Microsoft (MSFT) Change in Taxes (2016 - 2026)
Microsoft (MSFT) posted Change in Taxes of -$307.0 million for Q2 2026, down 113.37% sequentially from $2.3 billion in Q1 2026, and down 129.43% YoY from $1.0 billion in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Microsoft (MSFT) Change in Taxes (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Microsoft has reported Change in Taxes for 11 years, with the latest figure at -$307.0 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Change in Taxes fell 129.43% year-over-year to -$307.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$1.9 billion (down 4834.21% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at -$1.9 billion, down 4834.21% from the prior year.
- Change in Taxes retreated to -$307.0 million in Q2 2026 per MSFT's latest filing, from $2.3 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Change in Taxes peaked at $2.6 billion in Q1 2024 and troughed at -$3.4 billion in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of -$26.9 million and a median of $545.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Taxes.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Change in Taxes plunged 2996.88% in 2022, then jumped 247.56% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Change in Taxes stood at -$2.9 billion in 2022, then surged by 45.72% to -$1.6 billion in 2023, then sank by 118.47% to -$3.4 billion in 2024, then surged by 72.9% to -$920.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 66.63% to -$307.0 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Change in Taxes over the past three periods registered -$307.0 million, $2.3 billion, and -$920.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,718.29 Bn | 3,585.54 Bn | 60.48 Bn | -307.00 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 452.14 Bn | 420.24 Bn | - | 1.40 Bn |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 418.25 Bn | 408.84 Bn | 1.64 Bn | - |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 265.90 Bn | 262.79 Bn | 2.03 Bn | - |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 217.15 Bn | 212.14 Bn | 1.10 Bn | - |
| 6 | Fortinet | 114.54 Bn | 110.47 Bn | 1.64 Bn | - |
| 7 | Cloudflare | 98.54 Bn | 94.37 Bn | 499.52 Mn | - |
| 8 | Synopsys | 75.44 Bn | 71.83 Bn | 1.80 Bn | - |
| 9 | Block | 49.56 Bn | 43.13 Bn | 3.17 Bn | - |
| 10 | CoreWeave | 49.23 Bn | 43.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -307.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -920.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.40 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -806.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.55 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.43 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 681.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.86 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 410.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -991.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.65 Bn |