Merck dividend yield MRK

Dividends per share over the last twelve months divided by the share price, since 1970.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 2.34%
10-year median: 2.9%
Against its 10-year history: 4th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 2.2% to 4.2%
Peer median: 2.3%

Merck pays 2.34% of its share price in dividends over a year, as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its ten-year median of 2.9%, lower than on 96% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 2.2% in Aug 2026 to 4.2% in May 2025.

The median for 8 large drugmakers of a similar size is 2.3%.

Dividend yield over time

median 2.9%

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	2.3%	2.2%	3.1%
2025	3.1%	3.1%	4.2%
2024	3.1%	2.3%	3.2%
2023	2.7%	2.4%	2.9%
2022	2.5%	2.5%	3.4%
2021	3.4%	2.9%	3.5%
2020	3.0%	2.5%	3.3%
2019	2.5%	2.4%	2.8%
2018	2.6%	2.4%	3.6%
2017	3.4%	2.8%	3.5%
2016	3.1%	2.9%	3.7%
2015	3.4%	2.8%	3.6%
2014	3.1%	2.9%	3.5%
2013	3.5%	3.5%	4.1%
2012	4.2%	3.6%	4.3%
2011	4.1%	4.1%	4.9%
2010	4.2%	3.9%	4.7%
2009	4.2%	4.1%	6.7%
2008	5.2%	2.5%	6.2%
2007	2.6%	2.5%	3.5%

Companies in Drug Manufacturers - General nearest Merck's size, closest first, today.