MSFT Dividend: Yield, History & Ex-Dates

Microsoft (MSFT) dey pay quarterly dividend. As of im latest declaration, MSFT pay $0.91 per share, wey be annual rate of $3.64, for dividend yield of about 0.92% at recent price of $393.65. Im latest ex-dividend date na Aug 20, 2026, and the next one na Aug 20, 2026. This page dey track MSFT dividend, dem dey refresh am every week from the exchange record.

WITH d AS (
    SELECT argMax(cash_amount, ex_dividend_date) AS latest,
           argMax(frequency, ex_dividend_date) AS freq,
           max(ex_dividend_date) AS last_ex,
           maxIf(ex_dividend_date, ex_dividend_date > today()) AS nxt
    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
    WHERE ticker = 'MSFT' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 900
),
p AS (
    SELECT argMax(toFloat64(close), window_start) AS price
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ticker = 'MSFT' AND window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 8 DAY
)
SELECT round(d.latest, 3) AS latest_dividend,
       multiIf(d.freq = 12, 'monthly', d.freq = 4, 'quarterly', d.freq = 2, 'semi-annual', 'annual') AS frequency,
       round(d.latest * d.freq, 2) AS annual_dividend,
       round(p.price, 2) AS recent_price,
       round(d.latest * d.freq / p.price * 100, 2) AS dividend_yield_pct,
       formatDateTime(d.last_ex, '%b %e, %Y') AS last_ex_date,
       if(d.nxt > today(), formatDateTime(d.nxt, '%b %e, %Y'), 'not yet declared') AS next_ex_date
FROM d CROSS JOIN p

MSFT dividend yield and payout

To collect dividend you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date. MSFT dividend yield wey dey up na the annual rate divided by the recent price; e dey move opposite to the share price, so yield figure no mean anything unless you know the date dem take measure am. The per-share amounts wey dey here na the cash dividends dem declare, no be any special or one-time distributions.

MSFT dividend history

The latest regular dividends wey MSFT don pay, newest first:

SELECT toDate(ex_dividend_date) AS date,
       round(cash_amount, 4) AS dividend_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'MSFT' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 1100
ORDER BY ex_dividend_date DESC
LIMIT 10

The way the payments dey show the schedule: a quarterly payer dey send check for that cadence, and the per-share amount na wetin dey step up (or hold, or dem cut am) as time dey go.

MSFT dividend growth by year

If you total the regular dividends inside each calendar year, the individual payments go turn to growth picture.

SELECT toString(toYear(ex_dividend_date)) AS year,
       round(sum(cash_amount), 2) AS dividends_paid_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'MSFT' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12)
  AND ex_dividend_date >= toDate('2019-01-01') AND ex_dividend_date < toDate(concat(toString(toYear(today())), '-01-01'))
GROUP BY year
ORDER BY year

For 2019, MSFT pay $1.89 per share across the year; by 2025 the annual total don reach $3.4. Rising line na company wey dey lift im payout year after year; flat line na dividend wey dem hold; fall na cut. The year-by-year record na the single most useful thing to check before you treat stock as income holding, and na the part of dividend wey screener single yield number dey hide.

MSFT good dividend stock?

Two numbers dey frame that question, and both dey on this page: the yield (0.92%) and the direction of the annual payout wey dey up. Yield wey dey below broad-market average plus payout wey dey rise steady na the profile of dividend-growth name, where the appeal na small check today wey dey compound. High yield next to flat or falling payout na income-now profile, and e need closer look whether earnings dey cover the payment. MSFT record wey dey up dey show which of the two e look like. Wetin dividend history no fit show on im own na safety: that one rest on earnings and free cash flow, no be on the run of past payments, so stretched payout ratio fit happen before cut wey the history never record.

When MSFT ex-dividend date go be?

The ex-dividend date na the cutoff: buy MSFT before am and the upcoming dividend go be your own, buy for am and the dividend go go the seller. On the ex-date the stock dey open lower by roughly the dividend amount, since the cash dey comot from the company. MSFT latest ex-dividend date na Aug 20, 2026. The record date dey follow one business day later under T+1 settlement, and the pay date dey come few weeks after that. Upcoming ex-dates across the market dey on the ex-dividend calendar.

FAQ

Microsoft dey pay dividend?

Yes. MSFT dey pay quarterly dividend, most recently $0.91 per share, wey annualize to about $3.64 a share.

Wetin be MSFT dividend yield?

MSFT dividend yield na about 0.92%, dem calculate am as the $3.64 annual dividend divided by recent price of $393.65. Yield dey rise as price dey fall and e dey fall as price dey rise, so e na snapshot, no be fixed number.

When MSFT next ex-dividend date go be?

MSFT latest ex-dividend date na Aug 20, 2026, and the next na Aug 20, 2026. As quarterly payer, MSFT dey set new ex-date for that cadence; date go show as declared here once the company announce am.

How much MSFT dividend be?

The most recent regular dividend na $0.91 per share. At quarterly cadence, dat one go annualize to about $3.64 per share.

Every figure wey dey up na stored, inspectable query, dem dey refresh am every week. Open the SQL under any panel to audit am, or pull any ticker dividend record for the Strasmore terminal.