Merck MRK
NYSE MRK
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As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 1:46 PM EDT

Merck (MRK) Dividend Yield (2009 - 2026)

Merck's (MRK) quarterly Dividend Yield came in at 0.68% in Q2 2026, down 37.0% year-over-year from 1.07% in Q2 2025, and down 4.55% quarter-over-quarter from 0.71% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Merck (MRK) Dividend Yield (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck (MRK) has reported Dividend Yield for 18 consecutive years, with 0.68% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Dividend Yield fell 37.0% year-over-year to 0.68% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 2.62%, a 144.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 3.14%, up 2.0% from the prior year.
  • Dividend Yield was 0.68% for Q2 2026 at Merck, down from 0.71% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Dividend Yield peaked at 1.05% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 0.58% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.75% and a median of 0.71% in 2023 frame the typical range for Dividend Yield.
  • Across the five-year window, Dividend Yield soared 42 bps in 2025 and tumbled 37 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Dividend Yield stood at 0.62% in 2022, then grew by 8 bps to 0.67% in 2023, then grew by 16 bps to 0.78% in 2024, then dropped by 0 bps to 0.78% in 2025, then fell by 13 bps to 0.68% in 2026.
  • The last three Dividend Yield figures came in at 0.68% (Q2 2026), 0.71% (Q1 2026), and 0.78% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 645.04 Bn 624.28 Bn 17.26 Bn
2 AbbVie 440.25 Bn 433.68 Bn 12.70 Bn
3 Merck 365.65 Bn 358.51 Bn 12.21 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 266.64 Bn 258.95 Bn 11.24 Bn
5 Pfizer 159.03 Bn 147.33 Bn 10.94 Bn
6 Sanofi 52.43 Bn 45.05 Bn 10.79 Bn
7 Revolution Medicines 44.19 Bn 44.19 Bn -
8 Incyte 25.29 Bn 20.75 Bn 1.57 Bn
9 United Therapeutics 21.44 Bn 18.77 Bn 683.80 Mn
10 Neurocrine Biosciences 15.52 Bn 15.13 Bn 935.80 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.68%
Mar 31, 2026 0.71%
Dec 31, 2025 0.78%
Sep 30, 2025 0.97%
Jun 30, 2025 1.05%
Mar 31, 2025 0.91%
Dec 31, 2024 0.78%
Sep 30, 2024 0.68%
Jun 30, 2024 0.63%
Mar 31, 2024 0.58%
Dec 31, 2023 0.67%
Sep 30, 2023 0.71%
Jun 30, 2023 0.64%
Mar 31, 2023 0.69%
Dec 31, 2022 0.62%
Sep 30, 2022 0.80%
Jun 30, 2022 0.77%
Mar 31, 2022 0.84%
Dec 31, 2021 0.85%
Sep 30, 2021 0.87%