Microsoft (MSFT) cut a $6.8 billion dividend check in fiscal year 2026 while spending $116 billion on AI capex, an amount 4.5 times greater.
Applied Materials (AMAT) led the other 25 ex-dividend companies that same day at $421 million, less than 7% of Microsoft's single-day payout.
Amy Hood committed to staying free cash flow positive in FY2027 even as capex could reach $175 billion, with Azure already crossing $100 billion in annual revenue.
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Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) went ex-dividend on August 20, 2026 at $0.91 a share, cutting a check to holders of record for $6,757,245,950, payable September 10, 2026. That single distribution was the largest of the 26 companies going ex-dividend that day, and it dwarfed the runner-up: Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) at $420,798,270. Marriott (NASDAQ:MAR), SBA Communications (NASDAQ:SBAC), and LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) also went ex-dividend the same day, but none came close to Microsoft's scale.

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