Microsoft (MSFT) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Microsoft (MSFT) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$27.4 billion for Q1 2026, down 115.55% year-over-year from $176.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 20.7% sequentially from -$22.7 billion in Q4 2025.

Microsoft (MSFT) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Microsoft's Cash from Investing Activities history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$27.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities fell 115.55% year-over-year to -$27.4 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$115.2 billion (down 102.62% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$72.6 billion, up 25.13% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$27.4 billion for Q1 2026 at Microsoft, down from -$22.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of $503.0 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$71.9 billion in Q4 2023.
  • Median Cash from Investing Activities over the past 5 years was -$14.1 billion (2024), compared with a mean of -$17.8 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities jumped 116.06% in 2023 and sank 3122.07% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$7.2 billion in 2022, then sank by 905.94% to -$71.9 billion in 2023, then surged by 80.38% to -$14.1 billion in 2024, then sank by 60.89% to -$22.7 billion in 2025, then fell by 20.7% to -$27.4 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MSFT's Cash from Investing Activities at -$27.4 billion in Q1 2026, -$22.7 billion in Q4 2025, and -$34.6 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 ZenaTech 82,806.72 Bn 82,806.72 Bn - -
2 Microsoft 11,085.79 Bn 11,007.52 Bn 56.06 Bn -27.41 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 1,073.49 Bn 1,065.58 Bn 1.42 Bn -26.72 Mn
4 Rezolve Ai 1,009.18 Bn 1,009.17 Bn - -
5 Palo Alto Networks 824.56 Bn 820.03 Bn 1.91 Bn 651.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 701.26 Bn 698.20 Bn 993.68 Mn -122.98 Mn
7 Oracle 514.97 Bn 476.40 Bn 17.12 Bn -15.88 Bn
8 Fortinet 456.74 Bn 453.45 Bn 1.49 Bn -5.70 Mn
9 Cloudflare 331.63 Bn 330.68 Bn 455.60 Mn -158.81 Mn
10 Synopsys 303.79 Bn 303.67 Bn 1.77 Bn -36.51 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -27.41 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -27.41 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -22.71 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -22.71 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -34.56 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -34.56 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -30.57 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -30.57 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -12.71 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -12.71 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -14.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -14.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -15.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -15.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -14.85 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -14.85 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -10.70 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -10.70 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -71.93 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -71.93 Bn