Merck (MRK) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026)
Merck (MRK) reported Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $2.14 billion for Q2 2026, up 3.2% from $2.08 billion a year earlier and up 1.9% from the prior quarter.
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Merck (MRK) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Merck's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $8.3 billion, up 3.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $8.18 billion, up 4.3% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for ten consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $7.84 billion in FY2024 (+5.3%), $7.45 billion in FY2023 (+6.2%), $7.01 billion in FY2022 (+6.1%) and $6.61 billion in FY2021 (+6.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year over year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has now increased in each of the last 30 quarters, with growth averaging 4.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd ran from 2.7% in Q1 2026 to 6.7% in Q3 2021.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $2.11 billion (Q1 2026), $2.02 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.03 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,082.65 Bn | 1,051.23 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 1.55 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 623.68 Bn | 542.21 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 3.23 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 459.43 Bn | 432.59 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 3.07 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 354.80 Bn | 309.23 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 2.14 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.16 Bn | 225.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | -2.87 Bn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 244.40 Bn | 217.97 Bn | 12.86 Bn | -1.00 Mn |
| 7 | Amgen | 220.17 Bn | 175.57 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 183.05 Bn | 157.16 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 160.27 Bn | 107.22 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 2.45 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 128.38 Bn | 100.39 Bn | 2.84 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.95 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.99 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.89 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.85 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.75 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.75 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.65 Bn |
API Access
Merck Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "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=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();