Microsoft (MSFT) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's (MSFT) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at $161.0 million in Q1 2026, up 409.62% year-on-year from $31.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 330.0% quarter-over-quarter from -$70.0 million in Q4 2025.
Microsoft (MSFT) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Microsoft has disclosed Change in Inventory across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $161.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 came in at $161.0 million, up 409.62% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $364.0 million (up 181.8% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$309.0 million, up 75.93% from the prior year.
- Change in Inventory came in at $161.0 million for Q1 2026 at Microsoft, up from -$70.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $543.0 million in Q3 2022 to a low of -$1.5 billion in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is -$52.0 million (2025), against an average of -$106.6 million.
- Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory tumbled 231.22% in 2022 and jumped 409.62% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Microsoft's Change in Inventory stood at -$1.3 billion in 2022, then fell by 12.95% to -$1.5 billion in 2023, then surged by 51.76% to -$711.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 90.15% to -$70.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 330.0% to $161.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $161.0 million (Q1 2026), -$70.0 million (Q4 2025), and $192.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 161.00 Mn |
| 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 | - |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | - |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -23.60 Mn |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 29.38 Mn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | - |
| 10 | CoreWeave | 51.85 Bn | 49.58 Bn | 2.01 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 161.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 161.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -70.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -70.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 192.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 192.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 81.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 81.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -52.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -52.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -711.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -711.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 373.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 373.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -55.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -55.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -260.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -260.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.47 Bn |