Merck & Co., Inc. dividend 2026: Yield & history

Dividend yield TTM: 2.34%
€2.90/share
Dividend growth (CAGR 5Y): 6.09%
Next dividend: €0.73 on 07/10/2026

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In 2026, Merck & Co., Inc. has already paid €2.20 in dividends. The last payout was in July.

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Metric	Value
Price	€123.88
Yield	2.34%
Interval	Quarterly
CAGR 3Y	3.49%
CAGR 5Y	6.09%
CAGR 10Y	6.14%

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So far in 2026, €2.20 per share has been distributed. The next dividend of €0.73 will be paid on 07/10/2026. In 2025, Merck & Co., Inc. distributed €2.92. The dividend yield is currently 2.34%, and distributions have increased by 3.49% over the last 3 years. Merck & Co., Inc. pays dividends quarterly in January, April, July and October.

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Ex-dividend date	Payment date	Distribution	YoY	Yield
2026		€2.93	0.34%	1.77%
15/09/2026 A	07/10/2026	€0.73
15/06/2026	08/07/2026	€0.74
16/03/2026	07/04/2026	€0.73
15/12/2025	08/01/2026	€0.73
2025		€2.92	3.55%	3.25%
15/09/2025	07/10/2025	€0.70
16/06/2025	08/07/2025	€0.69
17/03/2025	07/04/2025	€0.74
16/12/2024	08/01/2025	€0.79
2024		€2.82	4.44%	2.96%
16/09/2024	07/10/2024	€0.70
17/06/2024	08/07/2024	€0.71
14/03/2024	05/04/2024	€0.71
14/12/2023	08/01/2024	€0.70
2023		€2.70	2.27%	2.74%
14/09/2023	06/10/2023	€0.69
14/06/2023	10/07/2023	€0.66
14/03/2023	10/04/2023	€0.67
14/12/2022	09/01/2023	€0.68
2022		€2.64	20.55%	2.52%
14/09/2022	07/10/2022	€0.71
14/06/2022	08/07/2022	€0.68
14/03/2022	07/04/2022	€0.64
14/12/2021	07/01/2022	€0.61
2021		€2.19	0.92%	3.25%
14/09/2021	07/10/2021	€0.56
14/06/2021	07/07/2021	€0.55
12/03/2021	07/04/2021	€0.55
14/12/2020	08/01/2021	€0.53
2020		€2.17	10.71%	3.39%
14/09/2020	07/10/2020	€0.52
12/06/2020	07/07/2020	€0.54
13/03/2020	07/04/2020	€0.56
13/12/2019	08/01/2020	€0.55
2019		€1.96	20.99%	2.54%
13/09/2019	07/10/2019	€0.50
14/06/2019	08/07/2019	€0.49
14/03/2019	05/04/2019	€0.49
14/12/2018	08/01/2019	€0.48
2018		€1.62	4.14%	2.55%
14/09/2018	05/10/2018	€0.42
14/06/2018	09/07/2018	€0.41
14/03/2018	06/04/2018	€0.39
14/12/2017	08/01/2018	€0.40
2017		€1.69	2.42%	3.80%
14/09/2017	06/10/2017	€0.40
13/06/2017	10/07/2017	€0.41
13/03/2017	07/04/2017	€0.44
13/12/2016	09/01/2017	€0.44
2016		€1.65	2.48%	3.10%
13/09/2016	07/10/2016	€0.41
13/06/2016	08/07/2016	€0.42
11/03/2016	07/04/2016	€0.40
11/12/2015	08/01/2016	€0.42
2015		€1.61	22.90%	3.46%
11/09/2015	07/10/2015	€0.40
11/06/2015	08/07/2015	€0.41
12/03/2015	08/04/2015	€0.42
11/12/2014	08/01/2015	€0.38
2014		€1.31	0.00%	2.94%
11/09/2014	07/10/2014	€0.35
12/06/2014	08/07/2014	€0.32
13/03/2014	07/04/2014	€0.32
12/12/2013	08/01/2014	€0.32
2013		€1.31	0.00%	3.78%
12/09/2013	07/10/2013	€0.32
13/06/2013	08/07/2013	€0.33
13/03/2013	05/04/2013	€0.33
13/12/2012	08/01/2013	€0.33
2012		€1.31	18.02%	4.44%
13/09/2012	05/10/2012	€0.32
13/06/2012	09/07/2012	€0.34
13/03/2012	06/04/2012	€0.32
13/12/2011	09/01/2012	€0.33
2011		€1.11	0.00%	4.00%
13/09/2011	07/10/2011	€0.28
13/06/2011	08/07/2011	€0.27
11/03/2011	07/04/2011	€0.27
13/12/2010	07/01/2011	€0.29
2010		€1.11	1.83%	4.36%
13/09/2010	07/10/2010	€0.27
11/06/2010	08/07/2010	€0.30
11/03/2010	07/04/2010	€0.28
11/12/2009	08/01/2010	€0.26
2009		€1.09	7.92%	4.49%
02/09/2009	01/10/2009	€0.26
04/06/2009	01/07/2009	€0.27
04/03/2009	01/04/2009	€0.29
03/12/2008	02/01/2009	€0.27
2008		€1.01	9.82%	4.87%
03/09/2008	01/10/2008	€0.27
04/06/2008	01/07/2008	€0.24
05/03/2008	01/04/2008	€0.24
05/12/2007	02/01/2008	€0.26
2007		€1.12	8.94%	2.95%
05/09/2007	01/10/2007	€0.27
06/06/2007	02/07/2007	€0.28
07/03/2007	02/04/2007	€0.28
06/12/2006	02/01/2007	€0.29
2006		€1.23	1.65%	3.89%
30/08/2006	02/10/2006	€0.30
31/05/2006	03/07/2006	€0.30
08/03/2006	03/04/2006	€0.31
30/11/2005	03/01/2006	€0.32
2005		€1.21	0.83%	4.73%
31/08/2005	03/10/2005	€0.32
01/06/2005	01/07/2005	€0.32
02/03/2005	01/04/2005	€0.29
01/12/2004	03/01/2005	€0.28
2004		€1.20	8.40%	5.33%
01/09/2004	01/10/2004	€0.31
02/06/2004	01/07/2004	€0.30
03/03/2004	01/04/2004	€0.30
03/12/2003	02/01/2004	€0.29
2003		€1.31	13.25%	3.73%
03/09/2003	01/10/2003	€0.32
04/06/2003	01/07/2003	€0.31
05/03/2003	01/04/2003	€0.33
04/12/2002	02/01/2003	€0.35
2002		€1.51	1.31%	2.93%
04/09/2002	01/10/2002	€0.37
05/06/2002	01/07/2002	€0.35
06/03/2002	01/04/2002	€0.40
05/12/2001	02/01/2002	€0.39
2001		€1.53	20.47%	2.42%
30/08/2001	01/10/2001	€0.38
31/05/2001	02/07/2001	€0.40
07/03/2001	02/04/2001	€0.39
06/12/2000	02/01/2001	€0.36
2000		€1.27	25.74%	1.34%
30/08/2000	02/10/2000	€0.39
31/05/2000	03/07/2000	€0.30
01/03/2000	03/04/2000	€0.30
01/12/1999	03/01/2000	€0.28
1999		€1.01	18.82%	1.59%
01/09/1999	01/10/1999	€0.27
02/06/1999	01/07/1999	€0.26
03/03/1999	01/04/1999	€0.25
02/12/1998	04/01/1999	€0.23
1998		€0.85	16.44%	1.40%
02/09/1998	01/10/1998	€0.22
03/06/1998	01/07/1998	€0.21
04/03/1998	01/04/1998	€0.21
03/12/1997	02/01/1998	€0.21
1997		€0.73	28.07%	1.59%
03/09/1997	01/10/1997	€0.20
05/06/1997	01/07/1997	€0.19
05/03/1997	01/04/1997	€0.18
05/12/1996	02/01/1997	€0.16
1996		€0.57	21.28%	1.87%
04/09/1996	01/10/1996	€0.16
06/06/1996	01/07/1996	€0.14
06/03/1996	01/04/1996	€0.14
06/12/1995	02/01/1996	€0.13
1995		€0.47	4.08%	1.96%
05/09/1995	02/10/1995	€0.13
02/06/1995	03/07/1995	€0.11
03/03/1995	03/04/1995	€0.11
02/12/1994	02/01/1995	€0.12
1994		€0.49	13.95%	3.28%
02/09/1994	01/10/1994	€0.12
02/06/1994	01/07/1994	€0.12
02/03/1994	01/04/1994	€0.12
02/12/1993	03/01/1994	€0.13
1993		€0.43	23.42%	2.97%
02/09/1993	01/10/1993	€0.12
02/06/1993	01/07/1993	€0.11
02/03/1993	01/04/1993	€0.10
02/12/1992	04/01/1993	€0.10
1992		€0.35	11.52%	2.03%
31/08/1992	01/10/1992	€0.0907
02/06/1992	01/07/1992	€0.0853
02/03/1992	01/04/1992	€0.093
02/12/1991	02/01/1992	€0.0794
1991		€0.31	21.79%	1.58%
30/08/1991	01/10/1991	€0.0854
03/06/1991	01/07/1991	€0.083
04/03/1991	01/04/1991	€0.0763
03/12/1990	02/01/1991	€0.0677
1990		€0.26	0.00%	2.46%
28/08/1990	01/10/1990	€0.0704
29/05/1990	02/07/1990	€0.0601
05/03/1990	02/04/1990	€0.0624
04/12/1989	02/01/1990	€0.0636

Frequently asked questions

When does Merck & Co., Inc. pay dividends?

Merck & Co., Inc. pays dividends in October, January, April and July.

How often does Merck & Co., Inc. pay dividends?

Merck & Co., Inc. pays dividends quarterly.

What percentage of dividends does Merck & Co., Inc. pay?

The dividend yield is currently 2.34%, and payouts have increased by 3.49% over the past 3 years.

When were the most recent dividend payment dates for Merck & Co., Inc.?

The most recent payment was made on 08/07/2026. Previous payments were made on: 07/04/2026, 08/01/2026 and 07/10/2025.

When did you need to hold Merck & Co., Inc. in your portfolio to receive the latest dividend?

If you held Merck & Co., Inc. in your portfolio on 15/06/2026, you received the payout.

How much was the dividend from Merck & Co., Inc. in 2025?

In 2025, Merck & Co., Inc. paid €2.92 in dividends.

How much was the dividend from Merck & Co., Inc. in 2024?

In 2024, Merck & Co., Inc. paid €2.82 in dividends.

When is the ex-dividend date for the next Merck & Co., Inc. dividend?

To receive the next dividend, Merck & Co., Inc. must be in your portfolio on 15/09/2026.

How much is the next dividend from Merck & Co., Inc.?

On 07/10/2026, €0.73 per share is expected to be paid as a dividend.

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