Microsoft (MSFT) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's (MSFT) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$27.4 billion in Q1 2026, down 115.55% year-on-year from $176.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 20.7% quarter-over-quarter from -$22.7 billion in Q4 2025.
Microsoft (MSFT) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Microsoft has disclosed Cash from Investing Activities across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$27.4 billion for Q1 2026.
- Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 came in at -$27.4 billion, down 115.55% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$115.2 billion (down 102.62% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$72.6 billion, up 25.13% from the prior year.
- Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$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.
- The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$14.1 billion (2024), against an average of -$17.8 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities surged 116.06% in 2023 and slumped 3122.07% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Microsoft's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$7.2 billion in 2022, then slumped by 905.94% to -$71.9 billion in 2023, then soared by 80.38% to -$14.1 billion in 2024, then slumped by 60.89% to -$22.7 billion in 2025, then retreated by 20.7% to -$27.4 billion in 2026.
- The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$27.4 billion (Q1 2026), -$22.7 billion (Q4 2025), and -$34.6 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | -27.41 Bn |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | - |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | -19.54 Bn |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | -26.72 Mn |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 651.00 Mn |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -122.98 Mn |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -5.70 Mn |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | -36.51 Mn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -158.81 Mn |
| 10 | CoreWeave | 51.85 Bn | 49.58 Bn | 2.01 Bn | -7.71 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |