MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. (MRSH) closed fiscal year 2025 with 485 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 3.43 USD per share.
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. (MRSH) closed fiscal year 2025 with 485 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 3.43 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 6.00 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 5.6 %. The dividend per share was 3.43 USD, up 12.5 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 1,699 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 514M | 530M | 541M | 539M | 545M | 547M | 540M | 522M | 514M | 509M | 504M | 504M | 508M | 504M | 495M | 492M | 491M | 485M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 16.0M | 11.0M | 0.00M | 6.00M | 2.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 4.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 3.02 % | 2.03 % | 0.00 % | 1.10 % | 0.37 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.79 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -6.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -2.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -7.00M | -18.0M | -8.00M | -5.00M | -5.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -4.00M | -9.00M | -3.00M | -1.00M | -6.00M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -1.17 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.37 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -1.30 % | -3.45 % | -1.56 % | -0.98 % | -0.99 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.79 % | -1.82 % | -0.61 % | -0.20 % | -1.24 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -6.00M | 16.0M | 11.0M | -2.00M | 6.00M | 2.00M | -7.00M | -18.0M | -8.00M | -5.00M | -5.00M | 0.00M | 4.00M | -4.00M | -9.00M | -3.00M | -1.00M | -6.00M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -1.17 % | 3.02 % | 2.03 % | -0.37 % | 1.10 % | 0.37 % | -1.30 % | -3.45 % | -1.56 % | -0.98 % | -0.99 % | 0.00 % | 0.79 % | -0.79 % | -1.82 % | -0.61 % | -0.20 % | -1.24 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.96 | 1.06 | 1.18 | 1.30 | 1.43 | 1.58 | 1.74 | 1.84 | 2.00 | 2.25 | 2.60 | 3.05 | 3.43 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | — | 189.87 % | 52.87 % | 48.34 % | 42.26 % | 39.28 % | 39.73 % | 39.52 % | 38.57 % | 49.60 % | 48.91 % | 51.09 % | 46.78 % | 32.64 % | 37.31 % | 34.56 % | 37.27 % | 40.84 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 412M | 431M | 452M | 480M | 497M | 533M | 582M | 632M | 682M | 740M | 807M | 890M | 943M | 1,026M | 1,138M | 1,298M | 1,513M | 1,699M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 3.43 % | 3.62 % | 2.95 % | 2.71 % | 2.63 % | 1.99 % | 1.83 % | 2.12 % | 1.92 % | 1.74 % | 2.00 % | 1.55 % | 1.60 % | 1.15 % | 1.37 % | 1.38 % | 1.43 % | 1.83 % |
Figures in USD
