PROJECTION, not a promise: four quarters at the latest declared rate of $0.85. Boards raise, cut and suspend dividends; this table will be wrong whenever they do.
| Approx. period | Per share | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07 | $0.85 | $0.85 |
| 2026-10 | $0.85 | $1.70 |
| 2026-12 | $0.85 | $2.55 |
| 2027-03 | $0.85 | $3.40 |
Assumes the latest declared quarterly rate holds — a projection, not a promise. Taxes and reinvestment not modeled (see the DRIP calculator for compounding).
| Fiscal quarter ending | Declared per share |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | $0.85 |
| 2025-09-30 | $0.81 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.81 |
| 2025-03-31 | $0.81 |
| 2024-09-30 | $0.77 |
| 2024-06-30 | $0.77 |
| 2024-03-31 | $0.77 |
| 2023-09-30 | $0.73 |
| 2023-06-30 | $0.73 |
| 2023-03-31 | $0.73 |
| 2022-09-30 | $0.69 |
| 2022-06-30 | $0.69 |
| 2022-03-31 | $0.69 |
| 2021-09-30 | $0.65 |
| 2021-06-30 | $0.65 |
| 2021-03-31 | $0.65 |
| 2020-09-30 | $0.61 |
| 2020-06-30 | $0.61 |
| 2020-03-31 | $0.61 |
| 2019-09-30 | $0.55 |
| 2019-06-30 | $0.55 |
| 2019-03-31 | $0.55 |
| 2018-09-30 | $0.48 |
| 2018-06-30 | $0.48 |
| 2018-03-31 | $0.48 |
| 2017-09-30 | $0.47 |
| 2017-06-30 | $0.47 |
| 2017-03-31 | $0.47 |
| 2016-09-30 | $0.46 |
| 2016-06-30 | $0.46 |
| 2016-03-31 | $0.46 |
| 2015-09-30 | $0.45 |
| 2015-06-30 | $0.45 |
| 2015-03-31 | $0.45 |
| 2014-09-30 | $0.44 |
| 2014-06-30 | $0.44 |
| 2014-03-31 | $0.44 |
| 2013-09-30 | $0.43 |
| 2013-06-30 | $0.43 |
| 2013-03-31 | $0.43 |
| 2012-09-30 | $0.42 |
| 2012-06-30 | $0.42 |
| 2012-03-31 | $0.42 |
| 2011-09-30 | $0.38 |
| 2011-06-30 | $0.38 |
| 2011-03-31 | $0.38 |
| 2010-09-30 | $0.38 |
| 2010-06-30 | $0.38 |
Every historical figure above is what Merck & Co., Inc.itself reported: per-share dividends declared each fiscal quarter. Declared-next comes from Nasdaq’s public data when the listing supports it; everything beyond that is the current rate carried forward and says so. Yield is trailing, computed against the last end-of-day close — a forward yield differs the moment the rate changes. Educational information, not investment advice.
What is MRK's dividend yield?
Trailing twelve months, MRK declared $3.28 per share; against its last close of $128.37 that is a 2.56% trailing yield. Forward yield differs when the rate changes.
Is MRK's dividend growing?
Trailing twelve months vs the year before: +7.9%, and roughly +9.7% a year over five years — all computed from filed declarations.
When is MRK's next dividend?
No declared next payment is available from our sources; the projected schedule simply carries the latest quarterly rate forward and is labeled as a projection.
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