Merck (MRK) Dividends payables (2009 - 2026)

Merck (MRK) reported Dividends payables of $2.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 3.18% year-over-year from $2.1 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $2.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Merck (MRK) Dividends payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Merck (MRK) has 18 years of Dividends payables data on file, last reported at $2.1 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Dividends payables for Q1 2026 came in at $2.1 billion, up 3.18% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.1 billion (up 3.18% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.1 billion, up 2.69% from the prior year.
  • Dividends payables held at $2.1 billion in Q1 2026 per MRK's latest filing, from $2.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Dividends payables peaked at $2.1 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $1.8 billion in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $2.0 billion and a median of $2.0 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Dividends payables.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Dividends payables advanced 7.68% in 2023, then increased 2.69% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Dividends payables shows it stood at $1.9 billion in 2022, then increased by 5.36% to $2.0 billion in 2023, then grew by 4.99% to $2.1 billion in 2024, then grew by 2.69% to $2.1 billion in 2025, then rose by 0.14% to $2.1 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MRK's Dividends payables at $2.1 billion in Q1 2026, $2.1 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.0 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Dividends payables (Qtr)
1 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn -
2 Eli Lilly 983.57 Bn 978.29 Bn 16.22 Bn -
3 Johnson & Johnson 553.56 Bn 531.50 Bn 15.96 Bn -
4 AbbVie 383.35 Bn 374.00 Bn 10.78 Bn -
5 Merck 281.71 Bn 276.06 Bn 12.09 Bn 2.14 Bn
6 Amgen 182.20 Bn 170.16 Bn 5.87 Bn -
7 Gilead Sciences 153.71 Bn 145.98 Bn 5.52 Bn -
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn -
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn -
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 1.66 Bn