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Arphra AIPlain-English read on Merck & Co., Inc.’s valuationYield · TTM
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Payout ratio
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Of net income
Trailing 12mo
$3.32
Per share
Dividend CAGR · 4y
-25.77%
Streak
11 yrs
Achiever
Frequency
Quarterly
Inferred from cadence
TTM dividend / share
DB · dividends$0.46 → $4.13+797.8%Jun 2016Mar 2026
Latest dividend
Amount$0.8500
Adjusted$0.8500
Ex-dateMar 16, 2026
Record dateMar 16, 2026
Payment dateApr 07, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Annual totals
| Year | Total / share | YoY | Histogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.85 | -74.09% | |
| 2025 | $3.28 | +5.13% | |
| 2024 | $3.12 | +5.41% | |
| 2023 | $2.96 | +5.71% | |
| 2022 | $2.80 | +6.06% | |
| 2021 | $2.64 | +6.45% | |
| 2020 | $2.48 | +9.73% | |
| 2019 | $2.26 | — |
Dividend history
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adj. | Record date | Payment date | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | $0.8500 | $0.8500 | Mar 16, 2026 | Apr 07, 2026 | Quarterly |
| Dec 15, 2025 | $0.8500 | $0.8500 | Dec 15, 2025 | Jan 08, 2026 | Quarterly |
| Sep 15, 2025 | $0.8100 | $0.8100 | Sep 15, 2025 | Oct 07, 2025 | Quarterly |
| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.8100 | $0.8100 | Jun 16, 2025 | Jul 08, 2025 | Quarterly |
| Mar 17, 2025 | $0.8100 | $0.8100 | Mar 17, 2025 | Apr 07, 2025 | Quarterly |
| Dec 16, 2024 | $0.8100 | $0.8100 | Dec 16, 2024 | Jan 08, 2025 | Quarterly |
| Sep 16, 2024 | $0.7700 | $0.7700 | Sep 16, 2024 | Oct 07, 2024 | Quarterly |
| Jun 17, 2024 | $0.7700 | $0.7700 | Jun 17, 2024 | Jul 08, 2024 | Quarterly |
| Mar 14, 2024 | $0.7700 | $0.7700 | Mar 15, 2024 | Apr 05, 2024 | Quarterly |
| Dec 14, 2023 | $0.7700 | $0.7700 | Dec 15, 2023 | Jan 08, 2024 | Quarterly |
| Sep 14, 2023 | $0.7300 | $0.7300 | Sep 15, 2023 | Oct 06, 2023 | Quarterly |
| Jun 14, 2023 | $0.7300 | $0.7300 | Jun 15, 2023 | Jul 10, 2023 | Quarterly |
| Mar 14, 2023 | $0.7300 | $0.7300 | Mar 15, 2023 | Apr 10, 2023 | Quarterly |
| Dec 14, 2022 | $0.7300 | $0.7300 | Dec 15, 2022 | Jan 09, 2023 | Quarterly |
| Sep 14, 2022 | $0.6900 | $0.6900 | Sep 15, 2022 | Oct 07, 2022 | Quarterly |
| Jun 14, 2022 | $0.6900 | $0.6900 | Jun 15, 2022 | Jul 08, 2022 | Quarterly |
| Mar 14, 2022 | $0.6900 | $0.6900 | Mar 15, 2022 | Apr 07, 2022 | Quarterly |
| Dec 14, 2021 | $0.6900 | $0.6900 | Dec 15, 2021 | Jan 07, 2022 | Quarterly |
| Sep 14, 2021 | $0.6500 | $0.6500 | Sep 15, 2021 | Oct 07, 2021 | Quarterly |
| Jun 14, 2021 | $0.6500 | $0.6500 | Jun 15, 2021 | Jul 07, 2021 | Quarterly |
| Mar 12, 2021 | $0.6500 | $0.6202 | Mar 15, 2021 | Apr 07, 2021 | Quarterly |
| Dec 14, 2020 | $0.6500 | $0.6202 | Dec 15, 2020 | Jan 08, 2021 | Quarterly |
| Sep 14, 2020 | $0.6100 | $0.5821 | Sep 15, 2020 | Oct 07, 2020 | Quarterly |
| Jun 12, 2020 | $0.6100 | $0.5821 | Jun 15, 2020 | Jul 07, 2020 | Quarterly |
| Mar 13, 2020 | $0.6100 | $0.5821 | Mar 16, 2020 | Apr 07, 2020 | Quarterly |
| Dec 13, 2019 | $0.6100 | $0.5821 | Dec 16, 2019 | Jan 08, 2020 | Quarterly |
| Sep 13, 2019 | $0.5500 | $0.5248 | Sep 16, 2019 | Oct 07, 2019 | Quarterly |
| Jun 14, 2019 | $0.5500 | $0.5248 | Jun 17, 2019 | Jul 08, 2019 | Quarterly |
| Mar 14, 2019 | $0.5500 | $0.5248 | Mar 15, 2019 | Apr 05, 2019 | Quarterly |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $0.5500 | $0.5248 | Dec 17, 2018 | Jan 08, 2019 | Quarterly |
| Sep 14, 2018 | $0.4800 | $0.4580 | Sep 17, 2018 | Oct 05, 2018 | Quarterly |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $0.4800 | $0.4580 | Jun 15, 2018 | Jul 09, 2018 | Quarterly |
| Mar 14, 2018 | $0.4800 | $0.4580 | Mar 15, 2018 | Apr 06, 2018 | Quarterly |
| Dec 14, 2017 | $0.4800 | $0.4580 | Dec 15, 2017 | Jan 08, 2018 | Quarterly |
| Sep 14, 2017 | $0.4700 | $0.4485 | Sep 15, 2017 | Oct 06, 2017 | Quarterly |
| Jun 13, 2017 | $0.4700 | $0.4485 | Jun 15, 2017 | Jul 10, 2017 | Quarterly |
| Mar 13, 2017 | $0.4700 | $0.4485 | Mar 15, 2017 | Apr 07, 2017 | Quarterly |
| Dec 13, 2016 | $0.4700 | $0.4485 | Dec 15, 2016 | Jan 09, 2017 | Quarterly |
| Sep 13, 2016 | $0.4600 | $0.4389 | Sep 15, 2016 | Oct 07, 2016 | Quarterly |
| Jun 13, 2016 | $0.4600 | $0.4389 | Jun 15, 2016 | Jul 08, 2016 | Quarterly |
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