Microsoft Dividend
Microsoft Dividend history 22 years & estimates 2025 to 2028
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Dividend Analysis of the Microsoft Stock
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Criteria / Value
Criteria
Value
|
Grade | |
|---|---|---|
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Current dividend yield
0.68%
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0/3 | |
|
Dividend Yield 10Y
1.17%
|
1/3 | |
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Payout 3Y
25.73%
|
3/3 | |
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Continuity 10Y
10 Years
|
3/3 | |
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Growth 5Y
10.23%
|
3/3 | |
| No top scorer |
Total: 10/15
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When does Microsoft pay a dividend?
The Microsoft stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Microsoft stock 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Year | Dividend per Share | Ex-Day | Payday | Payment frequency |
| 2025 |
$0.83
$0.83
|
Nov 21 2024
Nov 21 2024
Dec 12 2024
Nov 21 24
Dec 12 24 |
Dec 12 2024 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2025 |
$0.75
$0.75
|
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
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How much dividend does Microsoft pay?
Microsoft most recently paid a dividend of $0.83. Microsoft paid a Dividend of $2.93 Per Share in the financial year 2024. With a stock price of $430.98 at Dec 02 2024, the current dividend yield is 0.68% (calculation: $2.93 / $430.98 = 0.68%). 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 24.83%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 25.73%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).
| Metric | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Current dividend yield | 0.68% |
| Dividend Yield 5Y | 0.92% |
| Dividend Yield 10Y | 1.17% |
| Payout 1Y | 24.83% |
| Payout 3Y | 25.73% |
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 increased 22-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%.
| Metric | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Increased | 22 Years |
| Continuity | 22 Years |
| Paid | 22 Years |
| Growth 1Y | 10.15% |
| Growth 5Y | 10.23% |
| Growth 10Y | 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 increased 22-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 Stock Forecast 2024
On the stock exchange, the Microsoft stock (ISIN: US5949181045) is not traded as a top scorer in December 2024 according to the dividend strategy.
The stock price of Microsoft 14.61% 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 stock price in real time at the top of the page.
Microsoft (symbol: MSFT) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 35.57 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 12.61 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Microsoft stock forecast 2024 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 33.03 according to P/E ratio and 11.50 according to P/S.
| Metric | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Dividend Score | 10/15 |
| Performance 2024 |
14.61%
|
| P/E TTM | 35.57 |
| P/S TTM | 12.61 |
| P/E forward | 33.03 |
| P/S forward | 11.50 |
Microsoft (symbol: MSFT) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 35.57 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 12.61 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Microsoft stock forecast 2024 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 33.03 according to P/E ratio and 11.50 according to P/S.
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