Discontinued — last reported Q4 '18
Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.1%, from $0.56 to $0.60. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Dividends Per Share shows an upward trend with a 6.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Consistent or increasing dividends per share signal financial stability and a shareholder-friendly capital policy.
The amount of cash dividends declared by the board of directors for each outstanding share of common stock. This is a pr...
Standard metric for all publicly traded companies that pay dividends.
msft_dividends_per_share_declared| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $0.22 | $0.22 | $0.00 | $0.47 | $0.24 | $0.24 | $0.00 | $0.50 | $0.25 | $0.25 | $0.00 | $0.53 | $0.27 | $0.27 | $0.00 | $0.56 | $0.28 | $0.28 | $0.00 | $0.60 |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | -100.0% | — | -48.9% | +0.0% | -100.0% | — | -50.0% | +0.0% | -100.0% | — | -50.0% | +0.0% | -100.0% | — | -50.0% | +0.0% | -100.0% | — |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.1% | +9.1% | — | +6.4% | +4.2% | +4.2% | — | +6.0% | +6.0% | +6.0% | — | +5.7% | +5.7% | +5.7% | — | +7.1% |