Microsoft Corp Dividend yield

Microsoft Corp is part of Software and Computer Services business, which is part of Technology industry. Microsoft Corp is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Microsoft Corp stock dividend

Microsoft Corp paid a total dividend of 20,226 million USD last year, for a market value of 2,437,223 millions (Market Cap 2,436,276 millions). Microsoft Corp dividend per share is 2.72 USD, and his stock market price 327.76 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Microsoft Corp has a dividend yield of 0.83%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from USA. It is also lower than average of Technology industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Microsoft Corp stocks dividend with other Software and Computer Services companies or other of the high USA dividend stocks list.

Microsoft Corp Dividend Payout

About the ability of Microsoft Corp to maintain his current dividend of USD 2.72 per share, an amount that accounts for 0.83%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Microsoft Corp payout on ernings is currently 27.06%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Technology industry, which are 39.34% and 35.32% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Microsoft Corpcan maintain his current dividend.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of Microsoft Corp is USD 11.79 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 2.72, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Microsoft Corp, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Technology industry and Software and Computer Services sector companies.

Microsoft Corp Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Microsoft Corp's dividend stock, both in percentage and in USD, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year	Yield	USD	Paypout	Shares*
Present	0.83%	2.72	27.06%	7,436
2022	1.13%	2.71	27.13%	7,479
2021	0.74%	2.49	29.82%	7,532
2020	1.01%	2.25	37.25%	7,583
2019	1.29%	2.03	40.20%	7,663
2018	1.81%	1.84	43.50%	7,683
2017	1.96%	1.68	56.57%	7,721
2016	2.59%	1.56	68.12%	7,793
2015	2.65%	1.44	85.21%	7,998

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Microsoft Corp dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Software and Computer Services stocks.

Microsoft Corp Stock performance

Finally, last moth Microsoft Corp showed a return of -2.40% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -1.32% of Technology firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 25.40% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Software and Computer Services firms.