Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) paid $3.36 in dividends per share over the trailing twelve months. The 5-year dividend CAGR is +6.83%.
This step chart displays the nominal dividend payouts over time on their actual payment dates, matching the distribution frequency (typically quarterly or semi-annually).
Reported quarterly values; no daily interpolation.
| Payment Date | Nominal Dividend / Share | Distribution Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | $0.85 | N/A |
| Mar 16, 2026 | $0.85 | N/A |
| Dec 15, 2025 | $0.85 | +4.94% Hike |
| Sep 15, 2025 | $0.81 | N/A |
| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.81 | N/A |
| Mar 17, 2025 | $0.81 | N/A |
| Dec 16, 2024 | $0.81 | +5.19% Hike |
| Sep 16, 2024 | $0.77 | N/A |
| Jun 17, 2024 | $0.77 | N/A |
| Mar 14, 2024 | $0.77 | N/A |
| Dec 14, 2023 | $0.77 | +5.48% Hike |
| Sep 14, 2023 | $0.73 | N/A |
| Jun 14, 2023 | $0.73 | N/A |
| Mar 14, 2023 | $0.73 | N/A |
| Dec 14, 2022 | $0.73 | +5.80% Hike |
| Sep 14, 2022 | $0.69 | N/A |
| Jun 14, 2022 | $0.69 | N/A |
| Mar 14, 2022 | $0.69 | N/A |
| Dec 14, 2021 | $0.69 | +6.15% Hike |
| Sep 14, 2021 | $0.65 | N/A |
| Jun 14, 2021 | $0.65 | +4.80% Hike |
| Mar 12, 2021 | $0.62 | N/A |
| Dec 14, 2020 | $0.62 | +6.56% Hike |
| Sep 14, 2020 | $0.58 | N/A |
| Jun 12, 2020 | $0.58 | N/A |
| Mar 13, 2020 | $0.58 | N/A |
| Dec 13, 2019 | $0.58 | +10.91% Hike |
| Sep 13, 2019 | $0.52 | N/A |
| Jun 14, 2019 | $0.52 | N/A |
| Mar 14, 2019 | $0.52 | N/A |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $0.52 | +14.58% Hike |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $0.46 | N/A |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $0.46 | N/A |
| Mar 14, 2018 | $0.46 | N/A |
| Dec 14, 2017 | $0.46 | +2.13% Hike |
| Sep 14, 2017 | $0.45 | N/A |
| Jun 13, 2017 | $0.45 | N/A |
| Mar 13, 2017 | $0.45 | N/A |
| Dec 13, 2016 | $0.45 | +2.17% Hike |
| Sep 13, 2016 | $0.44 | N/A |
| Jun 13, 2016 | $0.44 | N/A |
| Mar 11, 2016 | $0.44 | N/A |
| Dec 11, 2015 | $0.44 | +2.22% Hike |
| Sep 11, 2015 | $0.43 | N/A |
| Jun 11, 2015 | $0.43 | N/A |
| Mar 12, 2015 | $0.43 | N/A |
| Dec 11, 2014 | $0.43 | +2.27% Hike |
| Sep 11, 2014 | $0.42 | N/A |
| Jun 12, 2014 | $0.42 | N/A |
| Mar 13, 2014 | $0.42 | N/A |
| Dec 12, 2013 | $0.42 | +2.33% Hike |
| Sep 12, 2013 | $0.41 | N/A |
| Jun 13, 2013 | $0.41 | N/A |
| Mar 13, 2013 | $0.41 | N/A |
| Dec 13, 2012 | $0.41 | +2.38% Hike |
| Sep 13, 2012 | $0.40 | N/A |
| Jun 13, 2012 | $0.40 | N/A |
| Mar 13, 2012 | $0.40 | N/A |
| Dec 13, 2011 | $0.40 | +10.52% Hike |
| Sep 13, 2011 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Jun 13, 2011 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Mar 11, 2011 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Dec 13, 2010 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Sep 13, 2010 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Jun 11, 2010 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Mar 11, 2010 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Dec 11, 2009 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Sep 2, 2009 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Jun 4, 2009 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Mar 4, 2009 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Dec 3, 2008 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Sep 3, 2008 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Jun 4, 2008 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Mar 5, 2008 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Dec 5, 2007 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Sep 5, 2007 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Jun 6, 2007 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Mar 7, 2007 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Dec 6, 2006 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Aug 30, 2006 | $0.36 | N/A |
| May 31, 2006 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Mar 8, 2006 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Nov 30, 2005 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Aug 31, 2005 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Jun 1, 2005 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Mar 2, 2005 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Dec 1, 2004 | $0.36 | N/A |
| Sep 1, 2004 | $0.36 | +2.70% Hike |
| Jun 2, 2004 | $0.35 | N/A |
| Mar 3, 2004 | $0.35 | N/A |
| Dec 3, 2003 | $0.35 | N/A |
| Sep 3, 2003 | $0.35 | +2.78% Hike |
| Jun 4, 2003 | $0.34 | N/A |
| Mar 5, 2003 | $0.34 | N/A |
| Dec 4, 2002 | $0.34 | N/A |
| Sep 4, 2002 | $0.34 | +2.86% Hike |
| Jun 5, 2002 | $0.33 | N/A |
| Mar 6, 2002 | $0.33 | N/A |
| Dec 5, 2001 | $0.33 | N/A |
| Aug 30, 2001 | $0.33 | +2.94% Hike |
| May 31, 2001 | $0.32 | N/A |
| Mar 7, 2001 | $0.32 | N/A |
| Dec 6, 2000 | $0.32 | N/A |
| Aug 30, 2000 | $0.32 | +17.24% Hike |
| May 31, 2000 | $0.28 | N/A |
| Mar 1, 2000 | $0.28 | N/A |
| Dec 1, 1999 | $0.28 | N/A |
| Sep 1, 1999 | $0.28 | +7.41% Hike |
| Jun 2, 1999 | $0.26 | N/A |
| Mar 3, 1999 | $0.26 | N/A |
| Dec 2, 1998 | $0.26 | N/A |
| Sep 2, 1998 | $0.26 | +20.00% Hike |
| Jun 3, 1998 | $0.21 | N/A |
| Mar 4, 1998 | $0.21 | N/A |
| Dec 3, 1997 | $0.21 | N/A |
| Sep 3, 1997 | $0.21 | +7.15% Hike |
| Jun 5, 1997 | $0.20 | N/A |
| Mar 5, 1997 | $0.20 | +5.00% Hike |
| Dec 5, 1996 | $0.19 | N/A |
| Sep 4, 1996 | $0.19 | +17.65% Hike |
| Jun 6, 1996 | $0.16 | N/A |
| Mar 6, 1996 | $0.16 | N/A |
| Dec 6, 1995 | $0.16 | N/A |
| Sep 5, 1995 | $0.16 | +13.33% Hike |
| Jun 2, 1995 | $0.14 | N/A |
| Mar 3, 1995 | $0.14 | N/A |
| Dec 2, 1994 | $0.14 | N/A |
| Sep 2, 1994 | $0.14 | +7.14% Hike |
| Jun 2, 1994 | $0.13 | N/A |
| Mar 2, 1994 | $0.13 | N/A |
| Dec 2, 1993 | $0.13 | N/A |
| Sep 2, 1993 | $0.13 | +12.00% Hike |
| Jun 2, 1993 | $0.12 | N/A |
| Mar 2, 1993 | $0.12 | N/A |
| Dec 2, 1992 | $0.12 | N/A |
| Aug 31, 1992 | $0.12 | +8.70% Hike |
| Jun 2, 1992 | $0.11 | N/A |
| Mar 2, 1992 | $0.11 | +9.52% Hike |
| Dec 2, 1991 | $0.10 | N/A |
| Aug 30, 1991 | $0.10 | +12.50% Hike |
| Jun 3, 1991 | $0.09 | N/A |
| Mar 4, 1991 | $0.09 | N/A |
| Dec 3, 1990 | $0.09 | N/A |
| Aug 28, 1990 | $0.09 | +24.44% Hike |
| May 29, 1990 | $0.07 | N/A |
| Mar 5, 1990 | $0.07 | N/A |
| Dec 4, 1989 | $0.07 | N/A |
| Aug 29, 1989 | $0.07 | +9.76% Hike |
| May 30, 1989 | $0.07 | N/A |
| Mar 2, 1989 | $0.07 | +10.81% Hike |
| Nov 29, 1988 | $0.06 | +25.42% Hike |
| Aug 29, 1988 | $0.05 | -7.81% Cut |
| Jun 3, 1988 | $0.05 | N/A |
| Feb 29, 1988 | $0.05 | +20.00% Hike |
| Dec 1, 1987 | $0.04 | N/A |
| Aug 28, 1987 | $0.04 | +45.46% Hike |
| Jun 2, 1987 | $0.03 | N/A |
| Mar 2, 1987 | $0.03 | N/A |
| Dec 2, 1986 | $0.03 | N/A |
| Sep 2, 1986 | $0.03 | +22.22% Hike |
| Jun 3, 1986 | $0.02 | N/A |
| Feb 27, 1986 | $0.02 | N/A |
| Dec 3, 1985 | $0.02 | +12.50% Hike |
| Aug 30, 1985 | $0.02 | N/A |
| Jun 3, 1985 | $0.02 | N/A |
| Feb 28, 1985 | $0.02 | N/A |
| Dec 3, 1984 | $0.02 | +6.67% Hike |
| Aug 31, 1984 | $0.02 | N/A |
| May 29, 1984 | $0.02 | N/A |
| Mar 1, 1984 | $0.02 | N/A |
| Nov 29, 1983 | $0.02 | +7.14% Hike |
| Aug 29, 1983 | $0.02 | N/A |
| May 31, 1983 | $0.02 | N/A |
| Feb 28, 1983 | $0.02 | N/A |
| Nov 30, 1982 | $0.02 | N/A |
| Aug 30, 1982 | $0.02 | N/A |
| Jun 1, 1982 | $0.02 | N/A |
| Mar 1, 1982 | $0.02 | N/A |
| Dec 1, 1981 | $0.02 | +7.69% Hike |
| Aug 31, 1981 | $0.02 | N/A |
| Jun 1, 1981 | $0.02 | N/A |
| Mar 2, 1981 | $0.02 | N/A |
| Dec 2, 1980 | $0.02 | +13.04% Hike |
| Aug 29, 1980 | $0.02 | N/A |
| Jun 2, 1980 | $0.02 | N/A |
| Feb 28, 1980 | $0.02 | N/A |
| Dec 3, 1979 | $0.02 | +21.06% Hike |
| Aug 31, 1979 | $0.01 | N/A |
| May 25, 1979 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Mar 1, 1979 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Dec 4, 1978 | $0.01 | +11.76% Hike |
| Aug 28, 1978 | $0.01 | N/A |
| May 26, 1978 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Mar 2, 1978 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Nov 28, 1977 | $0.01 | +13.33% Hike |
| Aug 29, 1977 | $0.01 | N/A |
| May 31, 1977 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Mar 1, 1977 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Nov 30, 1976 | $0.01 | +7.15% Hike |
| Aug 30, 1976 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Jun 1, 1976 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Mar 2, 1976 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Dec 1, 1975 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Aug 29, 1975 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Jun 2, 1975 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Mar 3, 1975 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Aug 30, 1974 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Jun 3, 1974 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Mar 4, 1974 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Dec 3, 1973 | $0.01 | +18.65% Hike |
| Aug 31, 1973 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Jun 5, 1973 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Mar 5, 1973 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Dec 5, 1972 | $0.01 | +7.27% Hike |
| Jun 9, 1972 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Mar 2, 1972 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Dec 6, 1971 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Sep 3, 1971 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Jun 7, 1971 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Mar 2, 1971 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Dec 1, 1970 | $0.01 | +10.01% Hike |
| Sep 2, 1970 | $0.01 | N/A |
| Jun 2, 1970 | $0.01 | N/A |
