Microsoft's $6.76 Billion Dividend: What Shareholders Collect on September 10

As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on August 20, 2026.

Biggest dividend payouts · Aug 20 Aug 20, 12:45pm ET

MSFT Microsoft

$6.8B $0.91 per share

2AMATApplied Materials$0.53/sh$421M
3MARMarriott International$0.73/sh$190M
4SBACSBA Communications$1.25/sh$133M
5LKQLKQ$0.30/sh$75.9M

Microsoft is sending shareholders about $6.76 billion, 91 cents a share, with the money arriving September 10. Applied Materials, Marriott, SBA Communications and LKQ are paying too, but nothing else today comes close.

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Microsoft goes ex-dividend today, so only investors holding shares at this morning's open collect the roughly $6.76 billion payout landing September 10.

Applied Materials, Marriott International, SBA Communications, and LKQ share the same ex-date, and their payouts combined do not come close to Microsoft's.

Buying after today's open means missing this payment entirely, no matter how long the position is held.

Microsoft's dividend accounts for the overwhelming majority of dollars in today's ex-date group.

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Mentioned: MSFT, AMAT, MAR, SBAC, LKQ

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