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MRK Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings
Last price:
$94.69
Seasonality move
:
3.5%
Day range:
$92.86 - $94.40
52-week range:
$81.04 - $134.63
Dividend yield:
3.34%
P/E ratio:
13.87x
P/S ratio:
3.70x
P/B ratio:
5.09x
Volume:
11.9M
Avg. volume:
18M
1-year change:
-23.9%
Market cap:
$235.8B
Revenue:
$64.2B
EPS (TTM):
$6.73
Dividend Data
Dividend yield
3.34%
Sector average: 0.37%
Annualized payout
$3.12
Paid quarterly
Payout ratio
45.8%
EPS $1.48
Dividend increase track record
14 years
Most Recent Dividend Payouts
Ex-dividend date
March 17
In 3 days
Ex-dividend amount
$0.81
Payment date
April 7
In 24 days
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| Declaration Date | Ex-Dividend Date | Payable Date | Record Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/28/2025 | 03/17/2025 | 04/07/2025 | 03/17/2025 | $0.81 |
| 11/19/2024 | 12/16/2024 | 01/08/2025 | 12/16/2024 | $0.81 |
| 07/23/2024 | 09/16/2024 | 10/07/2024 | 09/16/2024 | $0.77 |
| 05/28/2024 | 06/17/2024 | 07/08/2024 | 06/17/2024 | $0.77 |
| 01/23/2024 | 03/14/2024 | 04/05/2024 | 03/15/2024 | $0.77 |
| 11/28/2023 | 12/14/2023 | 01/08/2024 | 12/15/2023 | $0.77 |
| 07/25/2023 | 09/14/2023 | 10/06/2023 | 09/15/2023 | $0.73 |
| 05/23/2023 | 06/14/2023 | 07/10/2023 | 06/15/2023 | $0.73 |
| 01/24/2023 | 03/14/2023 | 04/10/2023 | 03/15/2023 | $0.73 |
| 11/29/2022 | 12/14/2022 | 01/09/2023 | 12/15/2022 | $0.73 |
| 07/26/2022 | 09/14/2022 | 10/07/2022 | 09/15/2022 | $0.69 |
| 05/24/2022 | 06/14/2022 | 07/08/2022 | 06/15/2022 | $0.69 |
| 01/25/2022 | 03/14/2022 | 04/07/2022 | 03/15/2022 | $0.69 |
| 11/30/2021 | 12/14/2021 | 01/07/2022 | 12/15/2021 | $0.69 |
| 07/27/2021 | 09/14/2021 | 10/07/2021 | 09/15/2021 | $0.65 |
| 05/27/2021 | 06/14/2021 | 07/07/2021 | 06/15/2021 | $0.65 |
| 01/26/2021 | 03/12/2021 | 04/07/2021 | 03/15/2021 | $0.65 |
| 11/11/2020 | 12/14/2020 | 01/08/2021 | 12/15/2020 | $0.65 |
| 07/28/2020 | 09/14/2020 | 10/07/2020 | 09/15/2020 | $0.61 |
| 05/26/2020 | 06/12/2020 | 07/07/2020 | 06/15/2020 | $0.61 |
| 01/28/2020 | 03/13/2020 | 04/07/2020 | 03/16/2020 | $0.61 |
| 11/19/2019 | 12/13/2019 | 01/08/2020 | 12/16/2019 | $0.61 |
| 07/23/2019 | 09/13/2019 | 10/07/2019 | 09/16/2019 | $0.55 |
| 05/28/2019 | 06/14/2019 | 07/08/2019 | 06/17/2019 | $0.55 |
| 01/29/2019 | 03/14/2019 | 04/05/2019 | 03/15/2019 | $0.55 |
| 10/25/2018 | 12/14/2018 | 01/08/2019 | 12/17/2018 | $0.55 |
| 07/24/2018 | 09/14/2018 | 10/05/2018 | 09/17/2018 | $0.48 |
| 05/22/2018 | 06/14/2018 | 07/09/2018 | 06/15/2018 | $0.48 |
| 01/23/2018 | 03/14/2018 | 04/06/2018 | 03/15/2018 | $0.48 |
| 11/28/2017 | 12/14/2017 | 01/08/2018 | 12/15/2017 | $0.48 |
| 07/26/2017 | 09/14/2017 | 10/06/2017 | 09/15/2017 | $0.47 |
| 05/23/2017 | 06/13/2017 | 07/10/2017 | 06/15/2017 | $0.47 |
| 03/01/2017 | 03/13/2017 | 04/07/2017 | 03/15/2017 | $0.47 |
| 11/22/2016 | 12/13/2016 | 01/09/2017 | 12/15/2016 | $0.47 |
| 07/26/2016 | 09/13/2016 | 10/07/2016 | 09/15/2016 | $0.46 |
| 05/24/2016 | 06/13/2016 | 07/08/2016 | 06/15/2016 | $0.46 |
| 03/10/2016 | 03/10/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 03/10/2016 | $0.38 |
| 03/09/2016 | 03/09/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 03/09/2016 | $0.38 |
| 03/08/2016 | 03/08/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 03/08/2016 | $0.38 |
| 03/07/2016 | 03/07/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 03/07/2016 | $0.38 |
| 03/04/2016 | 03/04/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 03/04/2016 | $0.38 |
| 03/03/2016 | 03/03/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 03/03/2016 | $0.38 |
| 03/02/2016 | 03/02/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 03/02/2016 | $0.38 |
| 03/01/2016 | 03/01/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 03/01/2016 | $0.38 |
| 02/26/2016 | 02/26/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 02/26/2016 | $0.38 |
| 02/25/2016 | 02/25/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 02/25/2016 | $0.38 |
| 02/24/2016 | 02/24/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 02/24/2016 | $0.38 |
| 02/23/2016 | 03/11/2016 | 04/07/2016 | 03/15/2016 | $0.46 |
| 02/23/2016 | 02/23/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 02/23/2016 | $0.38 |
| 02/22/2016 | 02/22/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 02/22/2016 | $0.38 |
| 02/19/2016 | 02/19/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 02/19/2016 | $0.38 |
| 02/18/2016 | 02/18/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 02/18/2016 | $0.38 |
| 02/17/2016 | 02/17/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 02/17/2016 | $0.38 |
| 02/16/2016 | 02/16/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 02/16/2016 | $0.38 |
| 02/15/2016 | 02/15/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 02/15/2016 | $0.38 |
| 02/12/2016 | 02/12/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 02/12/2016 | $0.38 |
| 02/11/2016 | 02/11/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 02/11/2016 | $0.38 |
| 02/10/2016 | 02/10/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 02/10/2016 | $0.38 |
| 02/09/2016 | 02/09/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 02/09/2016 | $0.38 |
| 02/08/2016 | 02/08/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 02/08/2016 | $0.38 |
| 02/05/2016 | 02/05/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 02/05/2016 | $0.38 |
| 02/04/2016 | 02/04/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 02/04/2016 | $0.38 |
| 02/03/2016 | 02/03/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 02/03/2016 | $0.38 |
| 02/02/2016 | 02/02/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 02/02/2016 | $0.38 |
| 02/01/2016 | 02/01/2016 | 03/14/2025 | 02/01/2016 | $0.38 |
| 11/24/2015 | 12/11/2015 | 01/08/2016 | 12/15/2015 | $0.46 |
| 07/22/2015 | 09/11/2015 | 10/07/2015 | 09/15/2015 | $0.45 |
| 05/26/2015 | 06/11/2015 | 07/08/2015 | 06/15/2015 | $0.45 |
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