Merck (stock symbol: MRK) made a total of 219 dividend payments. The sum of all dividends (adjusted for stock splits) is : $88.93 Dividend yield (TTM) : 4.01%See Merck dividend yield history
Dividend payments for Merck (MRK) from 1970 to 2025
Annual dividend payments
Year
Dividend (stock split adjusted)
Change
2025
$1.27
-74.04%
2024
$4.91
5.41%
2023
$4.66
5.71%
2022
$4.41
7.27%
2021
$4.11
10.30%
2020
$3.72
9.73%
2019
$3.39
13.57%
2018
$2.99
5.29%
2017
$2.84
2.16%
2016
$2.78
2.21%
2015
$2.72
2.26%
2014
$2.66
2.31%
2013
$2.60
2.37%
2012
$2.54
8.33%
2011
$2.34
2.63%
2010
$2.28
N/A
2009
$2.28
N/A
2008
$2.28
N/A
2007
$2.28
N/A
2006
$2.28
N/A
2005
$2.28
1.33%
2004
$2.25
-65.41%
2003
$6.51
205.35%
2002
$2.13
2.90%
2001
$2.07
9.52%
2000
$1.89
12.50%
1999
$1.68
13.13%
1998
$1.49
13.79%
1997
$1.31
17.57%
1996
$1.11
15.63%
1995
$0.96
10.34%
1994
$0.87
9.43%
1993
$0.80
10.42%
1992
$0.72
21.01%
1991
$0.60
17.82%
1990
$0.51
17.44%
1989
$0.43
31.80%
1988
$0.33
45.00%
1987
$0.23
35.00%
1986
$0.17
21.21%
1985
$0.14
8.20%
1984
$0.13
7.02%
1983
$0.12
1.79%
1982
$0.12
5.66%
1981
$0.11
11.58%
1980
$0.09906
18.75%
1979
$0.08342
14.28%
1978
$0.07299
12.90%
1977
$0.06465
8.77%
1976
$0.05944
1.79%
1975
$0.05839
33.33%
1974
$0.04380
-14.98%
1973
$0.05151
46.15%
1972
$0.03524
-23.18%
1971
$0.04588
41.94%
1970
$0.03232
N/A
List of all dividend payments
Date
Dividend (stock split adjusted)
Change
2025-03-17
$1.27
N/A
2024-12-16
$1.27
5.19%
2024-09-16
$1.21
N/A
2024-06-17
$1.21
N/A
2024-03-14
$1.21
N/A
2023-12-14
$1.21
5.48%
2023-09-14
$1.15
N/A
2023-06-14
$1.15
N/A
2023-03-14
$1.15
N/A
2022-12-14
$1.15
5.80%
2022-09-14
$1.09
N/A
2022-06-14
$1.09
N/A
2022-03-14
$1.09
N/A
2021-12-14
$1.09
6.15%
2021-09-14
$1.02
N/A
2021-06-14
$1.02
4.80%
2021-03-12
$0.98
N/A
2020-12-14
$0.98
6.56%
2020-09-14
$0.92
N/A
2020-06-12
$0.92
N/A
2020-03-13
$0.92
N/A
2019-12-13
$0.92
10.91%
2019-09-13
$0.83
N/A
2019-06-14
$0.83
N/A
2019-03-14
$0.83
N/A
2018-12-14
$0.83
14.58%
2018-09-14
$0.72
N/A
2018-06-14
$0.72
N/A
2018-03-14
$0.72
N/A
2017-12-14
$0.72
2.13%
2017-09-14
$0.71
N/A
2017-06-13
$0.71
N/A
2017-03-13
$0.71
N/A
2016-12-13
$0.71
2.17%
2016-09-13
$0.69
N/A
2016-06-13
$0.69
N/A
2016-03-11
$0.69
N/A
2015-12-11
$0.69
2.22%
2015-09-11
$0.68
N/A
2015-06-11
$0.68
N/A
2015-03-12
$0.68
N/A
2014-12-11
$0.68
2.27%
2014-09-11
$0.66
N/A
2014-06-12
$0.66
N/A
2014-03-13
$0.66
N/A
2013-12-12
$0.66
2.33%
2013-09-12
$0.65
N/A
2013-06-13
$0.65
N/A
2013-03-13
$0.65
N/A
2012-12-13
$0.65
2.38%
2012-09-13
$0.63
N/A
2012-06-13
$0.63
N/A
2012-03-13
$0.63
N/A
2011-12-13
$0.63
10.53%
2011-09-13
$0.57
N/A
2011-06-13
$0.57
N/A
2011-03-11
$0.57
N/A
2010-12-13
$0.57
N/A
2010-09-13
$0.57
N/A
2010-06-11
$0.57
N/A
2010-03-11
$0.57
N/A
2009-12-11
$0.57
N/A
2009-09-02
$0.57
N/A
2009-06-04
$0.57
N/A
2009-03-04
$0.57
N/A
2008-12-03
$0.57
N/A
2008-09-03
$0.57
N/A
2008-06-04
$0.57
N/A
2008-03-05
$0.57
N/A
2007-12-05
$0.57
N/A
2007-09-05
$0.57
N/A
2007-06-06
$0.57
N/A
2007-03-07
$0.57
N/A
2006-12-06
$0.57
N/A
2006-08-30
$0.57
N/A
2006-05-31
$0.57
N/A
2006-03-08
$0.57
N/A
2005-11-30
$0.57
N/A
2005-08-31
$0.57
N/A
2005-06-01
$0.57
N/A
2005-03-02
$0.57
N/A
2004-12-01
$0.57
N/A
2004-09-01
$0.57
2.70%
2004-06-02
$0.56
N/A
2004-03-03
$0.56
N/A
2003-12-03
$0.56
N/A
2003-09-03
$0.56
-87.13%
2003-08-20
$4.32
698.89%
2003-06-04
$0.54
N/A
2003-03-05
$0.54
N/A
2002-12-04
$0.54
N/A
2002-09-04
$0.54
2.86%
2002-06-05
$0.53
N/A
2002-03-06
$0.53
N/A
2001-12-05
$0.53
N/A
2001-08-30
$0.53
2.94%
2001-05-31
$0.51
N/A
2001-03-07
$0.51
N/A
2000-12-06
$0.51
N/A
2000-08-30
$0.51
17.24%
2000-05-31
$0.44
N/A
2000-03-01
$0.44
N/A
1999-12-01
$0.44
N/A
1999-09-01
$0.44
7.41%
1999-06-02
$0.41
N/A
1999-03-03
$0.41
N/A
1998-12-02
$0.41
N/A
1998-09-02
$0.41
20.00%
1998-06-03
$0.34
N/A
1998-03-04
$0.34
N/A
1997-12-03
$0.34
N/A
1997-09-03
$0.34
7.14%
1997-06-05
$0.32
N/A
1997-03-05
$0.32
5.00%
1996-12-05
$0.30
N/A
1996-09-04
$0.30
17.65%
1996-06-06
$0.26
N/A
1996-03-06
$0.26
N/A
1995-12-06
$0.26
N/A
1995-09-05
$0.26
13.33%
1995-06-02
$0.23
N/A
1995-03-03
$0.23
N/A
1994-12-02
$0.23
N/A
1994-09-02
$0.23
7.14%
1994-06-02
$0.21
N/A
1994-03-02
$0.21
N/A
1993-12-02
$0.21
N/A
1993-09-02
$0.21
12.00%
1993-06-02
$0.19
N/A
1993-03-02
$0.19
N/A
1992-12-02
$0.19
N/A
1992-08-31
$0.19
8.70%
1992-06-02
$0.17
N/A
1992-03-02
$0.17
9.52%
1991-12-02
$0.16
N/A
1991-08-30
$0.16
12.50%
1991-06-03
$0.14
N/A
1991-03-04
$0.14
N/A
1990-12-03
$0.14
N/A
1990-08-28
$0.14
24.44%
1990-05-29
$0.11
N/A
1990-03-05
$0.11
N/A
1989-12-04
$0.11
N/A
1989-08-29
$0.11
9.76%
1989-05-30
$0.10
N/A
1989-03-02
$0.10
10.81%
1988-11-29
$0.09259
25.42%
1988-08-29
$0.07383
-7.81%
1988-06-03
$0.08008
N/A
1988-02-29
$0.08008
20.00%
1987-12-01
$0.06674
N/A
1987-08-28
$0.06674
45.46%
1987-06-02
$0.04588
N/A
1987-03-02
$0.04588
N/A
1986-12-02
$0.04588
N/A
1986-09-02
$0.04588
22.22%
1986-06-03
$0.03754
N/A
1986-02-27
$0.03754
N/A
1985-12-03
$0.03754
12.50%
1985-08-30
$0.03337
N/A
1985-06-03
$0.03337
N/A
1985-02-28
$0.03337
N/A
1984-12-03
$0.03337
6.67%
1984-08-31
$0.03128
N/A
1984-05-29
$0.03128
N/A
1984-03-01
$0.03128
N/A
1983-11-29
$0.03128
7.14%
1983-08-29
$0.02920
N/A
1983-05-31
$0.02920
N/A
1983-02-28
$0.02920
N/A
1982-11-30
$0.02920
N/A
1982-08-30
$0.02920
N/A
1982-06-01
$0.02920
N/A
1982-03-01
$0.02920
N/A
1981-12-01
$0.02920
7.69%
1981-08-31
$0.02711
N/A
1981-06-01
$0.02711
N/A
1981-03-02
$0.02711
N/A
1980-12-02
$0.02711
13.04%
1980-08-29
$0.02398
N/A
1980-06-02
$0.02398
N/A
1980-02-28
$0.02398
N/A
1979-12-03
$0.02398
21.06%
1979-08-31
$0.01981
N/A
1979-05-25
$0.01981
N/A
1979-03-01
$0.01981
N/A
1978-12-04
$0.01981
11.76%
1978-08-28
$0.01773
N/A
1978-05-26
$0.01773
N/A
1978-03-02
$0.01773
N/A
1977-11-28
$0.01773
13.33%
1977-08-29
$0.01564
N/A
1977-05-31
$0.01564
N/A
1977-03-01
$0.01564
N/A
1976-11-30
$0.01564
7.15%
1976-08-30
$0.01460
N/A
1976-06-01
$0.01460
N/A
1976-03-02
$0.01460
N/A
1975-12-01
$0.01460
N/A
1975-08-29
$0.01460
N/A
1975-06-02
$0.01460
N/A
1975-03-03
$0.01460
N/A
1974-08-30
$0.01460
N/A
1974-06-03
$0.01460
N/A
1974-03-04
$0.01460
N/A
1973-12-03
$0.01460
18.65%
1973-08-31
$0.01230
N/A
1973-06-05
$0.01230
N/A
1973-03-05
$0.01230
N/A
1972-12-05
$0.01230
7.27%
1972-06-09
$0.01147
N/A
1972-03-02
$0.01147
N/A
1971-12-06
$0.01147
N/A
1971-09-03
$0.01147
N/A
1971-06-07
$0.01147
N/A
1971-03-02
$0.01147
N/A
1970-12-01
$0.01147
10.01%
1970-09-02
$0.01043
N/A
1970-06-02
$0.01043
N/A
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