Microsoft Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Microsoft is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 0.86% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 11th June, 2026 with an ex-dividend date of 21st May, 2026.
Key information
0.9%
Dividend yield
0.6%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 1.5% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 1.0% |
| Dividend Growth | 9.4% |
| Next dividend pay date | 11 Jun 26 |
| Ex dividend date | 21 May 26 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 22% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
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Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: MSFT's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: MSFT's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Microsoft Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (MSFT) | 0.9% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.3% |
| Industry Average (Software) | 0.9% |
| Analyst forecast (MSFT) (up to 3 years) | 1.0% |
Notable Dividend: MSFT's dividend (0.86%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.41%).
High Dividend: MSFT's dividend (0.86%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.26%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (21.7%), MSFT's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (34.9%), MSFT's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/04/27 12:41 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/04/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
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Analyst Sources
Microsoft Corporation is covered by 97 analysts. 53 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Harshit Gupta | Accountability Research Corporation |
| Kadambari Daptardar | Accountability Research Corporation |
| Adam Shepherd | Arete Research Services LLP |