Microsoft (MSFT) Change in Receivables (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's Change in Receivables was -$17.1 billion in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), compared with -$16.49 billion a year earlier.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Change in Receivables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Microsoft's Change in Receivables was $12.12 billion through Sep 30, 2026, up 49.2% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it came in at $12.74 billion, up 20.4% from FY2025.
- Change in Receivables has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Change in Receivables was $10.58 billion in FY2025 (+47.1%), $7.19 billion in FY2024 (+75.9%), $4.09 billion in FY2023 (-40.2%) and $6.83 billion in FY2022 (+5.4%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the lowest quarterly Change in Receivables in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Change in Receivables was higher in five of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 37.5%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Change in Receivables over five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (growth of 102.6%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2023 (a decline of 42.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, MSFT's Change in Receivables in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $21.08 billion (Q4 2026), $4.71 billion (Q3 2026) and $3.44 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Receivables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,978.22 Bn | 3,913.71 Bn | 62.56 Bn | -17.10 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 234.30 Bn | 188.91 Bn | 9.71 Bn | - |
| 3 | Equinix | 98.75 Bn | 86.64 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -48.00 Mn |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 87.20 Bn | 70.73 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 47.02 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 29.33 Bn | 2.76 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 1.19 Bn |
| 6 | Verisign | 28.15 Bn | 25.50 Bn | 393.20 Mn | - |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 24.27 Bn | 11.36 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 435.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 15.78 Bn | 7.47 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 37.66 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 15.07 Bn | 10.45 Bn | 843.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 77.53 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -17.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -16.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.18 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -14.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -11.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -11.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -857.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.54 Bn |
API Access
Microsoft Change in Receivables 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-receivables&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-receivables", "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-receivables&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();