Microsoft Corp (MSFT) dividend history
MSFTNasdaqServices-Prepackaged SoftwareFiscal year ends June 30
Financials through Q1 FY2027, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 28, 2026Score 23/304% below fair value
$523.88+0.88 (+0.17%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $3.89TP/E 27.3Yield 0.69%
Dividends
Dividend declared per share by fiscal year, adjusted for stock splits
Per share, FY2026
$3.64
+9.6% on the prior year
Consecutive increases
15 years
Every year since FY2011
Dividend yield
0.69%
Latest annual dividend ÷ share price
Payout ratio, FY2026
19.8%
Dividends paid ÷ net income
Dividend payments
Every dividend Microsoft has paid, newest first. Shares held at the close of the last day with dividend receive it; shares bought on the ex-dividend date or later do not.
| Ex-dividend | Last day to buy | Record | Payable | Declared | Per share | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2026Upcoming | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 19, 2026 | Dec 10, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | $0.98 | 10-Q |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 19, 2026 | Aug 20, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 | Jun 10, 2026 | $0.91 | 10-K |
| May 21, 2026 | May 20, 2026 | May 21, 2026 | Jun 11, 2026 | Mar 10, 2026 | $0.91 | 10-Q |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Feb 18, 2026 | Feb 19, 2026 | Mar 12, 2026 | Dec 2, 2025 | $0.91 | 10-Q |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Nov 19, 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | Dec 11, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 | $0.91 | 10-Q |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Aug 20, 2025 | Aug 21, 2025 | Sep 11, 2025 | Jun 10, 2025 | $0.83 | 10-K |
| May 15, 2025 | May 14, 2025 | May 15, 2025 | Jun 12, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 | $0.83 | 10-Q |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Feb 19, 2025 | Feb 20, 2025 | Mar 13, 2025 | Dec 3, 2024 | $0.83 | 10-Q |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Nov 20, 2024 | Nov 21, 2024 | Dec 12, 2024 | Sep 16, 2024 | $0.83 | 10-Q |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Aug 14, 2024 | Aug 15, 2024 | Sep 12, 2024 | Jun 12, 2024 | $0.75 | 10-K |
| May 15, 2024 | May 14, 2024 | May 16, 2024 | Jun 13, 2024 | Mar 12, 2024 | $0.75 | 10-Q |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Feb 13, 2024 | Feb 15, 2024 | Mar 14, 2024 | Nov 28, 2023 | $0.75 | 10-Q |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Nov 14, 2023 | Nov 16, 2023 | Dec 14, 2023 | Sep 18, 2023 | $0.75 | 10-Q |
| Aug 16, 2023 | Aug 15, 2023 | Aug 17, 2023 | Sep 14, 2023 | Jun 13, 2023 | $0.68 | 10-K |
| May 17, 2023 | May 16, 2023 | May 18, 2023 | Jun 8, 2023 | Mar 14, 2023 | $0.68 | 10-Q |
| Feb 15, 2023 | Feb 14, 2023 | Feb 16, 2023 | Mar 9, 2023 | Nov 29, 2022 | $0.68 | 10-Q |
| Nov 16, 2022 | Nov 15, 2022 | Nov 17, 2022 | Dec 8, 2022 | Sep 19, 2022 | $0.68 | 10-Q |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Aug 16, 2022 | Aug 18, 2022 | Sep 8, 2022 | Jun 14, 2022 | $0.62 | 10-K |
| May 18, 2022 | May 17, 2022 | May 19, 2022 | Jun 9, 2022 | Mar 14, 2022 | $0.62 | 10-Q |
| Feb 16, 2022 | Feb 15, 2022 | Feb 17, 2022 | Mar 10, 2022 | Dec 7, 2021 | $0.62 | 10-Q |
| Nov 17, 2021 | Nov 16, 2021 | Nov 18, 2021 | Dec 9, 2021 | Sep 14, 2021 | $0.62 | 10-Q |
| Aug 18, 2021 | Aug 17, 2021 | Aug 19, 2021 | Sep 9, 2021 | Jun 16, 2021 | $0.56 | 10-K |
| May 19, 2021 | May 18, 2021 | May 20, 2021 | Jun 10, 2021 | Mar 16, 2021 | $0.56 | 10-Q |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Feb 16, 2021 | Feb 18, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 | Dec 2, 2020 | $0.56 | 10-Q |
| Nov 18, 2020 | Nov 17, 2020 | Nov 19, 2020 | Dec 10, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 | $0.56 | 10-Q |
| Aug 19, 2020 | Aug 18, 2020 | Aug 20, 2020 | Sep 10, 2020 | Jun 17, 2020 | $0.51 | 10-K |
| May 20, 2020 | May 19, 2020 | May 21, 2020 | Jun 11, 2020 | Mar 9, 2020 | $0.51 | 10-Q |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Feb 18, 2020 | Feb 20, 2020 | Mar 12, 2020 | Dec 4, 2019 | $0.51 | 10-Q |
| Nov 20, 2019 | Nov 19, 2019 | Nov 21, 2019 | Dec 12, 2019 | Sep 18, 2019 | $0.51 | 10-Q |
| Aug 14, 2019 | Aug 13, 2019 | Aug 15, 2019 | Sep 12, 2019 | Jun 12, 2019 | $0.46 | 10-K |
| May 15, 2019 | May 14, 2019 | May 16, 2019 | Jun 13, 2019 | Mar 11, 2019 | $0.46 | 10-Q |
| Feb 20, 2019 | Feb 19, 2019 | Feb 21, 2019 | Mar 14, 2019 | Nov 28, 2018 | $0.46 | 10-Q |
| Nov 14, 2018 | Nov 13, 2018 | Nov 15, 2018 | Dec 13, 2018 | Sep 18, 2018 | $0.46 | 10-Q |
| Aug 15, 2018 | Aug 14, 2018 | Aug 16, 2018 | Sep 13, 2018 | Jun 13, 2018 | $0.42 | 10-K |
| May 16, 2018 | May 15, 2018 | May 17, 2018 | Jun 14, 2018 | Mar 12, 2018 | $0.42 | 10-Q |
| Feb 14, 2018 | Feb 13, 2018 | Feb 15, 2018 | Mar 8, 2018 | Nov 29, 2017 | $0.42 | 10-Q |
| Nov 15, 2017 | Nov 14, 2017 | Nov 16, 2017 | Dec 14, 2017 | Sep 19, 2017 | $0.42 | 10-Q |
| Aug 15, 2017 | Aug 14, 2017 | Aug 17, 2017 | Sep 14, 2017 | Jun 13, 2017 | $0.39 | 10-K |
| May 16, 2017 | May 15, 2017 | May 18, 2017 | Jun 8, 2017 | Mar 14, 2017 | $0.39 | 10-Q |
| Feb 14, 2017 | Feb 13, 2017 | Feb 16, 2017 | Mar 9, 2017 | Nov 30, 2016 | $0.39 | 10-Q |
| Nov 15, 2016 | Nov 14, 2016 | Nov 17, 2016 | Dec 8, 2016 | Sep 20, 2016 | $0.39 | 10-Q |
| Aug 16, 2016 | Aug 15, 2016 | Aug 18, 2016 | Sep 8, 2016 | Jun 14, 2016 | $0.36 | 10-K |
| May 17, 2016 | May 16, 2016 | May 19, 2016 | Jun 9, 2016 | Mar 15, 2016 | $0.36 | 10-Q |
| Feb 16, 2016 | Feb 12, 2016 | Feb 18, 2016 | Mar 10, 2016 | Dec 2, 2015 | $0.36 | 10-Q |
| Nov 17, 2015 | Nov 16, 2015 | Nov 19, 2015 | Dec 10, 2015 | Sep 15, 2015 | $0.36 | 10-Q |
| Aug 18, 2015 | Aug 17, 2015 | Aug 20, 2015 | Sep 10, 2015 | Jun 9, 2015 | $0.31 | 10-K |
| May 19, 2015 | May 18, 2015 | May 21, 2015 | Jun 11, 2015 | Mar 10, 2015 | $0.31 | 10-Q |
| Feb 17, 2015 | Feb 13, 2015 | Feb 19, 2015 | Mar 12, 2015 | Dec 3, 2014 | $0.31 | 10-Q |
| Nov 18, 2014 | Nov 17, 2014 | Nov 20, 2014 | Dec 11, 2014 | Sep 16, 2014 | $0.31 | 10-Q |
| Aug 19, 2014 | Aug 18, 2014 | Aug 21, 2014 | Sep 11, 2014 | Jun 10, 2014 | $0.28 | 10-K |
| May 13, 2014 | May 12, 2014 | May 15, 2014 | Jun 12, 2014 | Mar 11, 2014 | $0.28 | 10-Q |
| Feb 18, 2014 | Feb 14, 2014 | Feb 20, 2014 | Mar 13, 2014 | Nov 19, 2013 | $0.28 | 10-Q |
| Nov 19, 2013 | Nov 18, 2013 | Nov 21, 2013 | Dec 12, 2013 | Sep 16, 2013 | $0.28 | 10-Q |
| Aug 13, 2013 | Aug 12, 2013 | Aug 15, 2013 | Sep 12, 2013 | Jun 12, 2013 | $0.23 | 10-K |
| May 14, 2013 | May 13, 2013 | May 16, 2013 | Jun 13, 2013 | Mar 11, 2013 | $0.23 | 10-Q |
| Feb 19, 2013 | Feb 15, 2013 | Feb 21, 2013 | Mar 14, 2013 | Nov 28, 2012 | $0.23 | 10-Q |
| Nov 13, 2012 | Nov 12, 2012 | Nov 15, 2012 | Dec 13, 2012 | – | $0.23 | 10-Q |
| Aug 14, 2012 | Aug 13, 2012 | Aug 16, 2012 | Sep 13, 2012 | – | $0.20 | 10-Q |
| May 15, 2012 | May 14, 2012 | May 17, 2012 | Jun 14, 2012 | – | $0.20 | 10-K |
| Feb 14, 2012 | Feb 13, 2012 | Feb 16, 2012 | Mar 8, 2012 | – | $0.20 | 10-Q |
| Nov 15, 2011 | Nov 14, 2011 | Nov 17, 2011 | Dec 8, 2011 | – | $0.20 | 10-Q |
| Aug 16, 2011 | Aug 15, 2011 | Aug 18, 2011 | Sep 8, 2011 | – | $0.16 | 10-Q |
| May 17, 2011 | May 16, 2011 | May 19, 2011 | Jun 9, 2011 | – | $0.16 | 10-K |
| Feb 15, 2011 | Feb 14, 2011 | Feb 17, 2011 | Mar 10, 2011 | – | $0.16 | 10-Q |
| Nov 16, 2010 | Nov 15, 2010 | Nov 18, 2010 | Dec 9, 2010 | – | $0.16 | 10-Q |
| Aug 17, 2010 | Aug 16, 2010 | Aug 19, 2010 | Sep 9, 2010 | – | $0.13 | 10-Q |
| May 18, 2010 | May 17, 2010 | May 20, 2010 | Jun 10, 2010 | – | $0.13 | 10-K |
| Feb 16, 2010 | Feb 12, 2010 | Feb 18, 2010 | Mar 11, 2010 | – | $0.13 | 10-Q |
| Nov 17, 2009 | Nov 16, 2009 | Nov 19, 2009 | Dec 10, 2009 | – | $0.13 | 10-Q |
| Aug 18, 2009 | Aug 17, 2009 | Aug 20, 2009 | Sep 10, 2009 | – | $0.13 | 10-Q |
| May 19, 2009 | May 18, 2009 | May 21, 2009 | Jun 18, 2009 | – | $0.13 | 10-K |
| Feb 17, 2009 | Feb 13, 2009 | Feb 19, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | – | $0.13 | 10-Q |
| Nov 18, 2008 | Nov 17, 2008 | Nov 20, 2008 | Dec 11, 2008 | – | $0.13 | 10-Q |
| Aug 19, 2008 | Aug 18, 2008 | Aug 21, 2008 | Sep 11, 2008 | – | $0.11 | 10-Q |
| May 13, 2008 | May 12, 2008 | May 15, 2008 | Jun 12, 2008 | – | $0.11 | 10-K |
| Feb 19, 2008 | Feb 15, 2008 | Feb 21, 2008 | Mar 13, 2008 | – | $0.11 | 10-Q |
| Nov 13, 2007 | Nov 12, 2007 | Nov 15, 2007 | Dec 13, 2007 | – | $0.11 | 10-Q |
| Aug 14, 2007 | Aug 13, 2007 | Aug 16, 2007 | Sep 13, 2007 | – | $0.10 | 10-Q |
| May 15, 2007 | May 14, 2007 | May 17, 2007 | Jun 14, 2007 | – | $0.10 | 10-K |
| Feb 13, 2007 | Feb 12, 2007 | Feb 15, 2007 | Mar 8, 2007 | – | $0.10 | 10-Q |
| Nov 14, 2006 | Nov 13, 2006 | Nov 16, 2006 | Dec 14, 2006 | – | $0.10 | 10-Q |
| Aug 15, 2006 | Aug 14, 2006 | Aug 17, 2006 | Sep 14, 2006 | – | $0.09 | 10-Q |
| May 15, 2006 | May 12, 2006 | May 17, 2006 | Jun 8, 2006 | – | $0.09 | 10-K |
| Feb 15, 2006 | Feb 14, 2006 | Feb 17, 2006 | Mar 9, 2006 | – | $0.09 | 10-Q |
| Nov 15, 2005 | Nov 14, 2005 | Nov 17, 2005 | Dec 8, 2005 | – | $0.08 | 10-Q |
| Aug 15, 2005 | Aug 12, 2005 | Aug 17, 2005 | Sep 8, 2005 | – | $0.08 | 10-Q |
| May 16, 2005 | May 13, 2005 | May 18, 2005 | Jun 9, 2005 | – | $0.08 | 10-K |
| Feb 15, 2005 | Feb 14, 2005 | Feb 17, 2005 | Mar 10, 2005 | – | $0.08 | 10-Q |
| Nov 15, 2004 | Nov 12, 2004 | Nov 17, 2004 | Dec 2, 2004 | – | $3.08 | 10-Q |
| Aug 23, 2004 | Aug 20, 2004 | Aug 25, 2004 | Sep 14, 2004 | – | $0.08 | 10-Q |
| Oct 15, 2003 | Oct 14, 2003 | – | – | – | Irregular$0.16 | 10-Q |
| Feb 19, 2003 | Feb 18, 2003 | Feb 19, 2003 | – | – | Irregular$0.08 | 10-Q |
Per share as declared at the time. Source document: the dividend announcement filed with the SEC (press release or 8-K) where one exists, otherwise the quarterly or annual report covering the declaration.
By fiscal year
Dividend per share, cash paid and payout ratio from annual filings
| Fiscal year | Per share | Change | Cash paid | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $3.64 | +9.6% | $26.45B | 19.8% |
| FY2025 | $3.32 | +10.7% | $24.08B | 23.6% |
| FY2024 | $3.00 | +10.3% | $21.77B | 24.7% |
| FY2023 | $2.72 | +9.7% | $19.80B | 27.4% |
| FY2022 | $2.48 | +10.7% | $18.14B | 24.9% |
| FY2021 | $2.24 | +9.8% | $16.52B | 27.0% |
| FY2020 | $2.04 | +10.9% | $15.14B | 34.2% |
| FY2019 | $1.84 | +9.5% | $13.81B | 35.2% |
| FY2018 | $1.68 | +7.7% | $12.70B | 76.6% |
| FY2017 | $1.56 | +8.3% | $11.85B | 46.5% |
| FY2016 | $1.44 | +16.1% | $11.01B | 53.6% |
| FY2015 | $1.24 | +10.7% | $9.88B | 81.0% |
| FY2014 | $1.12 | +21.7% | $8.88B | 40.2% |
| FY2013 | $0.92 | +15.0% | $7.46B | 34.1% |
| FY2012 | $0.80 | +25.0% | $6.39B | 37.6% |
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