MMC dividend analysis

MMC dividend deep dive

MMC dividend ledger: $8.64/share, 3.40% yield, 74% earnings payout, 14.4% 5-year CAGR. The streak of consecutive dividend increases stands at 25 years.

MMC dividend safety: 69/100. The score combines the company's Quality pillar (79/100) with the strain on free cash flow implied by the 74% payout. Risk pillar reads 75/100 alongside.

MMC DRIP scenario at $254.00 entry: 5-year horizon ≈ 21.0%, 10-year ≈ 46.5%, 20-year ≈ 114.5% on the income leg alone. Capital return depends on the multiple at exit and is not part of this number.

Peer dividend set for MMC (yield 3.40%): KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%). The peer-mean yield prints 3.13%, so MMC sits above the cohort by 0.27 percentage points.

Distribution schedule for MMC: ex 2026-03-01, payment 2026-03-15. On a quarterly cadence at $2.160 per share, the annualized total works out to $8.64 — the figure used in the trailing yield calculation.

MMC closes the loop with a 3.40% / 14.4% / 69/100 yield-growth-safety triplet. The forward question for the next 12 months is whether earnings growth keeps pace with distribution growth at the current 74% payout.