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NVIDIA, the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, delivered another strong earnings report and shattered multiple records.

Yet one of the biggest surprises for investors was its decision to increase its dividend by 2,400%, making the chipmaker far more competitive with other major technology companies in terms of shareholder payouts.

The company’s board approved an increase in the quarterly dividend from $0.01 per share to $0.25 per share. The payment will be made on June 26, 2026, to shareholders of record as of June 4.

As a result, Nvidia now offers an annual dividend yield of approximately 0.45%, placing it in line with several large-cap technology peers such as Microsoft and Alphabet.

The Top Dividend-Paying Technology Giants

According to data compiled by Finviz, the ranking of major technology companies by annual dividend yield now looks as follows:

Broadcom Leads the Group

Broadcom tops the list with a dividend yield of 0.95%. The company has become one of the key beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence boom thanks to its data center chips and infrastructure solutions.

Close behind is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), also offering a yield of 0.95%. The company remains one of the few high-growth semiconductor leaders that also provides a meaningful cash return to shareholders.

Microsoft Combines Growth and Income

Microsoft ranks next with a dividend yield of 0.88%, reflecting the financial maturity of one of the world’s largest technology companies.

The software giant continues to balance dividend distributions and share repurchases while aggressively expanding its cloud computing and artificial intelligence businesses.

Apple, Meta, and Alphabet Offer More Modest Yields

Apple currently offers a dividend yield of 0.36%, relatively modest despite its enormous cash generation. Apple has historically prioritized large-scale share buybacks over aggressive dividend increases.

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, provides a yield of 0.33%. The dividend is a recent addition to Meta’s capital allocation strategy and reflects a greater emphasis on returning cash to shareholders.

Alphabet offers a dividend yield of 0.22%. The Google parent company only recently initiated dividend payments after years of directing virtually all excess cash toward growth initiatives and technological development.

Companies That Pay Little—or Nothing

Further down the list is Micron Technology, with a dividend yield of just 0.08%.

Meanwhile, Amazon and Tesla do not currently pay dividends at all.

In both cases, management prefers to reinvest profits into expansion projects, acquisitions, and technological innovation, betting that long-term growth will generate greater value for shareholders than regular cash distributions.