
Merck & Co Inc (MRK)
Merck & Co, is a leading global research-driven pharmaceutical products and services company. The company discovers, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of innovative products to improve human and animal health, directly and through its joint ventures. Its products, generally sold by prescription, include therapeutic and preventive agents for the treatment of human disorders and animal health supplies. The companys products are sold, primarily, to drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, clinics, government agencies and managed healthcare providers, such as health maintenance organisations and other institutions. In 1917 the U.S. subsidiary Merck & Co. was expropriated from the German parent and has been an independent company ever since.
Merck & Co has had a very steady dividend for some years and has started to increase it slightly in recent years.
Fundamentals
- Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
- 🇺🇸 United States
- $79.43 yesterday's close
- 3046m
- $241.9bn
- 2.2
- 8
Optimized Dividends
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52 Week High5.16%13 March 2018
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52 Week Low2.81%14 September 2018
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Annual Dividends
Year | Amount | Change |
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2006 | 152.0c | |
2007 | 152.0c |
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2008 | 152.0c |
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2009 | 152.0c |
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2010 | 114.0c |
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2011 | 156.0c |
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2012 | 169.0c |
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2013 | 173.0c |
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2014 | 177.0c |
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2015 | 181.0c |
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2016 | 185.0c |
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2017 | 189.0c |
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2018 | 199.0c |
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2020 | Login required |
Dividends
Ex-Div Date | Pay Date | Year | Type | Frequency | Status | Amount |
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11 Jun 2010 | 08 Jul 2010 | 2010 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 38c |
13 Sep 2010 | 07 Oct 2010 | 2010 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 38c |
13 Dec 2010 | 07 Jan 2011 | 2010 | Final | Quarterly | Paid | 38c |
11 Mar 2011 | 07 Apr 2011 | 2011 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 38c |
13 Jun 2011 | 08 Jul 2011 | 2011 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 38c |
13 Sep 2011 | 07 Oct 2011 | 2011 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 38c |
13 Dec 2011 | 09 Jan 2012 | 2011 | Final | Quarterly | Paid | 42c |
13 Mar 2012 | 06 Apr 2012 | 2012 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 42c |
13 Jun 2012 | 09 Jul 2012 | 2012 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 42c |
13 Sep 2012 | 05 Oct 2012 | 2012 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 42c |
13 Dec 2012 | 08 Jan 2013 | 2012 | Final | Quarterly | Paid | 43c |
13 Mar 2013 | 05 Apr 2013 | 2013 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 43c |
13 Jun 2013 | 08 Jul 2013 | 2013 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 43c |
12 Sep 2013 | 07 Oct 2013 | 2013 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 43c |
12 Dec 2013 | 08 Jan 2014 | 2013 | Final | Quarterly | Paid | 44c |
13 Mar 2014 | 07 Apr 2014 | 2014 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 44c |
12 Jun 2014 | 08 Jul 2014 | 2014 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 44c |
11 Sep 2014 | 07 Oct 2014 | 2014 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 44c |
11 Dec 2014 | 08 Jan 2015 | 2014 | Final | Quarterly | Paid | 45c |
12 Mar 2015 | 08 Apr 2015 | 2015 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 45c |
11 Jun 2015 | 08 Jul 2015 | 2015 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 45c |
11 Sep 2015 | 07 Oct 2015 | 2015 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 45c |
11 Dec 2015 | 08 Jan 2016 | 2015 | Final | Quarterly | Paid | 46c |
11 Mar 2016 | 07 Apr 2016 | 2016 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 46c |
13 Jun 2016 | 08 Jul 2016 | 2016 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 46c |
13 Sep 2016 | 07 Oct 2016 | 2016 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 46c |
13 Dec 2016 | 09 Jan 2017 | 2016 | Final | Quarterly | Paid | 47c |
13 Mar 2017 | 07 Apr 2017 | 2017 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 47c |
13 Jun 2017 | 10 Jul 2017 | 2017 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 47c |
14 Sep 2017 | 06 Oct 2017 | 2017 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 47c |
14 Dec 2017 | 08 Jan 2018 | 2017 | Final | Quarterly | Paid | 48c |
14 Mar 2018 | 06 Apr 2018 | 2018 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 48c |
14 Jun 2018 | 09 Jul 2018 | 2018 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 48c |
14 Sep 2018 | 05 Oct 2018 | 2018 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 48c |
14 Dec 2018 | 08 Jan 2019 | 2018 | Final | Quarterly | Paid | 55c |
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