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 12th June, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 15th May, 2025.
Key information
0.9%
Dividend yield
0.5%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 1.4% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 1.1% |
| Dividend Growth | 9.4% |
| Next dividend pay date | 12 Jun 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 15 May 25 |
| Dividend per share | US$3.320 |
| Payout ratio | 25% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Microsoft's Glory Days Are Likely Over (Rating Downgrade)
Mar 26Microsoft: 3 Updates For This Dividend Growth Machine Built On Cloud And AI Subscriptions
Mar 20
Unleashing Microsoft's Growth with AI and Cloud Computing in the Next 5 Years
Mar 20AI Growth with Copilot & Azure AI – Microsoft is aggressively integrating AI into Office 365 (Copilot) and Azure AI, driving enterprise adoption and monetizing AI-powered software.Microsoft: Stargate Project Adds More Growth Potential
Mar 12Microsoft: 5 Reasons Why The Stock Is Now A Strong Buy
Mar 04Microsoft: Look Beyond The Short-Term Noise (Rating Upgrade)
Feb 26Microsoft: Still An Attractive Growth Juggernaut
Feb 18Microsoft's AI Revenue Skyrockets, But Challenges Loom
Feb 10Microsoft: Better AI Deals Are Available
Feb 04DeepSeek: Microsoft's Massive Value Catalyst
Jan 28Stargate: OpenAI's Hard Takeoff And Its Implications On Microsoft
Jan 22MSFT Market Outlook
Jan 19Cloud Computing:Microsoft: Poised For Rebound In 2025
Jan 14Microsoft: I Hate AI, But This Is The Only Tech Stock I'm Buying
Jan 08Is There Now An Opportunity In Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)?
Jan 06
Microsoft: One Of The Few Buying Opportunities Amidst Tech Euphoria
Jan 01Are Investors Undervaluing Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) By 21%?
Dec 26Microsoft: A Deeply Undervalued AI Behemoth
Dec 25Microsoft Stock: Poised To Break Out (Technical Analysis, Upgrade)
Dec 18Upcoming Dividend Payment
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) | 1.7% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 5.1% |
| Industry Average (Software) | 0.9% |
| Analyst forecast (MSFT) (up to 3 years) | 1.1% |
Notable Dividend: MSFT's dividend (0.86%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.69%).
High Dividend: MSFT's dividend (0.86%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (5.06%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (25.3%), MSFT's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (35.2%), 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 | 2025/04/14 16:28 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/04/11 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
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 99 analysts. 57 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 |
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| Harshit Gupta | Accountability Research Corporation |
| Kadambari Daptardar | Accountability Research Corporation |
| Adam Shepherd | Arete Research Services LLP |