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Calculate the Compound Growth and Income of Dividend Growth Stocks - the Dividend Snowball Effect.

By reinvesting your dividends (DRIP), you can increase the number of shares you own. This will result in more shares earning dividends, continuously growing your portfolio.

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MSFT Last price: $528.99
Dividend yield: 0.69% ($3.64 / year)
Measured: dividend 9.07% / yr, price 27.22% / yr — prefilled at 9.07% / 10.00%
SIGNAL:MSFT has a Trend Signal — Oct 16 '26 (1 day ago)|Oct 16 '26|RSI 57MSFT has a Trend Signal — Oct 16 '26 (1 day ago)
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Results by year: Dividends, Yield, Number of Shares, and Portfolio Value

Year-by-year breakdown
Year Start Balance Start Shares Share Price Dividend / Share Dividend Yield Yield on Cost Annual Dividend Total Dividends End Shares End Balance

The table shows your projected payouts, yield on cost, share count, and portfolio value for each year, based on your inputs. In the chart, End Balance is the DRIP result, No DRIP is the same plan with payouts taken as cash, and Investment is what you put in — the gap between the bars is what reinvesting earned. Projections are estimates, not guarantees.

MSFT at a Glance

Share price$528.99 (close Oct 16, 2026)
1-year price change+3.4%
YTD price change+9.4%
Latest dividend per share$0.91 (ex-dividend Aug 20, 2026)
Dividend yield (run-rate)0.69% ($0.91 × 4 = $3.64 / year)
12-month (TTM) yield0.69% ($3.64 paid in the last 12 months)
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Next pay date (declared)Dec 10, 2026

Next MSFT dividend: $0.98 per share, payable Dec 10 (ex-dividend Nov 19)

MSFT Price Chart

MSFT share price, weekly closes over the last 5 years — $528.99 at the latest close, +3.4% over one year.

MSFT Dividend History

MSFT has paid 4 dividends in the last 12 months, most recently $0.91 on Aug 24, 2026.

Ex-datePay dateDividendChange
Nov 19, 2026 (declared)Dec 10, 2026$0.98+7.7%
Aug 20, 2026Aug 24, 2026$0.910.0%
May 21, 2026May 25, 2026$0.910.0%
Feb 19, 2026Feb 23, 2026$0.910.0%
Nov 20, 2025Nov 24, 2025$0.91+9.6%
Aug 21, 2025Aug 25, 2025$0.830.0%
May 15, 2025May 19, 2025$0.830.0%
Feb 20, 2025Feb 24, 2025$0.830.0%
Nov 21, 2024Nov 25, 2024$0.83+10.7%
Aug 15, 2024Aug 19, 2024$0.750.0%
May 15, 2024May 17, 2024$0.750.0%
Feb 14, 2024Feb 16, 2024$0.750.0%

How Many MSFT Shares for $1,000 a Month?

You need about 3,297 shares of MSFT (~$1,744,000) for $1,000/month at the current run-rate.

How many shares of MSFT do I need for $500 a month?

About 1,649 shares (~$872,000), based on MSFT’s current run-rate of $3.64 per share a year.

How many shares of MSFT do I need for $100 a month?

About 330 shares (~$175,000), at the same run-rate.

Latest price, last payout and run-rate yield, side by side. Each ticker links to its own dividend calculator.

MSFTSCHDVOOQQQIJEPQQQQSPYIVTI
Price$528.99$34.35$701.75$53.62$58.81$709.80$53.35$374.07
Last payout$0.91$0.267$1.823$0.6339$0.5669$0.7514$0.534$0.956
Yield (run-rate)0.69%3.11%1.04%14.19%11.57%0.42%12.01%1.02%

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Dividend Growth Calculator

This is a dividend growth calculator: it projects your payouts year by year as the dividend per share grows, the share price moves, and reinvested payouts buy more shares. Enter a ticker and the calculator loads the current price, the latest dividend per share, and the payout frequency for you — or type your own numbers for any stock. Set a dividend growth rate and a share price growth rate, and the table shows your shares, income, yield on cost, and portfolio value for every year.

Dividend growth is the quiet half of the snowball. A stock yielding 3% today that raises its payout 10% a year pays you roughly 6% on your original cost after seven years — before counting a single reinvested share. The calculator shows both halves working together: rising payouts per share, and more shares collecting them.

How to Calculate Your Dividend Payout

Your dividend payout is: shares × dividend per share × payments per year. If you own 500 shares of a stock paying $0.65 per share each quarter, your payout is 500 × $0.65 = $325 per quarter, or $1,300 a year. Monthly payers work the same way with twelve payments instead of four.

The calculator does this for every year of your plan — and it accounts for the parts a one-line formula misses: new shares added by DRIP, new shares from your monthly contributions, and the dividend growing each year. The year-by-year table above shows the resulting payout for each year, next to your share count and yield on cost.

What is DRIP (Dividend Reinvestment)?

DRIP means your payouts buy more shares instead of arriving as cash. More shares collect the next payout, which buys more shares again — the dividend snowball. Example: $10,000 in a stock yielding 4%, with the dividend growing 6% a year and every payout reinvested, pays about $400 in year one; by year ten the same position pays over $1,000 a year and holds meaningfully more shares — without you adding a dollar. Run your own ticker above to see the exact year the snowball takes over.

High Yield vs. Dividend Growth

High-yield stocks pay more today; dividend growers pay more later. A 7% yielder with a flat payout gives you $700 a year on $10,000 — now and in year fifteen. A 2.5% yielder raising its dividend 12% a year starts at $250 but passes the high yielder's annual payout around year ten, with the share price usually following the dividend up. Neither is "better" — it depends on when you need the income. Run both through the calculator with real tickers and compare the year-by-year payout columns; the crossover year is usually the number that settles it.

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This calculator is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. It uses hypothetical scenarios and user inputs to estimate outcomes. Dividend payments, stock prices, and tax rates are subject to change and market risks. Dividends can be cut or suspended, and projections assume rates that may not continue. Consult a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions. We are not responsible for any financial losses or decisions made based on this tool.