Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- MSFT has an EBITDA to net debt ratio of 76,965,000,000; for context, that's better than 99.65% stocks in our set (note that its net debt is negative, meaning it has more cash than debt).
- As for stocks whose price is uncorrelated with MSFT's price and thus may be suitable peers for a diversified dividend portfolio, check out the following: ODC, UGP, OLLI, FTI and CEA.
MSFT Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $433.31 | $50.15 | -84.1% |
The Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a valuation model that attempts to determine a fair share price for a stock, based on the dividend it provides in comparison to several company-specific metrics indicative of the riskiness of the stock and the financial health of the company. In the case of MSFT, the DDM model, as implemented by StockNews, implies a negative return of 84.1% relative to its current price. To help understand and contextualize the model's evaluation of MSFT, investors may wish to consider are:
- Microsoft Corp's market cap of $2 trillion US dollars puts it in the mega-sized market cap class; amongst this group of stocks, its equity discount rate is lower than only 10% of them.
- Amongst its dividend-issuing peers in the mega-sized market cap category, MSFT has a beta lower than only 10% of them.
- Regarding its relative worth based on the dividend discount model, MSFT's provides a return of -84.1% based on the forecast of the dividend discount model we used relative to its current share price; this is a better return than 9.31% of all stocks we measured with our dividend discount model.
MSFT Dividend History
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Ex-Dividend Date | Type | Payout Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-20 | Dividend | $0.83 | -- |
| 2024-11-21 | Dividend | $0.83 | +10.67% |
| 2024-08-15 | Dividend | $0.75 | -- |
| 2024-05-15 | Dividend | $0.75 | -- |
| 2024-02-14 | Dividend | $0.75 | -- |
| 2023-11-15 | Dividend | $0.75 | +10.29% |
| 2023-08-16 | Dividend | $0.68 | -- |
| 2023-05-17 | Dividend | $0.68 | -- |
| 2023-02-15 | Dividend | $0.68 | -- |
| 2022-11-16 | Dividend | $0.68 | +9.68% |
| 2022-08-17 | Dividend | $0.62 | -- |
| 2022-05-18 | Dividend | $0.62 | -- |
| 2022-02-16 | Dividend | $0.62 | -- |
| 2021-11-17 | Dividend | $0.62 | +10.71% |
| 2021-08-18 | Dividend | $0.56 | -- |
| 2021-05-19 | Dividend | $0.56 | -- |
| 2021-02-17 | Dividend | $0.56 | -- |
| 2020-11-18 | Dividend | $0.56 | +9.80% |
| 2020-08-19 | Dividend | $0.51 | -- |
| 2020-05-20 | Dividend | $0.51 | -- |
MSFT Dividends vs. Peers
MSFT's dividend yield currently ranks #59 of 77 vs. its peers in the Software - Business category.
Looking for More Information on MSFT dividends?
Want to see what other sources are saying about Microsoft Corp's dividends? Try the links below:Microsoft Corp Common Stock (MSFT) Dividend History | Nasdaq
Dividend History for Microsoft Corp (MSFT) - Dividend Investor
Microsoft Corp (MSFT) Dividend History - Seeking Alpha