Merck Kgaa Dividend yield

Merck Kgaa is part of Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology business, which is part of Health Care industry. Merck Kgaa is a company from Germany, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Merck Kgaa stock dividend

Merck Kgaa paid a total dividend of 285 million EUR last year, for a market value of 21,414 millions (Market Cap 21,446 millions). Merck Kgaa dividend per share is 2.21 EUR, and his stock market price 166.00 EUR.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Merck Kgaa has a dividend yield of 1.33%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Germany. It is also lower than average of Health Care industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Merck Kgaa stocks dividend with other Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology companies or other of the high Germany dividend stocks list.

Merck Kgaa Dividend Payout

About the ability of Merck Kgaa to maintain his current dividend of EUR 2.21 per share, an amount that accounts for 1.33%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Merck Kgaa payout on ernings is currently 22.51%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Health Care industry, which are 39.34% and 23.54% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Merck Kgaacan maintain his current dividend.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of Merck Kgaa is EUR 9.82 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of EUR 2.21, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Merck Kgaa, compared againt world market average, Germany companies, Health Care industry and Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology sector companies.

Merck Kgaa Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Merck Kgaa's dividend stock, both in percentage and in EUR, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year	Yield	EUR	Paypout	Shares*
Present	1.33%	2.21	22.51%	129
2022	1.02%	1.85	20.35%	129
2021	0.62%	1.41	20.92%	129
2020	0.93%	1.31	22.66%	129
2019	1.19%	1.25	11.75%	129
2018	1.39%	1.25	14.17%	129
2017	1.34%	1.20	17.91%	129
2016	1.11%	1.05	21.78%	129
2015	1.03%	1.00	21.37%	129

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Merck Kgaa dividend stock, and compare it with the average of Germany stocks and that of the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology stocks.

Merck Kgaa Stock performance

Finally, last moth Merck Kgaa showed a return of 3.90% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.07% of Health Care firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a -3.20% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Germany and Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology firms.