Merck Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

Merck is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.16% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

3.2%

Dividend yield

0.4%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield	3.6%
Future Dividend Yield	3.4%
Dividend Growth	-1.2%
Next dividend pay date	n/a
Ex dividend date	n/a
Dividend per share	US$3.080
Payout ratio	63%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

The Strong Earnings Posted By Merck (NYSE:MRK) Are A Good Indication Of The Strength Of The Business

Nov 15

Merck: Keytruda's Sales Projections Outweigh Competitive And Patent Risks

Nov 14

Merck: An Undervalued Dividend Machine

Nov 07

Merck Q3 Earnings Review: Solid Financials May Be Undermined By New Keytruda Threat

Oct 25

Stability and Growth of Payments

Fetching dividends data

Stable Dividend: MRK's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: MRK's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

Merck Dividend Yield vs Market

How does MRK dividend yield compare to the market?
Segment	Dividend Yield
Company (MRK)	3.2%
Market Bottom 25% (US)	1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)	4.3%
Industry Average (Pharmaceuticals)	2.5%
Analyst forecast (MRK) (up to 3 years)	3.4%

Notable Dividend: MRK's dividend (3.16%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.38%).

High Dividend: MRK's dividend (3.16%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.32%).

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (63.4%), MRK's dividend payments are covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (52.5%), MRK's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.

Merck Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

Key information

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Upcoming dividend of US$0.77 per share

Recent updates

Merck Announces Phase 3 Trial of Subcutaneous Pembrolizumab with Berahyaluronidase Alfa Met Primary Endpoints

The Strong Earnings Posted By Merck (NYSE:MRK) Are A Good Indication Of The Strength Of The Business

Merck Receives Positive EU CHMP Opinion for KEYTRUDA Plus Chemotherapy as First-Line Treatment for Adult Patients with Unresectable Non-Epithelioid Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Merck: Keytruda's Sales Projections Outweigh Competitive And Patent Risks

Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease and Merck Announces Positive Topline Results from the Phase 3 Komet Trial

Merck Announces Canada's Drug Agency Recommends WINREVAIR (sotatercept) for Reimbursement

Merck: An Undervalued Dividend Machine

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Merck and Moderna, Inc. Initiates Phase 3 Trial Evaluating Adjuvant V940 (mRNA-4157) in Combination with KEYTRUDA (Pembrolizumab) After Neoadjuvant KEYTRUDA and Chemotherapy in Patients with Certain Types of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

CDC's ACIP Recommends Merck's CAPVAXIVE™ (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) for Pneumococcal Vaccination in Adults 50 Years of Age and Older

Merck Q3 Earnings Review: Solid Financials May Be Undermined By New Keytruda Threat

Merck's KEYTRUDA® (Pembrolizumab) Receives 30th Approval from European Commission with Two New Indications in Gynecologic Cancers

Gilead Sciences, Inc. and Merck Announce Phase 2 Data Showing a Treatment Switch to an Investigational Oral Once-Weekly Combination Regimen of Islatravir and Lenacapavir Maintained Viral Suppression in Adults at Week 48

Merck Announces the Presentation of Positive Results from the Phase 2B/3 Clinical Trial (Mk-1654-004) Evaluating Clesrovimab

Merck’s CAPVAXIVE™ (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) Demonstrates Positive Immune Responses in Adults with Increased Risk for Pneumococcal Disease

Market Still Lacking Some Conviction On Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)

Merck & Co., Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 31, 2024

Merck Is At Support And Should Go Higher (Technical Analysis)

FDA Approves Merck's KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Plus Pemetrexed and Platinum Chemotherapy as First-Line Treatment for Adult Patients with Unresectable Advanced or Metastatic Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Merck Announces Overall Survival Results from the Final Analysis of the Phase 3 Keynote-811 Trial Evaluating Keytruda® (Pembrolizumab)

Merck Appears Ready To Return To June Highs (Technical Analysis)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.77 per share

Merck Announces WINREVAIR (Sotatercept) Is Authorized for Use in Canada for Adults with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Merck & Co., Inc. and EyeBio Announce Initiation of Phase 2b/3 Clinical Trial for Restoret™? for the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema

European Commission Approves Merck's KEYTRUDA (Pembrolizumab) Plus Padcev (Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv) as First-Line Treatment of Unresectable or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma in Adults

Merck's Change To Profit Guidance Provides An Opportunity

Merck & Co., Inc. Provides Update on Phase 3 KEYNOTE-867 and KEYNOTE-630 Trials

Merck Receives European Commission Approval for Winrevair (Sotatercept) in Combination with Other Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (Pah) Therapies, for the Treatment of Pah in Adult Patients with Functional Class II-III

Health Canada Approves Merck's KEYTRUDA® for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer with No Prior Systemic Therapy for mUC, in Combination with Enfortumab Vedotin

Merck: Buy This Bargain Before It's Gone

Merck & Co., Inc. Provides Update on Phase 3 KeyVibe-008 Trial Evaluating an Investigational Fixed-Dose Combination of Vibostolimab and Pembrolizumab in Patients With Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

Stability and Growth of Payments

Dividend Yield vs Market

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Cash Payout to Shareholders

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