Microsoft (MSFT) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's Payout Ratio came in at 0.19 for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 19.4% from 0.24 a year earlier and down 4.1% from the prior quarter.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Microsoft's Payout Ratio was 0.20, down 16.4% from FY2025.
- Payout Ratio has declined in each of the last three fiscal years.
- Going back by fiscal year, Payout Ratio was 0.24 in FY2025 (-4.3%), 0.25 in FY2024 (-9.7%), 0.27 in FY2023 (+9.7%) and 0.25 in FY2022 (-7.5%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- Year-over-year, Payout Ratio has declined for 13 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 9.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payout Ratio over five years came in fiscal Q2 2023 (growth of 15.7%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2022 (a decline of 21.2%).
- Business Quant data shows MSFT's Payout Ratio at 0.20 (Q4 2026), 0.21 (Q3 2026) and 0.21 (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,890.86 Bn | 3,826.35 Bn | 62.56 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 233.55 Bn | 188.83 Bn | 9.71 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 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.20 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.27 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.24 |
API Access
Microsoft Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();