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Data last updated: Oct 05, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 05, 2026): Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) pays a $3.64 annual dividend ($0.98 quarterly), yielding 0.69% at $525.61/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-11-19. 20 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.69%
Annual Dividend: $3.64 per share
Payout Ratio: 19.8%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-11-19
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Technology
Years of Dividend History: 24
Microsoft Corporation dividend investors get a 0.74% yield from one of the world's largest software and cloud businesses, built around Azure, Office 365, and LinkedIn. MSFT pays $3.64 per share annually in quarterly installments, with the next ex-dividend date on November 19, 2026. The last quarterly payment was $0.98 per share. Growth-focused income investors are the natural fit here, given a 20-year streak of consecutive dividend increases and a beta of 1.108 that reflects moderate market sensitivity.
Microsoft Corporation pays out 19.8% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That leaves substantial room to sustain and grow the dividend, backed by a business model anchored in recurring subscription revenue across Office 365, Azure cloud services, and Dynamics 365. Microsoft Corporation dividend safety is further supported by the gap between what the company earns and what it pays out. The main pressure point is not the payout ratio itself but the company's ongoing need to invest heavily in cloud infrastructure and AI capabilities, which competes for the same earnings base.
Microsoft Corporation dividend history shows a CAGR of 12.2% per year from 2011 to 2025. The per-share annual dividend grew from $0.68 to $3.40 over that period (2026 data is partial and excluded from the growth calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 8.2% in 2017, which still outpaced inflation by a meaningful margin. At 12.2% annualized, the dividend has roughly doubled every six years.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +10.2% | $2.54 (2022) | $3.40 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +10.2% | $2.09 (2020) | $3.40 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +10.2% | $1.29 (2015) | $3.40 (2025) |
MSFT stock fits growth-and-income investors who want dividend expansion rather than immediate income. The yield is low (below 2%), currently at 0.74%, which is above the 5-year average of 0.58% but still far below what pure income investors typically seek. What the stock delivers instead is a 12.2% annualized dividend growth rate over 14 years and a 19.8% payout ratio that leaves ample room for future increases. The trade-off is straightforward: an investor accepts a thin current yield in exchange for a dividend that has grown at a double-digit pace, driven by a business spanning cloud computing, enterprise software, and professional networking.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-11-19 | $0.9800 |
| 2026-08-20 | $0.9100 |
| 2026-05-21 | $0.9100 |
| 2026-02-19 | $0.9100 |
| 2025-11-20 | $0.9100 |
| 2025-08-21 | $0.8300 |
| 2025-05-15 | $0.8300 |
| 2025-02-20 | $0.8300 |
| 2024-11-21 | $0.8300 |
| 2024-08-15 | $0.7500 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.7100 |
| 2025 | $3.4000 |
| 2024 | $3.0800 |
| 2023 | $2.7900 |
| 2022 | $2.5400 |
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