McKesson Corporation · MCK · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 10, 2026
$1,064.25 +0.46% on the day, +$4.88
MCK stock page: price, charts & signals →
UnlockDividend Safety Rating: paid plans onlyDividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Is MCK’s dividend Very Safe or High Risk? 13 checks scored. Payout ratio, raise streak, recession record and 10 more. Show the rating
Yearly payout / yield
$3.76·0.35%
$0.94 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
$0.94/qtr
pays Jan 4, 2027 ⓘ
Next ex-date
Dec 1
ex in 21 days ⓘ
Years without a cut
26 yrs
18 yrs of raises ⓘ
Recession record
2000held2008raised2020raised2022raised
no cut through all four
Yield vs history ⓘ
26
Below its usual yield
MCK share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
MCK stock page »All dividend lists »Build a portfolio around MCK »
DSRSimilar stocksHistoryPayoutsFAQ
Last 20 payments
MCK Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +14.6%3Y +14.9%5Y +14.9%10Y +12.9%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Light bar = declared, not yet paid. The enlarge button shows all 130 payments since 1994.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +14.81% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. From 2029 it slows by a quarter each year. Today's $3.76 a year would be $6.34 by 2031 - 0.60% on today's $1,064.25 price.

How Many MCK Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $3.76 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 1,596 MCK shares, about $1,698,543 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $1,064.25. $1,000 a month takes about 3,192 shares, about $3,397,086. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

McKesson (MCK) pays $0.94 a share quarterly, $3.76 a year, a 0.35% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $1,064.25. It has paid since 1994 and raised its annual dividend 18 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.94 quarterly and the last close of $1,064.25, this is what MCK pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.94$0.31$3.76
100 shares$94.00$31.33$376.00
$10,000 invested (9.4 shares)$8.83$2.94$35.33
1,596 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.24$500.08$6,000.96
3,192 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.48$1,000.16$12,001.92

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 MCK shares reinvest into 0.09 new shares each payment, about 0.4 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 1,133 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with MCK’s own history in the MCK DRIP calculator.

UnlockDividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
Dividend Safety Rating Not financial advice
See MCK’s rating and its 13 factors.
See the rating & factors »
An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history
  • Crash record: what the dividend did in the 2008 crash history

MCK Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

26/100Below its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • MCK yields 0.35% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $1,064.25.
  • Its own 10-year median is 0.71%, so today’s yield is below its usual level.
  • No steady norm: a 0.35% yield is too small to say much about the price. So this reads today’s yield against its own 10-year history as it is.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
0.33% low0.87% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is MCK’s Next Dividend? January 2027 Ex-Date and Pay Date

MCK’s next dividend is $0.94 a share, declared, with the ex-date on Dec 1, 2026. Own MCK by the close on Nov 30, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it. It pays on Jan 4, 2027. The latest one, $0.94 a share, went ex on Sep 1, 2026 and paid Sep 3, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Feb 3, 2027

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does MCK Pay?

MCK pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jan, Mar, Jun and Sep, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$3.40 a share, in 4 payments.
+15.3% against the 12 months before ($2.95 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Jan, Mar, Jun and Sep. Ex-dates fall in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 18 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Sep 1, 2026 - $0.82 to $0.94 (+$0.12, +14.63%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.09 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 8.4% - $3.28 paid / $38.89 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 10.8% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 5.7% - $3.28 paid / $57.14 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 7.0% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

MCK vs Similar Dividend Stocks (SYK, BMY...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Healthcare companies closest to MCK in market value, MCK’s 0.35% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 2.48%, and its raise streak of 18 years is the 2nd longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
MCK $1,064.25McKesson $0.94/qtr$3.76/yr fwd 0.35% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 held2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 26 yrsraised 18 yrs in a row
SYK $325.73Stryker $0.88/qtr$3.52/yr fwd 1.08% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 34+ yrsraised 15 yrs in a row
BMY $62.15Bristol-Myers Squibb $0.63/qtr$2.52/yr fwd 4.05% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 52+ yrsraised 18 yrs in a row
SNY $48.12Sanofi $2.4225/yr 5.03% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 32008 raised2020 held2022 heldno 2000 record 4 yrsraised 3 yrs in a row
MDT $102.80Medtronic $0.72/qtr$2.88/yr fwd 2.80% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 43+ yrsraised 25 yrs in a row
HCA $504.90HCA Healthcare $0.78/qtr$3.12/yr fwd 0.62% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20202020 stopped2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 5 yrsraised 5 yrs in a row
CVS $85.24CVS Health $0.665/qtr$2.66/yr fwd 3.12% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 held2022 raised 28 yrsno raise streak
GSK $51.54GSK $0.452/qtr$1.81/yr fwd 3.51% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20222000 raised2008 held2020 held2022 cut 3 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
ESLOY $108.38EssilorLuxottica S.A. $2.346/yr 2.16% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 5 yrsraised 4 yrs in a row
REGN $920.37Regeneron Pharmaceuticals $0.94/qtr$3.76/yr fwd 0.41% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — —no raise streak
ELV $418.17Elevance Health $1.72/qtr$6.88/yr fwd 1.65% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 14+ yrsraised 14+ yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: MCK vs SYK, MCK vs BMY, MCK vs SNY.

MCK Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1994

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Dec 1, 2026Jan 4, 2027$0.94QuarterlyDeclared
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.94QuarterlyRegular
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.82QuarterlyRegular
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.82QuarterlyRegular
Dec 1, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.82QuarterlyRegular
Sep 2, 2025Sep 4, 2025$0.82QuarterlyRegular
Jun 2, 2025Jun 4, 2025$0.71QuarterlyRegular
Mar 3, 2025Mar 5, 2025$0.71QuarterlyRegular
Dec 2, 2024Dec 4, 2024$0.71QuarterlyRegular
Aug 30, 2024Sep 2, 2024$0.71QuarterlyRegular
The other 120 MCK payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 130 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for MCK

UnlockDividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
See where MCK lands, and why.
See the rating & factors »
Own MCK? Your payouts fill in by themselves Add MCK once, with your buy date and share count. Every dividend since fills in, dated and in dollars, and with DRIP on each new share is counted for you.
Track MCK →

MCK Dividend Questions

How often does MCK pay dividends?

MCK pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jan, Mar, Jun and Sep, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does MCK pay dividends monthly?

No. MCK pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next MCK dividend?

MCK’s next dividend is $0.94 a share, declared, with the ex-date on Dec 1, 2026. Own MCK by the close on Nov 30, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it. It pays on Jan 4, 2027. The latest one, $0.94 a share, went ex on Sep 1, 2026 and paid Sep 3, 2026. The current rate is $0.94 per share, $3.76 a year.

Does MCK pay a dividend in January 2027?

Yes. MCK declared $0.94 a share with the ex-date on Dec 1, 2026, paying on Jan 4, 2027. Own MCK by the close on Nov 30, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it.

How much does MCK pay per share?

MCK pays $0.94 a share quarterly, $3.76 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $1,064.25 that is a 0.35% run-rate yield, below its usual level: its own 10-year median is 0.71%.

Has MCK raised its dividend?

Yes. MCK has raised its annual dividend 18 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Sep 1, 2026, took the rate from $0.82 to $0.94 (+14.63%). Over five years the dividend grew 14.9% a year.

Is MCK’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. MCK paid out 8% of its earnings and 6% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 18 years in a row and gone 26 years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2008, 2020 and 2022 crashes; it held it through 2000. This is data, not investment advice. The full 13-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my MCK dividends?

Add MCK to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run MCK in the DRIP calculator.

More Dividend Lists and Tools

MCK Stock: Price, Earnings & Charts » MCK DRIP Calculator » All Dividend Lists & Tools »Dividend Portfolio Builder HOT »Recession-Proof Dividend Stocks HOT »Best Crash Recovery Stocks NEW »Safest Dividend Stocks NEW »Ex-Dividend Calendar »Dividend Raises This Month »Latest Dividend Cuts »Dividend Kings (50+ yrs) »Track Your Own Stocks »
How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 10, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 13 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.