Microsoft Dividend history 22 years & forecast 2025 to 2028
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Dividend analysis of the Microsoft share
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Criterion / value
Criterion
Value
|
Points | |
|---|---|---|
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Current dividend yield
0.66%
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0/3 | |
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Dividend yield 10 years
1.17%
|
1/3 | |
|
Payout 3 years
26.55%
|
3/3 | |
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Continuity 10 years
10 Years
|
3/3 | |
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Growth 5 years
10.23%
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3/3 | |
| No top scorer |
Total: 10/15
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When does Microsoft pay a dividend?
Microsoft pays the next dividend on Sep 12 2024 (payday). The ex-day is on Aug 15 2024. The Microsoft share dividend is distributed 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Microsoft share before the ex-dividend date. The dividend calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were February, May, August and November . Dividends from Microsoft are distributed via March, June, September and December.
| Year | Dividend | Ex-day & Payday |
Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial year | Dividend per share | Ex-Day | Payday | Payment frequency |
| 2025 |
$0.75
Forecast
$0.75
Forecast
|
Aug 15 2024
Aug 15 2024
Sep 12 2024
Aug 15 24
Sep 12 24 |
Sep 12 2024 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2024 |
$0.75
$0.75
|
May 15 2024
May 15 2024
Jun 13 2024
May 15 24
Jun 13 24 |
Jun 13 2024 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2024 |
$0.75
$0.75
|
Feb 14 2024
Feb 14 2024
Mar 14 2024
Feb 14 24
Mar 14 24 |
Mar 14 2024 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2024 |
$0.75
$0.75
|
Nov 15 2023
Nov 15 2023
Dec 14 2023
Nov 15 23
Dec 14 23 |
Dec 14 2023 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2024 |
$0.68
$0.68
|
Aug 16 2023
Aug 16 2023
Sep 14 2023
Aug 16 23
Sep 14 23 |
Sep 14 2023 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2023 |
$0.68
$0.68
|
May 17 2023
May 17 2023
Jun 08 2023
May 17 23
Jun 08 23 |
Jun 08 2023 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2023 |
$0.68
$0.68
|
Feb 15 2023
Feb 15 2023
Mar 09 2023
Feb 15 23
Mar 09 23 |
Mar 09 2023 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2023 |
$0.68
$0.68
|
Nov 16 2022
Nov 16 2022
Dec 08 2022
Nov 16 22
Dec 08 22 |
Dec 08 2022 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2023 |
$0.62
$0.62
|
Aug 17 2022
Aug 17 2022
Sep 08 2022
Aug 17 22
Sep 08 22 |
Sep 08 2022 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2022 |
$0.62
$0.62
|
May 18 2022
May 18 2022
Jun 09 2022
May 18 22
Jun 09 22 |
Jun 09 2022 |
quarterly
quarterly
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How much dividend does Microsoft pay?
Microsoft most recently paid a dividend of $0.75. Microsoft paid a dividend of $2.93 per share in the financial year 2024. With a share price of $446.95 at Jun 28 2024, the current dividend yield is 0.66% (calculation: $2.93 / $446.95 = 0.66%). No special dividend was paid.
What is the Microsoft dividend yield and payout ratio?
The average Microsoft dividend yield over the last 5 years is 0.92% and the average over the last 10 years is 1.17%.
The payout ratio of Microsoft in relation to the last financial year is 27.48%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 26.55%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).
| Key figure | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Current dividend yield | 0.66% |
| Dividend yield 5 yrs. | 0.92% |
| Dividend yield 10 yrs. | 1.17% |
| Payout 1 yr. | 27.48% |
| Payout 3 yrs. | 26.55% |
Is the Microsoft dividend safe? Continuity & dividend growth
Is the Microsoft dividend safe?
Microsoft has been paying a dividend for 22 years and has not lowered the dividend for 22 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased22-times.
The dividend growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 10.15%. The average Microsoft dividend growth over the last 5 years is 10.23%. The average for the last 10 years is 10.60%.
| Key figure | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Increased | 22 Years |
| Continuity | 22 Years |
| Paid | 22 Years |
| Growth 1 yr. | 10.15% |
| Growth 5 yrs. | 10.23% |
| Growth 10 yrs. | 10.60% |
Continuity
Microsoft has been paying a dividend for 22 years and has not lowered the dividend for 22 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased22-times.
Dividend growth
The dividend growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 10.15%. The average Microsoft dividend growth over the last 5 years is 10.23%. The average for the last 10 years is 10.60%.
Microsoft Share forecast 2024 and share analysis
On the stock exchange, the Microsoft share (ISIN: US5949181045) is not traded as a top scorer in June 2024 according to the dividend strategy.
The share price of Microsoft 21.46% has risen since the beginning of the year 2024. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Microsoft share price in real time at the top of the page.
The Microsoft share (symbol: MSFT) is valued at a price/earnings ratio (P/E ratio) of 38.73 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 14.04 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Microsoft share forecast 2024 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 37.84 according to P/E ratio and 13.57 according to P/S ratioe.
| Key figure | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Dividend score | 10/15 |
| Performance 2024 |
21.46%
|
| P/E ratio TTM | 38.73 |
| P/S ratio TTM | 14.04 |
| P/E ratio expected | 37.84 |
| P/S ratio expected | 13.57 |
The Microsoft share (symbol: MSFT) is valued at a price/earnings ratio (P/E ratio) of 38.73 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 14.04 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Microsoft share forecast 2024 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 37.84 according to P/E ratio and 13.57 according to P/S ratioe.
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