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.
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.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,679.34 Bn | 3,546.58 Bn | 60.48 Bn | -307.00 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 433.50 Bn | 402.15 Bn | - | 1.40 Bn |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 418.20 Bn | 408.90 Bn | 1.64 Bn | - |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 312.41 Bn | 309.30 Bn | 2.03 Bn | - |
| 5 | Fortinet | 117.38 Bn | 113.31 Bn | 1.64 Bn | - |
| 6 | Cloudflare | 101.74 Bn | 97.57 Bn | 499.52 Mn | - |
| 7 | Synopsys | 80.70 Bn | 78.49 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 17.56 Mn |
| 8 | CoreWeave | 58.00 Bn | 52.46 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
| 9 | Block | 49.79 Bn | 43.33 Bn | 3.17 Bn | - |
| 10 | NetApp | 40.59 Bn | 37.00 Bn | 1.37 Bn | -10.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -307.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -307.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -920.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -920.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.40 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -806.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -806.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.62 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.62 Bn |