are these amounts adjusted for splits?
Yes. Historical amounts come from split-adjusted market data, so per-share figures are directly comparable across the entire history.