Merck (stock symbol: MRK) made a total of 219 dividend payments. The sum of all dividends (adjusted for stock splits) is : $56.51 Dividend yield (TTM) : 4.05%See Merck dividend yield history
Dividend payments for Merck (MRK) from 1970 to 2025
Annual dividend payments
Year
Dividend (stock split adjusted)
Change
2025
$0.81
-74.04%
2024
$3.12
5.41%
2023
$2.96
5.71%
2022
$2.80
7.27%
2021
$2.61
10.30%
2020
$2.37
9.73%
2019
$2.16
13.57%
2018
$1.90
5.29%
2017
$1.80
2.16%
2016
$1.77
2.21%
2015
$1.73
2.26%
2014
$1.69
2.31%
2013
$1.65
2.37%
2012
$1.61
8.33%
2011
$1.49
2.63%
2010
$1.45
N/A
2009
$1.45
N/A
2008
$1.45
N/A
2007
$1.45
N/A
2006
$1.45
N/A
2005
$1.45
1.33%
2004
$1.43
-65.41%
2003
$4.14
205.35%
2002
$1.35
2.90%
2001
$1.32
9.52%
2000
$1.20
12.50%
1999
$1.07
13.13%
1998
$0.94
13.79%
1997
$0.83
17.57%
1996
$0.71
15.63%
1995
$0.61
10.34%
1994
$0.55
9.43%
1993
$0.51
10.42%
1992
$0.46
21.01%
1991
$0.38
17.82%
1990
$0.32
17.44%
1989
$0.27
31.80%
1988
$0.21
45.00%
1987
$0.14
35.00%
1986
$0.11
21.21%
1985
$0.08747
8.20%
1984
$0.08084
7.02%
1983
$0.07554
1.79%
1982
$0.07422
5.66%
1981
$0.07024
11.58%
1980
$0.06295
18.75%
1979
$0.05301
14.28%
1978
$0.04638
12.90%
1977
$0.04108
8.77%
1976
$0.03777
1.79%
1975
$0.03711
33.33%
1974
$0.02783
-14.98%
1973
$0.03273
46.15%
1972
$0.02240
-23.18%
1971
$0.02916
41.94%
1970
$0.02054
N/A
List of all dividend payments
Date
Dividend (stock split adjusted)
Change
2025-03-17
$0.81
N/A
2024-12-16
$0.81
5.19%
2024-09-16
$0.77
N/A
2024-06-17
$0.77
N/A
2024-03-14
$0.77
N/A
2023-12-14
$0.77
5.48%
2023-09-14
$0.73
N/A
2023-06-14
$0.73
N/A
2023-03-14
$0.73
N/A
2022-12-14
$0.73
5.80%
2022-09-14
$0.69
N/A
2022-06-14
$0.69
N/A
2022-03-14
$0.69
N/A
2021-12-14
$0.69
6.15%
2021-09-14
$0.65
N/A
2021-06-14
$0.65
4.80%
2021-03-12
$0.62
N/A
2020-12-14
$0.62
6.56%
2020-09-14
$0.58
N/A
2020-06-12
$0.58
N/A
2020-03-13
$0.58
N/A
2019-12-13
$0.58
10.91%
2019-09-13
$0.52
N/A
2019-06-14
$0.52
N/A
2019-03-14
$0.52
N/A
2018-12-14
$0.52
14.58%
2018-09-14
$0.46
N/A
2018-06-14
$0.46
N/A
2018-03-14
$0.46
N/A
2017-12-14
$0.46
2.13%
2017-09-14
$0.45
N/A
2017-06-13
$0.45
N/A
2017-03-13
$0.45
N/A
2016-12-13
$0.45
2.17%
2016-09-13
$0.44
N/A
2016-06-13
$0.44
N/A
2016-03-11
$0.44
N/A
2015-12-11
$0.44
2.22%
2015-09-11
$0.43
N/A
2015-06-11
$0.43
N/A
2015-03-12
$0.43
N/A
2014-12-11
$0.43
2.27%
2014-09-11
$0.42
N/A
2014-06-12
$0.42
N/A
2014-03-13
$0.42
N/A
2013-12-12
$0.42
2.33%
2013-09-12
$0.41
N/A
2013-06-13
$0.41
N/A
2013-03-13
$0.41
N/A
2012-12-13
$0.41
2.38%
2012-09-13
$0.40
N/A
2012-06-13
$0.40
N/A
2012-03-13
$0.40
N/A
2011-12-13
$0.40
10.53%
2011-09-13
$0.36
N/A
2011-06-13
$0.36
N/A
2011-03-11
$0.36
N/A
2010-12-13
$0.36
N/A
2010-09-13
$0.36
N/A
2010-06-11
$0.36
N/A
2010-03-11
$0.36
N/A
2009-12-11
$0.36
N/A
2009-09-02
$0.36
N/A
2009-06-04
$0.36
N/A
2009-03-04
$0.36
N/A
2008-12-03
$0.36
N/A
2008-09-03
$0.36
N/A
2008-06-04
$0.36
N/A
2008-03-05
$0.36
N/A
2007-12-05
$0.36
N/A
2007-09-05
$0.36
N/A
2007-06-06
$0.36
N/A
2007-03-07
$0.36
N/A
2006-12-06
$0.36
N/A
2006-08-30
$0.36
N/A
2006-05-31
$0.36
N/A
2006-03-08
$0.36
N/A
2005-11-30
$0.36
N/A
2005-08-31
$0.36
N/A
2005-06-01
$0.36
N/A
2005-03-02
$0.36
N/A
2004-12-01
$0.36
N/A
2004-09-01
$0.36
2.70%
2004-06-02
$0.35
N/A
2004-03-03
$0.35
N/A
2003-12-03
$0.35
N/A
2003-09-03
$0.35
-87.13%
2003-08-20
$2.74
698.89%
2003-06-04
$0.34
N/A
2003-03-05
$0.34
N/A
2002-12-04
$0.34
N/A
2002-09-04
$0.34
2.86%
2002-06-05
$0.33
N/A
2002-03-06
$0.33
N/A
2001-12-05
$0.33
N/A
2001-08-30
$0.33
2.94%
2001-05-31
$0.32
N/A
2001-03-07
$0.32
N/A
2000-12-06
$0.32
N/A
2000-08-30
$0.32
17.24%
2000-05-31
$0.28
N/A
2000-03-01
$0.28
N/A
1999-12-01
$0.28
N/A
1999-09-01
$0.28
7.41%
1999-06-02
$0.26
N/A
1999-03-03
$0.26
N/A
1998-12-02
$0.26
N/A
1998-09-02
$0.26
20.00%
1998-06-03
$0.21
N/A
1998-03-04
$0.21
N/A
1997-12-03
$0.21
N/A
1997-09-03
$0.21
7.14%
1997-06-05
$0.20
N/A
1997-03-05
$0.20
5.00%
1996-12-05
$0.19
N/A
1996-09-04
$0.19
17.65%
1996-06-06
$0.16
N/A
1996-03-06
$0.16
N/A
1995-12-06
$0.16
N/A
1995-09-05
$0.16
13.33%
1995-06-02
$0.14
N/A
1995-03-03
$0.14
N/A
1994-12-02
$0.14
N/A
1994-09-02
$0.14
7.14%
1994-06-02
$0.13
N/A
1994-03-02
$0.13
N/A
1993-12-02
$0.13
N/A
1993-09-02
$0.13
12.00%
1993-06-02
$0.12
N/A
1993-03-02
$0.12
N/A
1992-12-02
$0.12
N/A
1992-08-31
$0.12
8.70%
1992-06-02
$0.11
N/A
1992-03-02
$0.11
9.52%
1991-12-02
$0.10
N/A
1991-08-30
$0.10
12.50%
1991-06-03
$0.08906
N/A
1991-03-04
$0.08906
N/A
1990-12-03
$0.08906
N/A
1990-08-28
$0.08906
24.44%
1990-05-29
$0.07156
N/A
1990-03-05
$0.07156
N/A
1989-12-04
$0.07156
N/A
1989-08-29
$0.07156
9.76%
1989-05-30
$0.06520
N/A
1989-03-02
$0.06520
10.81%
1988-11-29
$0.05884
25.42%
1988-08-29
$0.04692
-7.81%
1988-06-03
$0.05089
N/A
1988-02-29
$0.05089
20.00%
1987-12-01
$0.04241
N/A
1987-08-28
$0.04241
45.46%
1987-06-02
$0.02916
N/A
1987-03-02
$0.02916
N/A
1986-12-02
$0.02916
N/A
1986-09-02
$0.02916
22.22%
1986-06-03
$0.02386
N/A
1986-02-27
$0.02386
N/A
1985-12-03
$0.02386
12.50%
1985-08-30
$0.02120
N/A
1985-06-03
$0.02120
N/A
1985-02-28
$0.02120
N/A
1984-12-03
$0.02120
6.67%
1984-08-31
$0.01988
N/A
1984-05-29
$0.01988
N/A
1984-03-01
$0.01988
N/A
1983-11-29
$0.01988
7.14%
1983-08-29
$0.01855
N/A
1983-05-31
$0.01855
N/A
1983-02-28
$0.01855
N/A
1982-11-30
$0.01855
N/A
1982-08-30
$0.01855
N/A
1982-06-01
$0.01855
N/A
1982-03-01
$0.01855
N/A
1981-12-01
$0.01855
7.69%
1981-08-31
$0.01723
N/A
1981-06-01
$0.01723
N/A
1981-03-02
$0.01723
N/A
1980-12-02
$0.01723
13.04%
1980-08-29
$0.01524
N/A
1980-06-02
$0.01524
N/A
1980-02-28
$0.01524
N/A
1979-12-03
$0.01524
21.06%
1979-08-31
$0.01259
N/A
1979-05-25
$0.01259
N/A
1979-03-01
$0.01259
N/A
1978-12-04
$0.01259
11.76%
1978-08-28
$0.01126
N/A
1978-05-26
$0.01126
N/A
1978-03-02
$0.01126
N/A
1977-11-28
$0.01126
13.33%
1977-08-29
$0.009940
N/A
1977-05-31
$0.009940
N/A
1977-03-01
$0.009940
N/A
1976-11-30
$0.009940
7.15%
1976-08-30
$0.009277
N/A
1976-06-01
$0.009277
N/A
1976-03-02
$0.009277
N/A
1975-12-01
$0.009277
N/A
1975-08-29
$0.009277
N/A
1975-06-02
$0.009277
N/A
1975-03-03
$0.009277
N/A
1974-08-30
$0.009277
N/A
1974-06-03
$0.009277
N/A
1974-03-04
$0.009277
N/A
1973-12-03
$0.009277
18.65%
1973-08-31
$0.007819
N/A
1973-06-05
$0.007819
N/A
1973-03-05
$0.007819
N/A
1972-12-05
$0.007819
7.27%
1972-06-09
$0.007289
N/A
1972-03-02
$0.007289
N/A
1971-12-06
$0.007289
N/A
1971-09-03
$0.007289
N/A
1971-06-07
$0.007289
N/A
1971-03-02
$0.007289
N/A
1970-12-01
$0.007289
10.01%
1970-09-02
$0.006626
N/A
1970-06-02
$0.006626
N/A
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