Merck's dividends per share for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS55.59. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS271.47. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.51. As of today, Merck's Dividend Yield % is 1.22%.
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 1.38, which seems too high.
Warning Sign:
Merck & Co Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year low.
During the past 12 months, Merck's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.70% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.10% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.00% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.00% per year.
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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 8.20% 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.
Competitive Comparison of Merck's Dividends per Share
For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Merck's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Merck's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry
For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Merck's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Merck's Dividend Yield % falls into.
Merck Dividends per Share Calculation
Dividends paid to per common share.
Merck (BUE: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 Dec. 2023 is calculated as
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Merck was 1.96. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.50.
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 1.38, 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 0.154000
2024-03-14
2024-03-15
2024-04-05
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:ARS 842.500000
USD 0.154000
2023-12-14
2023-12-15
2024-01-08
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:ARS 361.000000
USD 0.146000
2023-09-14
2023-09-15
2023-10-06
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:ARS 349.950012
USD 0.146000
2023-06-14
2023-06-15
2023-07-10
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:ARS 240.000000
* 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
Current Share Price is ARS28219.00.
Merck's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is ARS271.471701752.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Merck was 3.99%. The lowest was 1.22%. And the median was 3.13%.
Warning Sign:
Merck & Co Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year low.
* 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.
Merck Dividends per Share Related Terms
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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.
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