Microsoft will issue a quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share on June 11, 2026, unchanged from previous payouts. The annual dividend totals $3.64 per share, yielding 0.86%, which is below the tech sector average. Despite consistent dividend growth for 24 years, Microsoft’s stock has faced price declines in 2026, resulting in a net loss for investors when including dividends. The company remains focused on growth, with dividends serving as a supplementary income source rather than the main return driver.
Microsoft and Alphabet reported earnings on the same day with contrasting market reactions due to their free cash flow performance amid heavy AI investments. Alphabet missed search revenue expectations by $1.5 billion and had negative free cash flow ...
Microsoft's latest quarterly report reveals that revenue from OpenAI makes up about 11% of its total revenue, reaching $10 billion out of $92.3 billion. Microsoft owns roughly 24% of OpenAI and has extended $7.2 billion in trade credit to the company...
Alphabet's shares fell more than 10% in premarket trading after missing earnings and revenue forecasts, with AI chat tools eating into Google's Search revenue for the second consecutive quarter. This is concerning as Search is a key high-margin busin...
Microsoft reported strong cloud growth with Azure revenue up 48% and a commercial backlog of $677 billion, signaling robust demand for its cloud and AI services like Copilot. Despite this, its stock underperforms the S&P 500, partly due to a heavy $1...
Alphabet's shares fell 10% after missing earnings expectations and signaling increased AI-related spending without a clear payoff timeline. Despite Google Cloud's 103% growth, Alphabet's heavy capital expenditure and negative free cash flow alarmed i...
