Microsoft Raises Dividends: What You Need to Know By Scalper1 | September 23, 2015 0 Comment Scalper1 News Source Microsoft. Microsoft raised dividends last week, increasing payments by a vigorous 16% annually to $0.36 per share. This brings its dividend yield to a respectable 3.3% versus the current stock Scalper1 News Scalper1 News Related posts: The Power of Reinvested Dividends Ignore Dividends and Increase Your Returns 2 Tech Stocks Likely to Increase Their Dividends in 2015 The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Sells Out, But Does it Matter?