Microsoft (MSFT) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's (MSFT) quarterly Dividends Paid - Common came in at $6.8 billion in Q2 2026, up 9.55% year-over-year from $6.2 billion in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $6.8 billion in Q1 2026.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Microsoft has disclosed Dividends Paid - Common across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $6.8 billion for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Dividends Paid - Common rose 9.55% year-over-year to $6.8 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $26.4 billion (up 9.81% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $26.4 billion, up 9.81% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common came in at $6.8 billion for Q2 2026 at Microsoft, roughly flat from $6.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Dividends Paid - Common ranged from a high of $6.8 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $4.6 billion in Q3 2022.
- Average Dividends Paid - Common over 5 years is $5.6 billion, with a median of $5.6 billion recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, Dividends Paid - Common increased 8.9% in 2022 and climbed 10.71% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Dividends Paid - Common stood at $5.1 billion in 2022, then gained by 10.03% to $5.6 billion in 2023, then advanced by 10.69% to $6.2 billion in 2024, then grew by 9.59% to $6.8 billion in 2025, then slipped by 0.06% to $6.8 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Dividends Paid - Common figures were $6.8 billion in Q2 2026, $6.8 billion in Q1 2026, and $6.8 billion in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,717.88 Bn | 3,585.13 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 6.76 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 219.37 Bn | 208.10 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 1.59 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 113.46 Bn | 109.29 Bn | 499.52 Mn | - |
| 4 | Equinix | 102.39 Bn | 100.19 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 510.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 57.34 Bn | 49.30 Bn | 448.70 Mn | - |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 47.88 Bn | 42.34 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
| 7 | Verisign | 26.51 Bn | 25.48 Bn | 384.60 Mn | 73.60 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 18.85 Bn | 16.49 Bn | 651.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 17.01 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 613.75 Mn | - |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 14.83 Bn | 14.06 Bn | 154.66 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.57 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.57 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.62 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.65 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.21 Bn |
API Access
Microsoft Dividends Paid - Common 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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();