Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 90 recorded MSFT dividend payments, running from February 19, 2003 to May 21, 2026 — 24 calendar years. Together those payments total $35.64 per share. MSFT has most often paid quarterly.
MSFT has increased its payment rate for 15 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the MSFT payment rate compounded at +10.2% a year, and +10.3% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 24 years of recorded history, MSFT's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
MSFT dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.40 | 4 | $0.830 | +10.7% |
| 2024 | $3.08 | 4 | $0.750 | +10.3% |
| 2023 | $2.79 | 4 | $0.680 | +9.7% |
| 2022 | $2.54 | 4 | $0.620 | +10.7% |
| 2021 | $2.30 | 4 | $0.560 | +9.8% |
| 2020 | $2.09 | 4 | $0.510 | +10.9% |
| 2019 | $1.89 | 4 | $0.460 | +9.5% |
| 2018 | $1.72 | 4 | $0.420 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | $1.59 | 4 | $0.390 | +8.3% |
| 2016 | $1.47 | 4 | $0.360 | +16.1% |
| 2015 | $1.29 | 4 | $0.310 | +10.7% |
| 2014 | $1.15 | 4 | $0.280 | +21.7% |
| 2013 | $0.970 | 4 | $0.230 | +15.0% |
| 2012 | $0.830 | 4 | $0.200 | +25.0% |
| 2011 | $0.680 | 4 | $0.160 | +23.1% |
| 2010 | $0.550 | 4 | $0.130 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | $0.520 | 4 | $0.130 | +18.2% |
| 2008 | $0.460 | 4 | $0.110 | +10.0% |
| 2007 | $0.410 | 4 | $0.100 | +11.1% |
| 2006 | $0.370 | 4 | $0.0900 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | $0.320 | 4 | $0.0800 | — |
| 2004 | $3.16 | 2 (timing) | $1.58 | +1216.7% |
| 2003 | $0.240 | 2 (timing) | $0.120 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than MSFT's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent MSFT dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | $0.910 |
| February 19, 2026 | $0.910 |
| November 20, 2025 | $0.910 |
| August 21, 2025 | $0.830 |
| May 15, 2025 | $0.830 |
| February 20, 2025 | $0.830 |
| November 21, 2024 | $0.830 |
| August 15, 2024 | $0.750 |
| May 15, 2024 | $0.750 |
| February 14, 2024 | $0.750 |
| November 15, 2023 | $0.750 |
| August 16, 2023 | $0.680 |
| May 17, 2023 | $0.680 |
| February 15, 2023 | $0.680 |
| November 16, 2022 | $0.680 |
| August 17, 2022 | $0.620 |
| May 18, 2022 | $0.620 |
| February 16, 2022 | $0.620 |
| November 17, 2021 | $0.620 |
| August 18, 2021 | $0.560 |
| May 19, 2021 | $0.560 |
| February 17, 2021 | $0.560 |
| November 18, 2020 | $0.560 |
| August 19, 2020 | $0.510 |
| May 20, 2020 | $0.510 |
| February 19, 2020 | $0.510 |
| November 20, 2019 | $0.510 |
| August 14, 2019 | $0.460 |
| May 15, 2019 | $0.460 |
| February 20, 2019 | $0.460 |
| November 14, 2018 | $0.460 |
| August 15, 2018 | $0.420 |
| May 16, 2018 | $0.420 |
| February 14, 2018 | $0.420 |
| November 15, 2017 | $0.420 |
| August 15, 2017 | $0.390 |
| May 16, 2017 | $0.390 |
| February 14, 2017 | $0.390 |
| November 15, 2016 | $0.390 |
| August 16, 2016 | $0.360 |
| May 17, 2016 | $0.360 |
| February 16, 2016 | $0.360 |
| November 17, 2015 | $0.360 |
| August 18, 2015 | $0.310 |
| May 19, 2015 | $0.310 |
| February 17, 2015 | $0.310 |
| November 18, 2014 | $0.310 |
| August 19, 2014 | $0.280 |
| May 13, 2014 | $0.280 |
| February 18, 2014 | $0.280 |
| November 19, 2013 | $0.280 |
| August 13, 2013 | $0.230 |
| May 14, 2013 | $0.230 |
| February 19, 2013 | $0.230 |
| November 13, 2012 | $0.230 |
| August 14, 2012 | $0.200 |
| May 15, 2012 | $0.200 |
| February 14, 2012 | $0.200 |
| November 15, 2011 | $0.200 |
| August 16, 2011 | $0.160 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 90 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
MSFT dividend history questions
How many dividends has MSFT paid?
DivTrkr has 90 recorded MSFT dividend payments between February 19, 2003 and May 21, 2026, totalling $35.64 per share across 24 calendar years.
Has MSFT ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 24 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the MSFT dividend growing?
The MSFT payment rate compounded at +10.2% a year over the last five complete years and +10.3% a year over the last ten.
How often does MSFT pay a dividend?
MSFT has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
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