Microsoft (MSFT) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft (MSFT) posted Dividends Paid - Common of $6.8 billion for Q2 2026, little changed sequentially from $6.8 billion in Q1 2026, and up 9.55% YoY from $6.2 billion in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Microsoft (MSFT) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Microsoft has reported Dividends Paid - Common for 18 years, with the latest figure at $6.8 billion in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common rose 9.55% year-over-year to $6.8 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $26.4 billion (up 9.81% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $26.4 billion, up 9.81% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common was little changed at $6.8 billion in Q2 2026 per MSFT's latest filing, from $6.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Dividends Paid - Common peaked at $6.8 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $4.6 billion in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of $5.6 billion and a median of $5.6 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Dividends Paid - Common.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Dividends Paid - Common rose 8.9% in 2022, then grew 10.71% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Dividends Paid - Common stood at $5.1 billion in 2022, then climbed by 10.03% to $5.6 billion in 2023, then grew by 10.69% to $6.2 billion in 2024, then rose by 9.59% to $6.8 billion in 2025, then declined by 0.06% to $6.8 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividends Paid - Common over the past three periods registered $6.8 billion, $6.8 billion, and $6.8 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,718.29 Bn | 3,585.54 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 6.76 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 452.14 Bn | 420.24 Bn | - | 1.50 Bn |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 418.25 Bn | 408.84 Bn | 1.64 Bn | - |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 265.90 Bn | 262.79 Bn | 2.03 Bn | - |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 217.15 Bn | 212.14 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 3.65 Mn |
| 6 | Fortinet | 114.54 Bn | 110.47 Bn | 1.64 Bn | - |
| 7 | Cloudflare | 98.54 Bn | 94.37 Bn | 499.52 Mn | - |
| 8 | Synopsys | 75.44 Bn | 71.83 Bn | 1.80 Bn | - |
| 9 | Block | 49.56 Bn | 43.13 Bn | 3.17 Bn | - |
| 10 | CoreWeave | 49.23 Bn | 43.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
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 |