MSFT Total Return Analyzer

MSFT total return combines two components: the cumulative distributions you received from MSFT over the holding period, and the change in NAV (share price) across the same window. Many high-yield funds advertise distribution rates that look spectacular in isolation but mask meaningful NAV erosion. The analyzer above shows exactly how much of your MSFT return came from distributions versus price change — a 50% annualized distribution rate paired with a 30% NAV decline is a very different investment than a 50% distribution with flat NAV.

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is issued by Microsoft. Tech mega-cap with 21+ consecutive years of dividend increases — on track for Dividend Aristocrat status in a few years. Annual dividend $3.64/share, forward yield ~0.9%, payout ratio ~21% leaving substantial room for continued increases. 5-year dividend growth rate ~10%, making MSFT one of the most reliable dividend growers in big tech. Quarterly payer with the annual raise typically declared in September. That strategy directly shapes the gap between headline yield and real yield: option-premium and covered-call funds tend to show large gaps, while traditional dividend ETFs and index funds usually show small ones.

For the detail behind each payment, see the MSFT dividend history. To project how future MSFT distributions compound under DRIP, open the MSFT dividend calculator.