Microsoft (MSFT) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's (MSFT) quarterly Dividends Paid - Common came in at $6.8 billion in Q1 2026, up 9.52% year-on-year from $6.2 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $6.8 billion in Q4 2025.
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 Q1 2026.
- Dividends Paid - Common for Q1 2026 came in at $6.8 billion, up 9.52% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $25.9 billion (up 10.09% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $24.1 billion, up 10.62% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common came in at $6.8 billion for Q1 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.
- The 5-year median for Dividends Paid - Common is $5.6 billion (2023), against an average of $5.6 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Dividends Paid - Common grew 8.9% in 2022 and advanced 10.71% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Microsoft's 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 declined by 0.09% to $6.8 billion in 2026.
- The last three Dividends Paid - Common figures came in at $6.8 billion (Q1 2026), $6.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $6.2 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 6.76 Bn |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | - |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 389,000.00 |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | - |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | - |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | - |
| 10 | CoreWeave | 51.85 Bn | 49.58 Bn | 2.01 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.57 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.57 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.57 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.57 Bn |