Microsoft (MSFT) Dividend Yield (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's Dividend Yield was 0.95% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.30 percentage points from 0.65% a year earlier and up 0.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Dividend Yield (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
From fiscal Q4 2009 onward, Microsoft has reported Dividend Yield for 69 quarters.
- Dividend Yield shows a five-year change of +0.14 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Dividend Yield was 0.65% in FY2025 (unchanged), 0.66% in FY2024 (-0.13 pp), 0.78% in FY2023 (-0.16 pp) and 0.95% in FY2022 (+0.13 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Dividend Yield since fiscal Q2 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividend Yield was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.04 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividend Yield over five years was fiscal Q2 2023 (a gain of 0.38 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2024 (a drop of 0.32 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, MSFT's Dividend Yield in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 0.94% (Q3 2026), 0.70% (Q2 2026) and 0.64% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,932.24 Bn | 3,855.40 Bn | 60.48 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 219.04 Bn | 169.85 Bn | 9.91 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 104.70 Bn | 88.23 Bn | 499.52 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 97.19 Bn | 85.75 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 5 | Nebius | 40.23 Bn | 13.66 Bn | 448.70 Mn |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 33.76 Bn | 20.85 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 7 | Verisign | 27.46 Bn | 24.67 Bn | 384.60 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 17.98 Bn | 9.67 Bn | 651.35 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.83 Bn | 9.41 Bn | 828.20 Mn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.69 Bn | 6.10 Bn | 613.75 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.70% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.66% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.74% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.90% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.07% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.95% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.69% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.80% |
API Access
Microsoft Dividend Yield 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-yield&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "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-yield&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();