Merck (MRK) Dividends payables (2009 - 2026)
Merck (MRK) posted Dividends payables of $2.13 billion for Q2 2026, up 3.8% from $2.05 billion a year earlier but down 0.6% from the prior quarter.
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Merck (MRK) Dividends payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Merck's Dividends payables came in at $2.14 billion, up 2.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends payables has increased for 11 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Merck's Dividends payables was $2.08 billion in FY2024 (+5.0%), $1.99 billion in FY2023 (+5.4%), $1.88 billion in FY2022 (+6.6%) and $1.77 billion in FY2021 (+5.6%).
- Quarterly Dividends payables has run from a low of $1.66 billion in Q3 2021 to a high of $2.14 billion in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends payables has increased in each of the last 40 quarters, with growth averaging 3.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Dividends payables ranged from 2.7% (Q4 2025) to 7.7% (Q1 2023).
- According to Business Quant data, Dividends payables for the three prior quarters was $2.14 billion (Q1 2026), $2.14 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.04 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,146.94 Bn | 1,115.53 Bn | 19.71 Bn | - |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 624.96 Bn | 543.49 Bn | 17.26 Bn | - |
| 3 | AbbVie | 510.15 Bn | 483.27 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - |
| 4 | Merck | 366.13 Bn | 320.51 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 2.13 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 297.75 Bn | 261.74 Bn | 11.24 Bn | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 261.93 Bn | 235.62 Bn | 12.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Amgen | 236.51 Bn | 191.91 Bn | 7.24 Bn | - |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 194.27 Bn | 168.47 Bn | 6.22 Bn | - |
| 9 | Pfizer | 171.74 Bn | 118.39 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 2.45 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 130.00 Bn | 102.01 Bn | 2.84 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.88 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.77 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.66 Bn |
API Access
Merck Dividends payables 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=dividends-payables&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-payables", "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-payables&ticker=MRK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();