Current Liabilities
Dividends payable
Merck & Co. Dividends payable increased by 4.8% to $2.14B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.7%, from $2.08B to $2.14B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Dividends payable shows an upward trend with a 5.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2015
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase indicates a recent declaration of dividends, while a decrease suggests recent payment or a change in dividend policy.
Detailed definition
This represents the total amount of cash dividends that have been formally declared by the board of directors but have n...
Peer comparison
Standard across all dividend-paying public companies, typically reflecting the frequency of dividend cycles.
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dividends_payableHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.66B | $1.66B | $1.77B | $1.77B | $1.77B | $1.77B | $1.88B | $1.91B | $1.88B | $1.88B | $1.99B | $2.01B | $1.98B | $1.98B | $2.08B | $2.08B | $2.05B | $2.04B | $2.14B |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.1% | +6.5% | +0.2% | -0.2% | +0.2% | +6.4% | +1.2% | -1.6% | +0.0% | +5.8% | +1.2% | -1.3% | +0.1% | +5.1% | -0.3% | -1.2% | -0.5% | +4.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +6.4% | +6.7% | +6.6% | +7.7% | +6.2% | +6.0% | +5.4% | +5.3% | +5.5% | +5.6% | +5.0% | +3.4% | +3.6% | +3.0% | +2.7% |
Range$1.66B – $2.14B
CAGR+5.8%
Avg YoY Growth+5.3%
Median YoY Growth+5.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Merck & Co.'s dividends payable?
- Merck & Co. (MRK) reported dividends payable of $2.14B in Q4 2025.
- How has Merck & Co.'s dividends payable changed year-over-year?
- Merck & Co.'s dividends payable increased by 2.7% year-over-year, from $2.08B to $2.14B.
- What is the long-term trend for Merck & Co.'s dividends payable?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Merck & Co.'s dividends payable has grown at a 5.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.67B to $2.14B.
- What does dividends payable mean?
- The amount of declared dividends that the company owes to shareholders but has not yet paid.