Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has declared its next quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share payable Thursday, September 10, 2026, to shareholders of record on August 20, 2026.
Investors holding 100 MSFT shares as of the ex-dividend date will receive $91 next week. As such, the payment is unchanged from the previous two payments this year issued on June 11 and March 12.
At a share price of $496.82 as of press time, September 3, and a quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share, you would need approximately 109.89 Microsoft shares to round up the dividend to $100. In other words, it would require an investment of about $54,590, or about 110 shares.
If the corporation does not increase the payout, the yearly Microsoft stock dividend for 2026 will total exactly $364.
Microsoft Corp. dividend profile
Microsoft boasts among the most consistent dividend track records in the technology sector, with a forward yield of 0.73% and an annualized dividend of $3.88 per share.
What’s more, the software leader has increased its dividend for 24 consecutive years, and with a conservative forward payout ratio of 18.45%, it has considerable flexibility to continue raising its payouts.
Historically, Microsoft shares have also recovered quickly following their ex-dividend dates, taking an average of just 1.9 days. While the company’s 0.73% dividend yield is below the broader technology sector average of 1.37%, Microsoft has emphasized consistent dividend growth and long-term share price appreciation rather than pursuing a high-yield strategy.
That approach has paid off in 2026 too. The stock is up around 5% year-to-date as of press time, and a $10,000 investment in Microsoft at the start of the year, assuming all dividends were reinvested, would now be worth approximately $10,348. That translates into $48.73 in reinvested dividends and $299.98 in capital gains.
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