Merck (MRK) Dividend Yield (2009 - 2026)
Merck's Dividend Yield was 2.62% in Q2 2026, down 1.44 percentage points from 4.06% a year earlier and down 0.15 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Merck (MRK) Dividend Yield (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Dividend Yield at Merck came in at 3.14%, up 0.02 percentage points from FY2024.
- Dividend Yield has now increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of -0.01 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Dividend Yield was 3.12% in FY2024 (+0.42 pp), 2.70% in FY2023 (+0.21 pp), 2.49% in FY2022 (-0.92 pp) and 3.41% in FY2021 (+0.27 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Dividend Yield since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividend Yield was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.28 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividend Yield over five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 1.63 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2026 (a drop of 1.44 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, MRK's Dividend Yield in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 2.77% (Q1 2026), 3.14% (Q4 2025) and 3.89% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,261.99 Bn | 1,235.61 Bn | 20.46 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 678.93 Bn | 598.79 Bn | 17.30 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 518.29 Bn | 486.30 Bn | 13.12 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 365.98 Bn | 328.92 Bn | 13.19 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 316.85 Bn | 290.09 Bn | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 293.40 Bn | 267.29 Bn | 13.26 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.78 Bn | 203.43 Bn | 7.58 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 210.61 Bn | 185.71 Bn | 6.73 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 166.87 Bn | 114.23 Bn | 12.56 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 139.96 Bn | 111.95 Bn | 2.91 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.33% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.62% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.89% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.52% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.12% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.26% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.81% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.47% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.64% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.49% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.16% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.95% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.23% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.41% |
API Access
Merck Dividend Yield API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "ticker": "MRK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();