MSFT Stock — Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)

Updated October 8, 2026.

MSFT is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.75%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.70%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 93/100 (Safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 34.5%.

At the current 0.75% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $75 per year, or about $18.75 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Microsoft Corporation develops and licenses software products and cloud services, including the Azure cloud platform, Office productivity suite, LinkedIn, and gaming division, operating across three segments: Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. The company has a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly. Microsoft appeals to equity investors seeking exposure to large-cap technology and cloud computing with modest dividend income.

MSFT performance

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 34.5%.

MSFT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

93 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.70%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/13/1986

Distribution rate

0.75%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.70%

5-year average yield

0.78

Last close

$522.61 (as of 2026-10-08)

Market cap

$3,880,664,329,052

Average volume

19593392.0

Next dividend

$0.98

Next ex-dividend date

11/19/2026

Next payment date

12/10/2026

Beta

1.099

Payout ratio

20.3%

P/E ratio

28.89

Forward P/E

25.1256

EPS

$18.09

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.75%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.70%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

MSFT risks and drawbacks

MSFT's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 34.5%.

Who may consider MSFT — and who may not

MSFT may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (MSFT pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Compare MSFT

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