Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
MARKET AND STOCKHOLDERS
Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol MSFT. On July 23, 2026, there were 74,199 registered holders of record of our common stock.
SHARE REPURCHASES AND DIVIDENDS
Following are our monthly share repurchases for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026:
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid Per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs | |||||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||||||||
| April 1, 2026 – April 30, 2026 | 1,002,119 | $ | 398.88 | 1,002,119 | $ | 43,630 | |||||||||||
| May 1, 2026 – May 31, 2026 | 3,559,509 | 416.81 | 3,559,509 | 42,147 | |||||||||||||
| June 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026 | 3,828,061 | 396.19 | 3,828,061 | 40,630 | |||||||||||||
| 8,389,689 | 8,389,689 | ||||||||||||||||
All share repurchases were made using cash resources. Our share repurchases may occur through open market purchases or pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The above table excludes shares repurchased to settle employee tax withholding related to the vesting of stock awards.
Our Board of Directors declared the following dividends during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026:
| Declaration Date | Record Date | Payment Date | Dividend Per Share | Amount | ||||||||||||
| (In millions) | ||||||||||||||||
| June 10, 2026 | August 20, 2026 | September 10, 2026 | $ | 0.91 | $ | 6,759 | ||||||||||
We returned $10.2 billion to shareholders in the form of share repurchases and dividends in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026. Refer to Note 15 – Stockholders’ Equity of the Notes to Financial Statements (Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K) for further discussion regarding share repurchases and dividends.
PART II
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