Microsoft (MSFT) Change in Taxes (2016 - 2026)
Microsoft's (MSFT) quarterly Change in Taxes came in at -$307.0 million in Q2 2026, down 129.43% year-over-year from $1.0 billion in Q2 2025, and down 113.37% quarter-over-quarter from $2.3 billion in Q1 2026.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Change in Taxes (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Microsoft has disclosed Change in Taxes across 11 years of filings, most recently posting -$307.0 million for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Change in Taxes fell 129.43% year-over-year to -$307.0 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$1.9 billion (down 4834.21% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was -$1.9 billion, down 4834.21% from the prior year.
- Change in Taxes came in at -$307.0 million for Q2 2026 at Microsoft, down from $2.3 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Change in Taxes ranged from a high of $2.6 billion in Q1 2024 to a low of -$3.4 billion in Q4 2024.
- Average Change in Taxes over 5 years is -$26.9 million, with a median of $545.5 million recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Change in Taxes tumbled 2996.88% in 2022 and soared 247.56% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Change in Taxes stood at -$2.9 billion in 2022, then soared by 45.72% to -$1.6 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 118.47% to -$3.4 billion in 2024, then soared by 72.9% to -$920.0 million in 2025, then surged by 66.63% to -$307.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Change in Taxes figures were -$307.0 million in Q2 2026, $2.3 billion in Q1 2026, and -$920.0 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,717.88 Bn | 3,585.13 Bn | 60.48 Bn | -307.00 Mn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 219.37 Bn | 208.10 Bn | 9.91 Bn | - |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 113.46 Bn | 109.29 Bn | 499.52 Mn | - |
| 4 | Equinix | 102.39 Bn | 100.19 Bn | 1.40 Bn | -17.00 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 57.34 Bn | 49.30 Bn | 448.70 Mn | - |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 47.88 Bn | 42.34 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
| 7 | Verisign | 26.51 Bn | 25.48 Bn | 384.60 Mn | - |
| 8 | Nutanix | 18.85 Bn | 16.49 Bn | 651.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 17.01 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 613.75 Mn | - |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 14.83 Bn | 14.06 Bn | 154.66 Mn | - |
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 |
API Access
Microsoft Change in Taxes API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-taxes&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-taxes", "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-taxes&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();