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Microsoft's AI spending is four times its shareholder payouts

Microsoft's AI spending is four times its shareholder payouts

Microsoft paid out nearly $6.8 billion in dividends to shareholders on August 20, 2026, the largest single distribution among 26 companies that day. However, the tech giant's capital expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, reached about $115.9 billion. Microsoft spent roughly four and a half dollars on capital expenditure for every dollar returned to its shareholders.

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