Microsoft (MSFT) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 5.42 for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 20.5% from 4.50 a year earlier and up 2.4% from the prior quarter.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Microsoft reported Dividend Coverage Ratio of 5.28, up 24.1% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it came in at 5.06, up 19.6% from FY2025.
- Dividend Coverage Ratio has increased in each of the last three fiscal years.
- Going back by fiscal year, Dividend Coverage Ratio was 4.23 in FY2025 (+4.5%), 4.05 in FY2024 (+10.8%), 3.65 in FY2023 (-8.9%) and 4.01 in FY2022 (+8.1%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio is 3.24 (fiscal Q2 2023) to 5.69 (fiscal Q2 2026).
- Year-over-year, Dividend Coverage Ratio has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 14.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Dividend Coverage Ratio over five years came in fiscal Q2 2026 (growth of 45.6%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2023 (a decline of 22.1%).
- Business Quant data shows MSFT's Dividend Coverage Ratio at 5.29 (Q4 2026), 4.70 (Q3 2026) and 5.69 (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,959.78 Bn | 3,895.27 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 5.42 |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 231.09 Bn | 186.37 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 1.37 |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 109.27 Bn | 91.71 Bn | 557.23 Mn | - |
| 4 | Equinix | 103.94 Bn | 91.83 Bn | 1.31 Bn | - |
| 5 | Nebius | 33.90 Bn | 7.34 Bn | 448.70 Mn | - |
| 6 | Verisign | 27.94 Bn | 25.29 Bn | 393.20 Mn | - |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 26.85 Bn | 26.85 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Nutanix | 16.04 Bn | 7.73 Bn | 651.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.84 Bn | 9.22 Bn | 843.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Yinfu Gold | 12.17 Bn | 12.17 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.42 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.29 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.70 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.69 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.50 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.41 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.19 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.91 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.43 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.95 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.94 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.92 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.41 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.97 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.62 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.24 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.80 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.61 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.60 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.03 |
API Access
Microsoft Dividend Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "MSFT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();