Microsoft (MSFT) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $6.76 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 9.5% from $6.17 billion a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
Microsoft (MSFT) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Microsoft's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $26.45 billion, up 9.8% from FY2025.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd 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 and Prefferd 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 and Prefferd is $4.21 billion (fiscal Q1 2022) to $6.76 billion (fiscal Q2 2026).
- Year-over-year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for 63 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 10.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd ran from 8.9% in fiscal Q2 2023 to 10.7% in fiscal Q3 2025.
- Business Quant data shows MSFT's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd at $6.76 billion (Q3 2026), $6.76 billion (Q2 2026) and $6.17 billion (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,781.98 Bn | 3,705.13 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 6.76 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 207.92 Bn | 158.82 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 1.59 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 114.07 Bn | 97.60 Bn | 499.52 Mn | - |
| 4 | Equinix | 99.76 Bn | 88.32 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 510.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 58.67 Bn | 32.10 Bn | 448.70 Mn | - |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 46.87 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
| 7 | Verisign | 25.50 Bn | 22.71 Bn | 384.60 Mn | 73.60 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 18.59 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 651.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 15.65 Bn | 9.06 Bn | 613.75 Mn | - |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 14.31 Bn | 12.31 Bn | 154.66 Mn | - |
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 |
Microsoft Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd 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-and-prefferd&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "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-and-prefferd&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();