Merck (NYSE:MRK) Dividends per Share

: $2.88 (TTM As of Jun. 2023)

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Merck's dividends per share for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $0.73. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 was $2.88. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, Merck's Dividend Yield % is 2.74%.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Merck & Co Inc is 2.36, which seems too high.

During the past 12 months, Merck's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.40% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Merck was 109.50% per year. The lowest was 0.40% per year. And the median was 8.85% per year.

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Merck Dividends per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merck's Dividends per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Merck Annual Data

Trend

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dividends per Share

1.99

2.26

2.48

2.64

2.80

Merck Quarterly Data
	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23
Dividends per Share																0.69	0.69	0.73	0.73	0.73

Merck Dividends per Share Calculation

Dividends paid to per common share.

Merck (NYSE:MRK) Dividends per Share Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Merck's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Jun. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Jun. 2023 )
	=	0.73	/	-2.35
	=	N/A

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Merck was 2.36. The lowest was 0.44. And the median was 1.09.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Merck & Co Inc is 2.36, which seems too high.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Merck Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount	Ex-date	Record Date	Pay Date	Type	Frequency	Forex Rate
USD 0.730	2023-09-14	2023-09-15	2023-10-06	Cash Dividend	quarterly	USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.730	2023-06-14	2023-06-15	2023-07-10	Cash Dividend	quarterly	USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.730	2023-03-14	2023-03-15	2023-04-10	Cash Dividend	quarterly	USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.730	2022-12-14	2022-12-15	2023-01-09	Cash Dividend	quarterly	USD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Merck's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %	=	Most Recent Full Year Dividend	/	Current Share Price
	=	2.92	/	106.34
	=	2.75 %

Current Share Price is $106.34.
Merck's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.92.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Merck was 4.34%. The lowest was 2.41%. And the median was 3.17%.

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Merck (NYSE:MRK) Business Description

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Address

126 East Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, NJ, USA, 07065

Website

https://www.merck.com

Merck makes pharmaceutical products to treat several conditions in a number of therapeutic areas, including cardiometabolic disease, cancer, and infections. Within cancer, the firm's immuno-oncology platform is growing as a major contributor to overall sales. The company also has a substantial vaccine business, with treatments to prevent pediatric diseases as well as human papillomavirus, or HPV. Additionally, Merck sells animal health-related drugs. From a geographical perspective, just under half of the company's sales are generated in the United States.

Executives

Joseph Romanelli	officer: President, Human Health Int?l	126 EAST LINCOLN AVENUE, RAHWAY NJ 07065
Chirfi Guindo	officer: Chief Marketing Officer	C/O BIOGEN INC., 225 BINNEY ST., CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Baker Douglas M Jr	director	370 WBASHA ST NORTH, ST PAUL MN 55102
Johannes Jacobus Oosthuizen	officer: SVP, U.S. Market	2000 GALLOPING HILL RD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
Arpa Garay	officer: SVP Human Health Global Mktg.	2000 GALLOPING HILL RD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
Cristal N Downing	officer: Chief Comm. & Public Afrs Ofcr	2000 GALLOPING HILL RD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
Michael A Klobuchar	officer: EVP - Chief Strategy Officer	2000 GALLOPING HILL RD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
Lisa Lecointe-cephas	officer: SVP Chief Ethics & Com Officer	2000 GALLOPING HILL RD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
Caroline Litchfield	officer: EVP & CFO	2000 GALLOPING HILL RD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
Stephen Mayo	director	2000 GALLOPING HILL RD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
Dean Y Li	officer: Executive VP & President, MRL	2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
David Michael Williams	officer: EVP,Chief Info&Digital Officer	MERCK & CO., INC., 2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
Risa J Lavizzo-mourey	director	GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC., 500 W. MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Christine E Seidman	director	MERCK & CO., INC., 2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
Kathy J Warden	director	2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042