Microsoft (MSFT) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's Dividends Paid - Common came in at $6.76 billion for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 9.5% from $6.17 billion a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Microsoft reported Dividends Paid - Common of $27.03 billion, up 9.5% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it came in at $26.45 billion, up 9.8% from FY2025.
- Dividends Paid - Common has increased in each of the last 17 fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Dividends Paid - Common was $24.08 billion in FY2025 (+10.6%), $21.77 billion in FY2024 (+10.0%), $19.8 billion in FY2023 (+9.2%) and $18.14 billion in FY2022 (+9.8%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Dividends Paid - Common is $4.62 billion (fiscal Q1 2023) to $6.76 billion (fiscal Q2 2026).
- Year-over-year, Dividends Paid - Common has increased for 64 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 10.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common ranged from 8.9% (fiscal Q2 2023) to 10.7% (fiscal Q3 2025).
- Business Quant data shows MSFT's Dividends Paid - Common at $6.76 billion (Q4 2026), $6.76 billion (Q3 2026) and $6.76 billion (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,890.86 Bn | 3,826.35 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 6.76 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 233.55 Bn | 188.83 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 109.18 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 557.23 Mn | - |
| 4 | Equinix | 104.31 Bn | 92.20 Bn | 1.31 Bn | - |
| 5 | CoreWeave | 29.43 Bn | 14.28 Bn | 2.48 Bn | - |
| 6 | Nebius | 29.32 Bn | 122.11 Mn | 761.10 Mn | - |
| 7 | Verisign | 28.11 Bn | 25.46 Bn | 393.20 Mn | - |
| 8 | Nutanix | 16.34 Bn | 8.02 Bn | 651.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.97 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 843.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.30 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 617.27 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.76 Bn |
| 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 |
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();