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Upcoming Microsoft Corporation dividend
Change(%)
+7.69%
Increase
Next payment 0.98$
Next payment date Dec 10, 2026
Last payment 0.91$
Last payment date Sep 10, 2026
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Ex-Dividend: 11/19/26
Confirmed

On December 10, 2026, Microsoft Corporation will reward its shareholders with a dividend of 0.98 dollars per share, equivalent to a yield of 0.68%.

Microsoft Corporation, which had its ex-dividend on August 20, 2026, paid a dividend of 0.91 dollars on September 10, 2026.

Microsoft pays its dividends on a quarterly basis, beginning in March, with a second payment in June, a third in September and a final payment in December. Its payout ratio ranges between 35% and 40%.

Since 2003, dividends have been increasing, although their profitability is not very high due to the fact that it is a company that continues to grow and expand into other sectors such as cloud computing, making the price of its shares continue to rise, which causes its profitability to be lower, standing at approximately 1%.

Payout Ratio Microsoft Corporation Dividends

Microsoft Corporation paid 20% of its net income in the last fiscal period as dividends.
Annual Earnings331.84B$
  • Retained Earnings80.17%
Microsoft Corporation's earnings (331,839,012,864.00$) are sufficient to cover the dividend payment. This payment represents 19.83% of the total net profit of MSFT.
Dividend payout ratio
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An appropriate payout ratio may vary depending on the industry, the company's growth stage and its financial health.

 Payout Ratio

Dividend calendar of Microsoft Corporation

These are the most important events of the Microsoft Corporation calendar in 2026:

Event Day
Ex-Dividend (Ex-Date) November 19, 2026
Record date November 19, 2026
Date of payment December 10, 2026
Data confirmed by the company Microsoft Corporation (MSFT).
Confirmed
Estimation Policy

This data has been verified by Microsoft Corporation's General Shareholders' Meeting.

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Historical annual dividend yields of Microsoft Corporation
Over the past 5 years, Microsoft Corporation has steadily increased the annual dividend amount.
Increasing Dividends
Increasing Dividend Program

For a company to have growing dividends by our standards, the annual dividend amount must have increased steadily for at least the last 5 years.

 Dividend yield
Dividend yield of Microsoft Corporation vs. the sector
Microsoft Corporation's dividend yield (0.69%) is in line with the industry average (0.69%).
Comparison with industry average
Comparison with industry average

The company's dividend yield is compared to the industry average to determine its positioning.
Microsoft Corporation's dividend yield is between the top 25% (1.60%) and top 75% (0.31%) of the sector.
Evaluation with respect to competence.
Comparison with competitors

Imagine you have a list of dividend yields for different companies in an industry. If you look for the "top 25% percentile", you will find a number. This number tells you that the top 25% of the companies with the highest dividends have a yield higher than that number. On the other hand, the "top 75% percentile" shows you another number, which tells you that 75% of the companies have a higher yield than that number, thus showing a more common and less high yield.
Dividend yield history in Microsoft Corporation
In the last 5 years, Microsoft Corporation's annual dividend amount has not fallen more than 10%.
Dividend stability
Dividend stability

For a company to have stable dividends by our standards, it is vital that it has not had an annual decline of more than 10% over the previous year.

Dividend history of Microsoft Corporation

In this table you can see the complete history:

YearEx-DividendAmountTotal
2026
 08/20/2026
05/21/2026
02/19/2026
 0.91 $
0.91 $
0.91 $
 2.73 $
2025
 11/20/2025
08/21/2025
05/15/2025
02/20/2025
 0.91 $
0.83 $
0.83 $
0.83 $
 3.4 $
2024
 11/21/2024
08/15/2024
05/15/2024
02/14/2024
 0.83 $
0.75 $
0.75 $
0.75 $
 3.08 $
2023
 11/15/2023
08/16/2023
05/17/2023
02/15/2023
 0.75 $
0.68 $
0.68 $
0.68 $
 2.79 $
2022
 11/16/2022
08/17/2022
05/18/2022
02/16/2022
 0.68 $
0.62 $
0.62 $
0.62 $
 2.54 $
2021
 11/17/2021
08/18/2021
05/19/2021
02/17/2021
 0.62 $
0.56 $
0.56 $
0.56 $
 2.3 $
2020
 11/18/2020
08/19/2020
05/20/2020
02/19/2020
 0.56 $
0.51 $
0.51 $
0.51 $
 2.09 $
2019
 11/20/2019
08/14/2019
05/15/2019
02/20/2019
 0.51 $
0.46 $
0.46 $
0.46 $
 1.89 $
2018
 11/14/2018
08/15/2018
05/16/2018
02/14/2018
 0.46 $
0.42 $
0.42 $
0.42 $
 1.72 $
2017
 11/15/2017
08/15/2017
05/16/2017
02/14/2017
 0.42 $
0.39 $
0.39 $
0.39 $
 1.59 $
2016
 11/15/2016
08/16/2016
05/17/2016
02/16/2016
 0.39 $
0.36 $
0.36 $
0.36 $
 1.47 $
2015
 11/17/2015
08/18/2015
05/19/2015
02/17/2015
 0.36 $
0.31 $
0.31 $
0.31 $
 1.29 $
2014
 11/18/2014
08/19/2014
05/13/2014
02/18/2014
 0.31 $
0.28 $
0.28 $
0.28 $
 1.15 $
2013
 11/19/2013
08/13/2013
05/14/2013
02/19/2013
 0.28 $
0.23 $
0.23 $
0.23 $
 0.97 $
2012
 11/13/2012
08/14/2012
05/15/2012
02/14/2012
 0.23 $
0.2 $
0.2 $
0.2 $
 0.83 $
2011
 11/15/2011
08/16/2011
05/17/2011
02/15/2011
 0.2 $
0.16 $
0.16 $
0.16 $
 0.68 $
2010
 11/16/2010
08/17/2010
05/18/2010
02/16/2010
 0.16 $
0.13 $
0.13 $
0.13 $
 0.55 $
2009
 11/17/2009
08/18/2009
05/19/2009
02/17/2009
 0.13 $
0.13 $
0.13 $
0.13 $
 0.52 $
2008
 11/18/2008
08/19/2008
05/13/2008
02/19/2008
 0.13 $
0.11 $
0.11 $
0.11 $
 0.46 $
2007
 11/13/2007
08/14/2007
05/15/2007
02/13/2007
 0.11 $
0.1 $
0.1 $
0.1 $
 0.41 $
2006
 11/14/2006
08/15/2006
05/15/2006
02/15/2006
 0.1 $
0.09 $
0.09 $
0.09 $
 0.37 $
2005
 11/15/2005
08/15/2005
05/16/2005
02/15/2005
 0.08 $
0.08 $
0.08 $
0.08 $
 0.32 $
2004
 11/15/2004
08/23/2004
 3.08 $
0.08 $
 3.16 $
2003
 10/15/2003
02/19/2003
 0.16 $
0.08 $
 0.24 $
Microsoft Corporation dividend capture strategy
Step 1: Buy Microsoft Corporation shares (MSFT) one day before ex-dividend date
Date of purchase Nov 18, 2026
Next ex-dividend date Nov 19, 2026
Step 2: Sell Microsoft Corporation shares (MSFT) when the price recovers.
Date of sale (estimated) N/A
Average price recovery N/A
Average return on cost N/A
The dividend capture strategy is based on historical Microsoft Corporation data. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Information about Microsoft Corporation

Full name Microsoft Corporation
Ticker MSFT
Sector Technology
Industry Software - Infrastructure
Market Capitalization 3.89T $
ISIN US5949181045
Number of Employees 223,000
Description of the company

Microsoft is one of the most important companies in the technology industry, founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Since then, the company has evolved from a small software business to one of the world's largest corporations.

Today, Microsoft is known for the Windows operating system, which is found on most computers around the world, and also stands out for its Office productivity suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint...). In addition, the company also owns the Xbox video game platform and has ventured into the cloud technology market with its Azure service.

The first product marketed by Microsoft was a BASIC interpreter for the Altair 8800.

Microsoft has more than 100,000 employees worldwide and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

Frequently asked questions about Microsoft Corporation dividends

Microsoft Corporation pays dividends on a Quarterly basis.

Microsoft Corporation is listed on the U.S. Technology Index and is part of the Nasdaq Composite.

Microsoft Corporation has the Ticker or stock code MSFT.

The CEO of Microsoft Corporation in 2026 is Mr. Satya Nadella.

The ISIN of Microsoft Corporation is US5949181045.

Microsoft Corporation has a growing dividend program. In the last 5 years, dividends have been at least equal to or higher than the previous year.

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