Microsoft's $71.6 billion cash pile: Why this tech giant's boring dividend strategy beats flashy growth stocks

Microsoft is sitting on $71.6 billion in free cash flow like that friend who always has money for dinner but still splits the check down to the penny. While other tech companies burn through cash faster than a day trader's account on margin, Microsoft is quietly building a dividend empire that would make your grandmother's savings account jealous.

The company just reported fiscal 2025 earnings per share of $13.64, yet only pays out 24% of that as dividends. That's the financial equivalent of eating one slice of pizza when you ordered the whole pie - incredibly restrained, but it means there's...