On the back of a strong surge in its share price, buoyed by its newdrugs, the US pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co says it is splitting its stock 2-for-1 for shares held as of January 25. Merck's last split, which was 3-for-1, was in 1992.

What did Merck spin off?

KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced it has completed the spinoff of Organon & Co. (Organon).

How many times has Medtronic stock split?

According to our Medtronic PLC stock split history records, Medtronic PLC has had 6 splits.