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Merck KGaA (Merck KGaA) Cash Flow for Dividends

: $-384 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)
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Merck KGaA's cash flow for dividends for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $947 Mil. Its cash flow for dividends for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-384 Mil.

Note: A negative number here means the payment of dividends. When pays more dividends, the absolute value gets bigger.

Merck KGaA's quarterly payment of dividends increased from Jun. 2023 ($-308 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($-926 Mil) but then declined from Sep. 2023 ($-926 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($947 Mil).

Merck KGaA's annual payment of dividends increased from Dec. 2021 ($-205 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($-253 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2022 ($-253 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($-310 Mil).


Merck KGaA Cash Flow for Dividends Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merck KGaA's Cash Flow for Dividends 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 KGaA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Flow for Dividends
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -180.00 -204.38 -204.52 -253.18 -309.71

Merck KGaA Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash Flow for Dividends Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 758.48 -96.36 -307.69 -926.36 946.57

Merck KGaA Cash Flow for Dividends Calculation

Cash flow for dividends refers to the payment of cash to shareholders as dividends when the company generates income.

Cash Flow for Dividends for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-384 Mil.

* 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 KGaA (Merck KGaA) Business Description

Address
Frankfurter Strasse 250, Darmstadt, HE, DEU, 64293
Merck KGaA operates in three main segments: life sciences, performance materials, and healthcare. The life sciences segment (47% of 2022 sales) primarily provides laboratory consumables and services to researchers in academia and applied fields, including the biopharmaceutical industry. In the healthcare segment (35%), Merck develops, manufactures, and sells branded pharmaceuticals with significant therapeutic concentrations in oncology, multiple sclerosis, and fertility. In its electronics segment (18%), the company offers specialty materials to manufacture a variety of products, such as semiconductors, flat-screen televisions, automobiles, and cosmetics. In 1995, the E. Merck KG family publicly sold part of the company, resulting in the current 30% public ownership of the firm.

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