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

Biggest dividend payouts · 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.

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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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