Microsoft (Microsoft) Dividend Payout Ratio

: 0.26 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Microsoft's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.26.

The historical rank and industry rank for Microsoft's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MSFT' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.25 Med: 0.4 Max: 0.56
Current: 0.25

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Microsoft was 0.56. The lowest was 0.25. And the median was 0.40.

MSFT's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
68.3% of 836 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 0.35 vs MSFT: 0.25

As of today (2024-04-19), the Dividend Yield % of Microsoft is 0.71%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Microsoft was 2.93%. The lowest was 0.65%. And the median was 1.57%.

Microsoft's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.75.

During the past 12 months, Microsoft's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Microsoft was 62.00% per year. The lowest was 9.00% per year. And the median was 12.55% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

Microsoft Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Microsoft's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
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Array ( [0] => - [1] => - [2] => - [3] => - [4] => - [5] => 0.38 [6] => 0.35 [7] => 0.28 [8] => 0.26 [9] => 0.27 )

Microsoft Annual Data

Trend

Jun14

Jun15

Jun16

Jun17

Jun18

Jun19

Jun20

Jun21

Jun22

Jun23

Dividend Payout Ratio

0.38

0.35

0.28

0.26

0.27

Microsoft Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Dividend Payout Ratio																0.29	0.28	0.25	0.23	0.26

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Microsoft's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Microsoft Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Microsoft's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Microsoft's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.

Microsoft Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Microsoft's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Jun. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Jun. 2023 )
	=	2.66	/	9.81
	=	0.27

Microsoft's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	0.75	/	2.93
	=	0.26

Microsoft (NAS:MSFT) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Microsoft (Microsoft) Business Description

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Address

One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA, USA, 98052-6399

Website

https://www.microsoft.com

Microsoft develops and licenses consumer and enterprise software. It is known for its Windows operating systems and Office productivity suite. The company is organized into three equally sized broad segments: productivity and business processes (legacy Microsoft Office, cloud-based Office 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype, LinkedIn, Dynamics), intelligence cloud (infrastructure- and platform-as-a-service offerings Azure, Windows Server OS, SQL Server), and more personal computing (Windows Client, Xbox, Bing search, display advertising, and Surface laptops, tablets, and desktops).

Executives

Kathleen T Hogan	officer: EVP, Human Resources	C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052-6399
Judson Althoff	officer: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer	MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052
Satya Nadella	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052-6399
Bradford L Smith	officer: Executive Vice President	MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052-6399
Teri List	director	2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SUITE 800W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Christopher C Capossela	officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer	C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052-6399
Amy Hood	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052-6399
Emma N Walmsley	director	C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052-6399
Carlos A Rodriguez	director	10200 SUNSET DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33173
Christopher David Young	officer: EVP, Business Development	C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052-6399
John W Stanton	director	3650 131ST AVE SE #400, WESTERN WIRELESS CORP, BELLEVUE WA 98006
Charles W Scharf	director	C/O VISA INC., 900 METRO CENTER BLVD., FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Hugh F Johnston	director	PEPSICO, INC., 700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD, PURCHASE NY 10577
Reid Hoffman	director	C/O LINKEDIN CORPORATION, 2029 STIERLIN COURT, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Sandra E Peterson	director	100 PARSONS POND DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417