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Merck (MRK) Dividends Paid - Common (2016 - 2025)

Merck (MRK) has disclosed Dividends Paid - Common for 17 consecutive years, with $2.0 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common rose 3.43% to $2.0 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $8.2 billion through Dec 2025, up 4.29% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $8.2 billion for FY2025, 4.29% up from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common for Q4 2025 was $2.0 billion at Merck, down from $2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Dividends Paid - Common was $2.1 billion in Q2 2025, with the low at $1.6 billion in Q4 2021.
  • Average Dividends Paid - Common over 5 years is $1.9 billion, with a median of $1.9 billion recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Dividends Paid - Common rose 6.73% in 2021, then grew 3.43% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Dividends Paid - Common stood at $1.6 billion in 2021, then rose by 6.51% to $1.8 billion in 2022, then rose by 5.83% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then grew by 5.35% to $2.0 billion in 2024, then increased by 3.43% to $2.0 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Dividends Paid - Common over the past three periods came in at $2.0 billion, $2.0 billion, and $2.1 billion for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.