MerckDividends
Dividends
Next ex-date
Sep 15, 2026
in 17 days
Annual dividend
$3.36
per share
Dividend yield
2.26%
Schedule
Quarterly
4 payments a year
Raised for 54 straight years — most recently to $0.85 from $0.81 in Dec 2025. To collect a payout, hold shares through the close before the ex-date.
History
| Ex-date | Record | Paid | Amount | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ||||
| Jun 15 | Jun 15 | Jul 8 | $0.85 | |
| Mar 16 | Mar 16 | Apr 7 | $0.85 | |
| 2025 | ||||
| Dec 15 | Dec 15 | Jan 8 | $0.85 | raised from $0.81 |
| Sep 15 | Sep 15 | Oct 7 | $0.81 | |
| Jun 16 | Jun 16 | Jul 8 | $0.81 | |
| Mar 17 | Mar 17 | Apr 7 | $0.81 | |
| 2024 | ||||
| Dec 16 | Dec 16 | Jan 8 | $0.81 | raised from $0.77 |
| Sep 16 | Sep 16 | Oct 7 | $0.77 | |
| Jun 17 | Jun 17 | Jul 8 | $0.77 | |
| Mar 14 | Mar 15 | Apr 5 | $0.77 | |
| 2023 | ||||
| Dec 14 | Dec 15 | Jan 8 | $0.77 | raised from $0.73 |
| Sep 14 | Sep 15 | Oct 6 | $0.73 | |
| Jun 14 | Jun 15 | Jul 10 | $0.73 | |
| Mar 14 | Mar 15 | Apr 10 | $0.73 | |
| 2022 | ||||
| Dec 14 | Dec 15 | Jan 9 | $0.73 | raised from $0.69 |
| Sep 14 | Sep 15 | Oct 7 | $0.69 | |
| Jun 14 | Jun 15 | Jul 8 | $0.69 | |
| Mar 14 | Mar 15 | Apr 7 | $0.69 | |
| 2021 | ||||
| Dec 14 | Dec 15 | Jan 7 | $0.69 | raised from $0.65 |
| Sep 14 | Sep 15 | Oct 7 | $0.65 | |
20 payments since Sep 2021.