Merck & Co., Inc.

NYSE: MRK

Stock price

156.43 USD

(+0%) TODAY

Financial Performance

Share

5Y price score: 145

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The price score is a basic measure of the stock's performance against the S&P 500 Index over a five-year period.

A score of 100 indicates that the stock did as well as the S&P 500 Index.

A score below 100 means the stock underperformed the index, while a score above 100 means it outperformed the S&P 500.

10Y return: 204.9%

DATE RANGE:
Latest quarterly dividend amount:$ 0.85
Current annual dividend yield:2.15%

%

US$ Per
Share

77.5

52-week range

156.9

156.43

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Stock Splits

DateNumeratorDenominatorSplit Type
Jun 03, 2021131125stock-split
Feb 17, 199921stock-split
May 26, 199231stock-split
May 26, 198831stock-split
May 27, 198621stock-split
Jun 01, 197221stock-split
May 27, 196431stock-split

Latest Dividends

Previous dividend
Next dividend
Status
Paid
Declared
Type
Quarterly
Quarterly
Per share
$ 0.85
$ 0.85
Declaration date
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Date when the company officially announced the dividend.
Tue, May 26, 2026
Wed, Jul 29, 2026
Ex-dividend date
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Shown from the source record date field used for this dividends dataset.
Mon, Jun 15, 2026
Tue, Sep 15, 2026
Pay date
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Date when the dividend is paid or scheduled to be paid to shareholders.
Wed, Jul 08, 2026
Wed, Oct 07, 2026

Valuation

Free Cash Flow Yield

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FCF Yield TTM = Trailing Twelve Months free cash flow per share / current market price per shareLearn more

4.1 %

Dividend Yield TTM

2.1 %

Market cap $

$ 386,354

Price / Earnings TTM

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P/E TTM = current market price per share / Trailing Twelve Months diluted earnings per shareLearn more

125.1

Price / Book TTM

9.2

PEG TTM

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Price/Earnings-to-Growth ratio = P/E TTM divided by most recent annual diluted earnings per share growth rateLearn more

(1)

Earnings growth and return

LTM

5YR

10YR

Total return (price & dividends)

87.2 %

122.1 %

204.9 %

Free cash flow per share growth

80 %

115.1 %

25.8 %

Earnings per share growth

(130.7) %

161.9 %

366.7 %

Dividends

Previous dividend:0.85 per share, Paid, Ex-div date Jun 15, 2026
Next dividend:0.85 per share, Declared, Ex-div date Sep 15, 2026

Analyst ratings

Price Target Low

105

Price Target High

180

Price Target Median

150

Buy

25

Hold

11

Sell

1

Dividend History

Declaration date
Record date
Payment date
Adj. dividend
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Adjusted for splits
Dividend
Type
Yield
01
Wed, Jul 29, 2026
Tue, Sep 15, 2026
Wed, Oct 07, 2026
$ 0.85
$ 0.85
Quarterly
2.17%
02
Tue, May 26, 2026
Mon, Jun 15, 2026
Wed, Jul 08, 2026
$ 0.85
$ 0.85
Quarterly
2.92%
03
Tue, Jan 27, 2026
Mon, Mar 16, 2026
Tue, Apr 07, 2026
$ 0.85
$ 0.85
Quarterly
2.88%
04
Tue, Nov 18, 2025
Mon, Dec 15, 2025
Thu, Jan 08, 2026
$ 0.85
$ 0.85
Quarterly
3.27%
05
Tue, Jul 22, 2025
Mon, Sep 15, 2025
Tue, Oct 07, 2025
$ 0.81
$ 0.81
Quarterly
4.00%
06
Tue, May 27, 2025
Mon, Jun 16, 2025
Tue, Jul 08, 2025
$ 0.81
$ 0.81
Quarterly
3.95%
07
Tue, Jan 28, 2025
Mon, Mar 17, 2025
Mon, Apr 07, 2025
$ 0.81
$ 0.81
Quarterly
3.33%
08
Tue, Nov 19, 2024
Mon, Dec 16, 2024
Wed, Jan 08, 2025
$ 0.81
$ 0.81
Quarterly
3.12%
09
Tue, Jul 23, 2024
Mon, Sep 16, 2024
Mon, Oct 07, 2024
$ 0.77
$ 0.77
Quarterly
2.61%
10
Tue, May 28, 2024
Mon, Jun 17, 2024
Mon, Jul 08, 2024
$ 0.77
$ 0.77
Quarterly
2.38%
11
Tue, Jan 23, 2024
Fri, Mar 15, 2024
Fri, Apr 05, 2024
$ 0.77
$ 0.77
Quarterly
2.49%
12
Tue, Nov 28, 2023
Fri, Dec 15, 2023
Mon, Jan 08, 2024
$ 0.77
$ 0.77
Quarterly
2.80%
13
Tue, Jul 25, 2023
Fri, Sep 15, 2023
Fri, Oct 06, 2023
$ 0.73
$ 0.73
Quarterly
2.70%
14
Tue, May 23, 2023
Thu, Jun 15, 2023
Mon, Jul 10, 2023
$ 0.73
$ 0.73
Quarterly
2.65%
15
Tue, Jan 24, 2023
Wed, Mar 15, 2023
Mon, Apr 10, 2023
$ 0.73
$ 0.73
Quarterly
2.65%
16
Tue, Nov 29, 2022
Thu, Dec 15, 2022
Mon, Jan 09, 2023
$ 0.73
$ 0.73
Quarterly
2.51%
17
Tue, Jul 26, 2022
Thu, Sep 15, 2022
Fri, Oct 07, 2022
$ 0.69
$ 0.69
Quarterly
3.17%
18
Tue, May 24, 2022
Wed, Jun 15, 2022
Fri, Jul 08, 2022
$ 0.69
$ 0.69
Quarterly
3.22%
19
Tue, Jan 25, 2022
Tue, Mar 15, 2022
Thu, Apr 07, 2022
$ 0.69
$ 0.69
Quarterly
3.45%
20
Tue, Nov 30, 2021
Wed, Dec 15, 2021
Fri, Jan 07, 2022
$ 0.69
$ 0.69
Quarterly
3.54%

Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) dividend history and yield

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