Merck (BUE:MRK) Dividend Payout Ratio

: 0.51 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Merck's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.51.

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 1.97, which seems too high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Merck's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:MRK' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03 Med: 0.5 Max: 1.96
Current: 0.03

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Merck was 1.96. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.50.

BUE:MRK's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
97.42% of 427 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 0.33 vs BUE:MRK: 0.03

As of today (2024-04-19), the Dividend Yield % of Merck is 1.30%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Merck was 3.99%. The lowest was 1.30%. And the median was 3.13%.

Merck's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS55.59.

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.

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.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

Merck Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merck's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Merck Annual Data

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Dividend Payout Ratio

0.01

0.04

Merck Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Dividend Payout Ratio																0.01	0.01	-	0.01	0.51

Competitive Comparison

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Merck's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio 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 Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Merck's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Merck's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.

Merck Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Merck's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	213.712	/	5451.1
	=	0.04

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

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	55.594	/	108.3
	=	0.51

Merck (BUE:MRK) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Merck (BUE: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.