MRK Dividend: Yield, History & Ex-Dates

Merck (MRK) dey pay quarterly dividend. From im most recent declaration, MRK pay $0.85 per share, wey be annual rate of $3.4, and e give dividend yield of about 2.67% at recent price of $127.54. Im most recent ex-dividend date na Jun 15, 2026, and the next one go be not yet declared. This page dey track MRK dividend, dem dey refresh am every week from the exchange record.

WITH d AS (
    SELECT argMax(cash_amount, ex_dividend_date) AS latest,
           argMax(frequency, ex_dividend_date) AS freq,
           max(ex_dividend_date) AS last_ex,
           maxIf(ex_dividend_date, ex_dividend_date > today()) AS nxt
    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
    WHERE ticker = 'MRK' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 900
),
p AS (
    SELECT argMax(toFloat64(close), window_start) AS price
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ticker = 'MRK' AND window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 8 DAY
)
SELECT round(d.latest, 3) AS latest_dividend,
       multiIf(d.freq = 12, 'monthly', d.freq = 4, 'quarterly', d.freq = 2, 'semi-annual', 'annual') AS frequency,
       round(d.latest * d.freq, 2) AS annual_dividend,
       round(p.price, 2) AS recent_price,
       round(d.latest * d.freq / p.price * 100, 2) AS dividend_yield_pct,
       formatDateTime(d.last_ex, '%b %e, %Y') AS last_ex_date,
       if(d.nxt > today(), formatDateTime(d.nxt, '%b %e, %Y'), 'not yet declared') AS next_ex_date
FROM d CROSS JOIN p

MRK dividend yield and payout

To collect dividend you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date. The MRK dividend yield wey dey up na the annual rate divided by the recent price; e dey move opposite to the share price, so one yield figure only mean something when you put the date wey dem measure am beside am. The per-share amounts wey dey here na the cash dividends wey dem declare, no special or one-time distributions.

MRK dividend history

The most recent regular dividends wey MRK don pay, newest first:

SELECT toDate(ex_dividend_date) AS date,
       round(cash_amount, 4) AS dividend_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'MRK' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 1100
ORDER BY ex_dividend_date DESC
LIMIT 10

The pattern of the payments dey show the schedule: one quarterly payer dey send check for that cadence, and the per-share amount na wetin dey step up (or hold, or dem cut am) as time dey go.

MRK dividend growth by year

If you add up the regular dividends inside each calendar year, you go turn the individual payments into growth picture.

SELECT toString(toYear(ex_dividend_date)) AS year,
       round(sum(cash_amount), 2) AS dividends_paid_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'MRK' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12)
  AND ex_dividend_date >= toDate('2019-01-01') AND ex_dividend_date < toDate(concat(toString(toYear(today())), '-01-01'))
GROUP BY year
ORDER BY year

For 2019, MRK pay $2.26 per share across the year; by 2025 the annual total don reach $3.28. If line dey rise, na company dey lift im payout year after year; if line flat, na dividend dem hold; if e fall, na cut. The year-by-year record na the single most useful thing to check before you treat any stock as income holding, and na the part of dividend wey one screener single yield number dey hide.

Is MRK good dividend stock?

Two numbers dey frame that question, and both dey on this page: the yield (2.67%) and the direction of the annual payout wey dey up. Yield wey dey below the broad-market average plus payout wey dey rise steady na the profile of dividend-growth name, where the appeal na small check today wey go compound. High yield next to flat or falling payout na income-now profile, and e need close look whether earnings dey cover the payment. MRK record wey dey up dey show which of the two e look like. Wetin dividend history no fit show on im own na safety: that one rest on earnings and free cash flow, no be the run of past payments, so stretched payout ratio fit come before cut wey the history never record yet.

When MRK ex-dividend date go be?

The ex-dividend date na the cutoff: buy MRK before am and the upcoming dividend go be yours, buy on am and the dividend go go the seller. On the ex-date the stock go open lower by roughly the dividend amount, since the cash dey comot from the company. MRK most recent ex-dividend date na Jun 15, 2026. The record date go follow one business day later under T+1 settlement, and the pay date go come few weeks after that. Upcoming ex-dates across the market dey on the ex-dividend calendar.

FAQ

Does Merck pay dividend?

Yes. MRK dey pay quarterly dividend, most recently $0.85 per share, wey annualize to about $3.4 a share.

Wetin be MRK dividend yield?

MRK dividend yield na about 2.67%, dem calculate am as the $3.4 annual dividend divided by recent price of $127.54. Yield go rise as price fall and vice versa, so na snapshot, no be fixed number.

When MRK next ex-dividend date go be?

MRK most recent ex-dividend date na Jun 15, 2026, and the next na not yet declared. As quarterly payer, MRK dey set new ex-date for that cadence; date go show as declared here once the company announce am.

How much MRK dividend be?

The most recent regular dividend na $0.85 per share. For quarterly cadence, e go annualize to about $3.4 per share.

Every figure wey dey up na stored, inspectable query, dem dey refresh am every week. Open the SQL under any panel to audit am, or pull any ticker dividend record for the Strasmore terminal.