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As a percentage of MRK's recent stock price of $87.12, this dividend works out to approximately 0.79%, so look for shares of Merck & Co Inc to trade 0.79% lower — all else being equal — when MRK shares open for trading on 6/14/22. Similarly, investors should look for GILD to open 1.20% lower in price and for KBR to open 0.24% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for MRK, GILD, and KBR, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Merck & Co Inc (NYSE:MRK):

Gilead Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:GILD):

KBR Inc (NYSE:KBR):

In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 3.17% for Merck & Co Inc, 4.80% for Gilead Sciences Inc, and 0.97% for KBR Inc.

In Friday trading, Merck & Co Inc shares are currently off about 1%, Gilead Sciences Inc shares are down about 0.6%, and KBR Inc shares are off about 1.4% on the day.