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Dividends Paid for Merck & Co. (MRK)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$8.23B

YoY change

+4.3%

5Y CAGR

+5.6%

Peak year (2025)

$8.18B

Dividends Paid history chart for Merck & Co. (MRK) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: $8.18B

Dividends Paid growth chart for Merck & Co. (MRK) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: +4.3%

Dividends Paid history table for Merck & Co. (MRK) from 1989 to 2025

  • 2025$8.18B+4.3%
  • 2024$7.84B+5.3%
  • 2023$7.45B+6.2%
  • 2022$7.01B+6.1%
  • 2021$6.61B+6.4%
  • 2020$6.21B+9.1%
  • 2019$5.70B+10.1%
  • 2018$5.17B+0.1%
  • 2017$5.17B+0.8%
  • 2016$5.12B+0.1%
  • 2015$5.12B-2.5%
  • 2014$5.25B-0.6%
  • 2013$5.28B+0.8%
  • 2012$5.24B+8.8%
  • 2011$4.81B-0.9%
  • 2010$4.85B+50.9%
  • 2009$3.21B-1.9%
  • 2008$3.28B-0.9%
  • 2007$3.31B-0.5%
  • 2006$3.32B-0.8%
  • 2005$3.35B+1.2%
  • 2004$3.31B+1.9%
  • 2003$3.25B+1.8%
  • 2002$3.19B+1.5%
  • 2001$3.15B+12.4%
  • 2000$2.80B+8.0%
  • 1999$2.59B+14.9%
  • 1998$2.25B+10.5%
  • 1997$2.04B+18.0%
  • 1996$1.73B+12.3%
  • 1995$1.54B+7.4%
  • 1994$1.43B+22.1%
  • 1993$1.17B+10.3%
  • 1992$1.06B+19.2%
  • 1991$893.20M+19.2%
  • 1990$749.40M+15.2%
  • 1989$650.30M—

Dividends Paid values are taken from Merck & Co.'s reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Dividends Paid at Merck & Co. (MRK)

Dividends Paid for Merck & Co. (MRK): headline value $8.23B · YoY +4.3%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

As of the 2025 fiscal year, Merck & Co. (MRK) reported dividends paid of $8.18B – edged up 4.3% year-over-year.

Merck & Co. dividends paid compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +5.6%, sustaining 10 straight years of year-over-year growth.

Across the available history, dividends paid reached its high of $8.18B in 2025 and its low of $650.30M in 1989.

Merck & Co. Dividends Paid by Year

Merck & Co. Dividends Paid 2025: $8.18B

Merck & Co. posted dividends paid of $8.18B in 2025, edged up 4.3% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Merck & Co. Dividends Paid 2024: $7.84B

In 2024, Merck & Co. reported dividends paid of $7.84B, grew 5.3% from 2023.

Merck & Co. Dividends Paid 2023: $7.45B

Merck & Co. dividends paid in 2023 was $7.45B, grew 6.2% from 2022.

Merck & Co. Dividends Paid 2022: $7.01B

2022's dividends paid for Merck & Co. came in at $7.01B, grew 6.1% from 2021.

Merck & Co. Dividends Paid 2021: $6.61B

Merck & Co. dividends paid in 2021 was $6.61B.

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