Microsoft (MSFT) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft (MSFT) reported Dividends Paid - Common of $6.8 billion for Q1 2026, up 9.52% year-over-year from $6.2 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed sequentially from $6.8 billion in Q4 2025.
Microsoft (MSFT) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Microsoft's Dividends Paid - Common history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $6.8 billion for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common rose 9.52% year-over-year to $6.8 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $25.9 billion (up 10.09% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $24.1 billion, up 10.62% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common was $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.
- Median Dividends Paid - Common over the past 5 years was $5.6 billion (2023), compared with a mean of $5.6 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Dividends Paid - Common climbed 8.9% in 2022 and gained 10.71% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Dividends Paid - Common stood at $5.1 billion in 2022, then rose by 10.03% to $5.6 billion in 2023, then gained by 10.69% to $6.2 billion in 2024, then climbed by 9.59% to $6.8 billion in 2025, then dropped by 0.09% to $6.8 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MSFT's Dividends Paid - Common at $6.8 billion in Q1 2026, $6.8 billion in Q4 2025, and $6.2 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZenaTech | 82,806.72 Bn | 82,806.72 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Microsoft | 11,085.79 Bn | 11,007.52 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 6.76 Bn |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 1,073.49 Bn | 1,065.58 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 4 | Rezolve Ai | 1,009.18 Bn | 1,009.17 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 824.56 Bn | 820.03 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 701.26 Bn | 698.20 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 389,000.00 |
| 7 | Oracle | 514.97 Bn | 476.40 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 1.50 Bn |
| 8 | Fortinet | 456.74 Bn | 453.45 Bn | 1.49 Bn | - |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 331.63 Bn | 330.68 Bn | 455.60 Mn | - |
| 10 | Synopsys | 303.79 Bn | 303.67 Bn | 1.77 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 |