Microsoft (MSFT) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's Cash & Equivalents came in at $20.28 billion for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 29.7% from $28.85 billion a year earlier and down 3.1% from the prior quarter.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Microsoft's Cash & Equivalents was $20.94 billion, down 30.8% from FY2025.
- Cash & Equivalents carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Cash & Equivalents was $30.24 billion in FY2025 (+65.1%), $18.32 billion in FY2024 (-47.2%), $34.7 billion in FY2023 (+149.1%) and $13.93 billion in FY2022 (-2.1%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since fiscal Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Cash & Equivalents increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 17.7%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Equivalents over five years came in fiscal Q1 2024 (growth of 251.6%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2025 (a decline of 74.1%).
- Business Quant data shows MSFT's Cash & Equivalents at $20.94 billion (Q4 2026), $32.11 billion (Q3 2026) and $24.3 billion (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,944.62 Bn | 3,880.11 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 20.94 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 231.10 Bn | 185.71 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 13.59 Bn |
| 3 | Equinix | 100.11 Bn | 88.01 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 1.73 Bn |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 96.02 Bn | 78.46 Bn | 557.23 Mn | 943.54 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 31.44 Bn | 4.87 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 3.68 Bn |
| 6 | Verisign | 27.82 Bn | 25.17 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 307.90 Mn |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 25.57 Bn | 12.66 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 3.13 Bn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 15.68 Bn | 7.37 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 777.31 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.30 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 1.08 Bn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.01 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 930.23 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 30.24 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 34.70 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.93 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 13.58 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 11.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 11.95 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 7.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 6.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 5.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 8.67 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 3.80 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 6.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 9.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 5.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 6.08 Bn |
API Access
Microsoft Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents-annual&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents-annual", "ticker": "MSFT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents-annual&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();