How often does MRK pay dividends?

Merck & Co., Inc. dividend frequency can be quarterly, monthly, semiannual, annual, or none depending on company policy. Check the payout history and event dates on this page.

What is the ex-dividend date for MRK?

The ex-dividend date is the cutoff date to qualify for the next dividend payment. Investors must own MRK before the ex-dividend date.

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Healthcare

Merck & Co., Inc.(MRK)

Live Price

Offline

$127.19

+1.39% today

1Y Change

+51.20%

Window

Jun 27, 2025 → Jun 23, 2026

Market Cap: $277.03B
Revenue Growth: +1.3%
EPS Growth: +8.9%
Dividend Yield: 3.0%

Coverage: 247 bars · Jun 27, 2025 → Jun 23, 2026

Research Briefing

A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.

Decision context

Research Snapshot

Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) is a Healthcare stock with a market cap of $277.03B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $127.19 and up 51.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 27, 2025 → Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +1.3%, EPS growth of +8.9%, a dividend yield of 3.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +1.3%, EPS +8.9%, free cash flow -31.7% with operating margin 34.0% and ROIC 13.1%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.0%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 31.0 and price/sales 4.2. Stock Foundry combines MRK price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Healthcare peers on this page.

Benchmark Edge

MRK vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs

Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.

Shared 1Y chart + MAX history table

Relative Read

Mixed setup vs SPY

MRK is 31.90 pts ahead over the shared 1Y window.

MRK had 2.77 pts deeper max drawdown than SPY.

MRK beat SPY in 2 of 2 calendar years shown and trailed in 0.

MRK

+51.20%

Normalized return

SPY

+19.30%

S&P 500

Excess Return

+31.90 pts

Relative to SPY

MRK Max Drawdown

-11.90%

Trailing 1Y

SPY Max Drawdown

-9.13%

Trailing 1Y

MRKSPY

Calendar-Year Returns

Uses the longest available daily history for MRK and SPY.

Year	MRK	SPY	Excess	Leader
2026	+12.35%	+6.71%	+5.65 pts	MRK
2025	+34.08%	+11.73%	+22.36 pts	MRK

MRK Dividend History

unknown

Dividend Yield

2.96%

Trailing 12M Payout

$0.85

Last Payout

$0.85

Ex: Jun 15, 2026 · Pay: —

Ex-Date	Record	Pay	Dividend	Adj	Frequency
Jun 15, 2026	—	—	$0.85	—	—

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