McKesson Corporation (MCK) Dividend History
MCK latest dividend
$0.94last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateSep 1Tuesday, 2026
Payment dateOct 1Thursday, 2026
The next dividend has not been announced yet.
- 18 yearsof dividend increases
- 1990paying since
- Quarterly4 payments a year
- +13.0%5-year growth a year
- 0.37%forward yield
MCK dividend income calculator
- Dividend income a year
- $376
- Each payment
- $94
- Value of the shares
- $100,484
- Dividend yield
- 0.37%
At the latest close; forward annual dividend $3.76 per share, before tax.
MCK dividends per share by year
Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.
MCK dividend safety
Payout ratio (earnings)8.3%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)7.0%
Well covered · of fiscal 2026 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+13.0%
Growing · a year on average
Years of increases18
Long record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend
Descriptive bands, not a rating.
MCK yield on cost
| Bought | Price paid | Yield on cost | Dividends since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $786.00 | 0.48% | $3.40 | 0.4% |
| 3 years ago | $455.72 | 0.83% | $8.92 | 2.0% |
| 5 years ago | $200.80 | 1.87% | $13.11 | 6.5% |
| 10 years ago | $162.10 | 2.32% | $20.66 | 12.7% |
| 20 years ago | $50.41 | 7.46% | $27.82 | 55.2% |
Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).
MCK dividend payments
Payment
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).
MCK dividends by year
| Year | Dividends per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.06 | +15.0% | 0.37% | 4 |
| 2024 | $2.66 | +14.7% | 0.47% | 4 |
| 2023 | $2.32 | +14.9% | 0.50% | 4 |
| 2022 | $2.02 | +13.5% | 0.54% | 4 |
| 2021 | $1.78 | +7.2% | 0.72% | 4 |
| 2020 | $1.66 | +3.7% | 0.95% | 4 |
| 2019 | $1.60 | +9.6% | 1.16% | 4 |
| 2018 | $1.46 | +17.7% | 1.32% | 4 |
| 2017 | $1.24 | +10.7% | 0.80% | 4 |
| 2016 | $1.12 | +7.7% | 0.80% | 4 |
| 2015 | $1.04 | +8.3% | 0.53% | 4 |
| 2014 | $0.96 | +9.1% | 0.46% | 4 |
| 2013 | $0.88 | +10.0% | 0.55% | 4 |
| 2012 | $0.80 | +2.6% | 0.83% | 4 |
| 2011 | $0.78 | +18.2% | 1.00% | 4 |
| 2010 | $0.66 | +37.5% | 0.94% | 4 |
| 2009 | $0.48 | +14.3% | 0.77% | 4 |
| 2008 | $0.42 | +75.0% | 1.08% | 4 |
| 2007 | $0.24 | 0.0% | 0.37% | 4 |
| 2006 | $0.24 | — | 0.47% | 4 |
MCK dividend history
149 payments| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount | Change | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | 2026-10-01 | $0.94 | +14.6% | Quarterly |
| 2026-06-01 | 2026-07-01 | $0.82 | — | Quarterly |
| 2026-03-02 | 2026-04-01 | $0.82 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-12-01 | 2026-01-02 | $0.82 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-09-02 | 2025-10-01 | $0.82 | +15.5% | Quarterly |
| 2025-06-02 | 2025-07-01 | $0.71 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-03-03 | 2025-04-01 | $0.71 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-12-02 | 2025-01-02 | $0.71 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-08-30 | 2024-10-01 | $0.71 | +14.5% | Quarterly |
| 2024-06-03 | 2024-07-01 | $0.62 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-02-29 | 2024-04-01 | $0.62 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-11-30 | 2024-01-02 | $0.62 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-08-31 | 2023-10-02 | $0.62 | +14.8% | Quarterly |
| 2023-05-31 | 2023-07-03 | $0.54 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-02-28 | 2023-04-03 | $0.54 | — | Quarterly |
| 2022-11-30 | 2023-01-03 | $0.54 | — | Quarterly |
Show all 149 payments
| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount | Change | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-31 | 2022-10-03 | $0.54 | +14.9% | Quarterly |
| 2022-05-31 | 2022-07-01 | $0.47 | — | Quarterly |
| 2022-02-28 | 2022-04-01 | $0.47 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-11-30 | 2022-01-03 | $0.47 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-08-31 | 2021-10-01 | $0.47 | +11.9% | Quarterly |
| 2021-05-28 | 2021-07-01 | $0.42 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-03-01 | 2021-04-01 | $0.42 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-11-30 | 2021-01-04 | $0.42 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-08-31 | 2020-10-01 | $0.42 | +2.4% | Quarterly |
| 2020-05-29 | 2020-07-01 | $0.41 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-02-28 | 2020-04-01 | $0.41 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-11-29 | 2020-01-02 | $0.41 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-08-30 | 2019-10-01 | $0.41 | +5.1% | Quarterly |
| 2019-05-31 | 2019-07-01 | $0.39 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-02-28 | 2019-04-01 | $0.39 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-11-30 | 2019-01-02 | $0.39 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-10-01 | $0.39 | +14.7% | Quarterly |
| 2018-05-31 | 2018-07-02 | $0.34 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-02-28 | 2018-04-02 | $0.34 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-11-30 | 2018-01-02 | $0.34 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-08-30 | 2017-10-02 | $0.34 | +21.4% | Quarterly |
| 2017-06-01 | 2017-07-03 | $0.28 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-02-27 | 2017-04-03 | $0.28 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-11-29 | 2017-01-02 | $0.28 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-08-30 | 2016-10-03 | $0.28 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-06-02 | 2016-07-01 | $0.28 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-02-26 | 2016-04-01 | $0.28 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-11-27 | 2016-01-04 | $0.28 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-08-28 | 2015-10-01 | $0.28 | +16.7% | Quarterly |
| 2015-06-04 | 2015-07-01 | $0.24 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-02-26 | 2015-04-01 | $0.24 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-11-26 | 2015-01-02 | $0.24 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-08-28 | 2014-10-01 | $0.24 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-06-05 | 2014-07-01 | $0.24 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-02-27 | 2014-04-01 | $0.24 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-11-27 | 2014-01-02 | $0.24 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-08-29 | 2013-10-01 | $0.24 | +20.0% | Quarterly |
| 2013-06-05 | 2013-07-01 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-02-27 | 2013-04-01 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-11-29 | 2013-01-02 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-08-30 | 2012-10-01 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-06-06 | 2012-07-02 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-02-28 | 2012-04-02 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-11-29 | 2012-01-03 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-08-30 | 2011-10-03 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-06-08 | 2011-07-01 | $0.2 | +11.1% | Quarterly |
| 2011-02-25 | 2011-04-01 | $0.18 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-11-29 | 2011-01-03 | $0.18 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-08-30 | 2010-10-01 | $0.18 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-06-08 | 2010-07-01 | $0.18 | +50.0% | Quarterly |
| 2010-02-25 | 2010-04-01 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-11-27 | 2010-01-04 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-08-28 | 2009-10-01 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-06-08 | 2009-07-01 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-02-26 | 2009-04-01 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-11-26 | 2009-01-02 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-08-28 | 2008-10-01 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-06-04 | 2008-07-01 | $0.12 | +100.0% | Quarterly |
| 2008-02-28 | 2008-04-01 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-11-29 | 2008-01-02 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-08-29 | 2007-10-01 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-06-06 | 2007-07-02 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-02-27 | 2007-04-02 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-11-29 | 2007-01-02 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-08-30 | 2006-10-02 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-06-07 | 2006-07-03 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-02-27 | 2006-04-03 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-11-29 | 2006-01-03 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-08-30 | 2005-10-03 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-06-08 | 2005-07-01 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-02-25 | 2005-04-01 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-11-29 | 2005-01-03 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-08-30 | 2004-10-01 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-06-07 | 2004-07-01 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-02-26 | 2004-04-01 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2003-11-26 | 2004-01-02 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2003-08-27 | 2003-10-01 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2003-06-05 | 2003-07-01 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2003-02-27 | 2003-04-01 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-11-27 | 2003-01-02 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-08-28 | 2002-10-01 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-06-06 | 2002-07-01 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-02-27 | 2002-04-01 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2001-11-29 | 2002-01-02 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2001-08-29 | 2001-10-01 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2001-05-31 | 2001-07-02 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2001-02-27 | 2001-04-02 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-11-29 | 2001-01-02 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-08-30 | 2000-10-02 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-05-30 | 2000-07-03 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-02-28 | 2000-04-03 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 1999-11-29 | 2000-01-03 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 1999-08-30 | 1999-10-01 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 1999-05-27 | 1999-07-01 | $0.06 | — | Quarterly |
| 1999-02-25 | 1999-04-01 | $0.06 | −52.0% | Quarterly |
| 1998-11-27 | 1999-01-04 | $0.125 | — | |
| 1998-08-28 | 1998-10-01 | $0.125 | — | |
| 1998-05-28 | 1998-07-01 | $0.125 | — | |
| 1998-02-26 | 1998-04-01 | $0.125 | — | |
| 1997-11-26 | 1998-01-02 | $0.125 | — | |
| 1997-08-28 | 1997-10-01 | $0.125 | — | |
| 1997-05-29 | 1997-07-01 | $0.125 | — | |
| 1997-02-27 | 1997-04-01 | $0.125 | — | |
| 1996-11-27 | 1997-01-02 | $0.125 | — | |
| 1996-08-29 | 1996-10-01 | $0.125 | — | |
| 1996-05-30 | 1996-07-01 | $0.125 | — | |
| 1996-02-28 | 1996-04-01 | $0.125 | — | |
| 1995-11-29 | 1996-01-02 | $0.125 | — | |
| 1995-08-30 | 1995-10-02 | $0.125 | — | |
| 1995-05-25 | 1995-07-03 | $0.125 | — | |
| 1995-02-23 | 1995-04-03 | $0.125 | — | |
| 1994-12-09 | 1995-01-03 | $0.125 | −99.7% | |
| 1994-12-01 | — | $38.00 | +17,995.2% | |
| 1994-11-25 | — | $0.21 | — | |
| 1994-08-26 | — | $0.21 | — | |
| 1994-05-25 | — | $0.21 | — | |
| 1994-02-23 | — | $0.21 | — | |
| 1993-11-24 | — | $0.21 | — | |
| 1993-08-26 | — | $0.21 | +5.0% | |
| 1993-05-25 | — | $0.2 | — | |
| 1993-02-23 | — | $0.2 | — | |
| 1992-11-24 | — | $0.2 | — | |
| 1992-08-26 | — | $0.2 | — | |
| 1992-05-26 | — | $0.2 | — | |
| 1992-02-25 | — | $0.2 | — | |
| 1991-11-25 | — | $0.2 | — | |
| 1991-08-27 | — | $0.2 | — | |
| 1991-05-28 | — | $0.2 | — | |
| 1991-02-25 | — | $0.2 | — | |
| 1990-11-27 | — | $0.2 | — | |
| 1990-08-28 | — | $0.2 | — | |
| 1990-05-25 | — | $0.2 | +11.1% | |
| 1990-02-23 | — | $0.18 | — |
Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.
MCK stock split history
- 2:1January 5, 1998
MCK dividend overview
McKesson pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share, a yield of 0.37% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $3.06 per share in 2025, up 15.0% from 2024. It has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Over five years the dividend grew 13.0% a year on average and over ten years 11.4% a year. The payout ratio is 8.3% of trailing earnings.
Related: MCK cash flow statement, MCK key metrics, MCK chart. See the MCK stock overview for the latest quote and news.
MCK dividends FAQ
Does McKesson pay a dividend?
Yes. McKesson has paid a regular dividend since 1990, quarterly, most recently $0.94 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 1, 2026.
What is McKesson's dividend yield?
McKesson's forward annual dividend is $3.76 per share, a dividend yield of 0.37% at the latest close of $1004.84.
How often does McKesson pay dividends?
McKesson pays dividends quarterly.
How fast is McKesson's dividend growing?
McKesson's dividend per share grew from $1.66 in 2020 to $3.06 in 2025, 13.0% a year on average over five years; it has increased for 18 years in a row.
What is McKesson's dividend payout ratio?
McKesson pays out 8.3% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 7.0% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2026).
Has McKesson split its stock?
McKesson has split its stock 1 time: 2:1 on January 5, 1998. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.