Microsoft (MSFT) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft (MSFT) reported Change in Inventory of $436 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 127.1% from $192 million a year earlier and up 144.9% from the prior quarter.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Microsoft's Change in Inventory came in at $705 million; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it came in at $461 million.
- Change in Inventory has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -9.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Change in Inventory came in at -$309 million in FY2025, -$1.28 billion in FY2024, -$1.24 billion in FY2023 and $1.12 billion in FY2022 (+52.4%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Change in Inventory since fiscal Q1 2024.
- The high point for year-over-year Change in Inventory in five years was fiscal Q1 2027 (growth of 127.1%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2026 (a decline of 48.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at $178 million (Q4 2026), $161 million (Q3 2026) and -$70 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 4,023.81 Bn | 3,959.30 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 436.00 Mn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 229.57 Bn | 184.18 Bn | 9.71 Bn | - |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 108.56 Bn | 91.00 Bn | 557.23 Mn | - |
| 4 | Equinix | 104.79 Bn | 92.69 Bn | 1.31 Bn | - |
| 5 | Nebius | 34.62 Bn | 23.47 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 27.89 Bn | 14.98 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
| 7 | Verisign | 27.57 Bn | 24.93 Bn | 393.20 Mn | - |
| 8 | Nutanix | 16.13 Bn | 7.81 Bn | 651.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.07 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 843.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 11.83 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 613.75 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 436.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 178.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 161.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -70.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 192.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 81.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -52.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -711.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 373.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -55.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -260.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 505.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -374.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -106.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.31 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 543.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 461.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 279.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -394.00 Mn |
API Access
Microsoft Change in Inventory 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=change-in-inventory&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-inventory", "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=change-in-inventory&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();