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Merck (MRK) Dividends Paid - Common (2016 - 2026)

Merck has reported Dividends Paid - Common over the past 18 years, most recently at $2.1 billion for Q1 2026.

Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common rose 2.68% to $2.1 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $8.2 billion through Mar 2026, up 3.66% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $8.2 billion for FY2025, 4.29% up from the prior year.
Dividends Paid - Common was $2.1 billion for Q1 2026 at Merck, up from $2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
Over five years, Dividends Paid - Common peaked at $2.1 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $1.7 billion in Q1 2022.
The 5-year median for Dividends Paid - Common is $2.0 billion (2024), against an average of $1.9 billion.
Year-over-year, Dividends Paid - Common increased 6.51% in 2022 and then grew 2.68% in 2026.
A 5-year view of Dividends Paid - Common shows it stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then grew by 5.83% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then increased by 5.35% to $2.0 billion in 2024, then rose by 3.43% to $2.0 billion in 2025, then increased by 4.31% to $2.1 billion in 2026.
Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MRK's Dividends Paid - Common are $2.1 billion (Q1 2026), $2.0 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.0 billion (Q3 2025).