Microsoft (MSFT) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft (MSFT) reported Cost of Revenue of $29.53 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 22.9% from $24.01 billion a year earlier and up 10.1% from the prior quarter.
Microsoft (MSFT) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Microsoft posted Cost of Revenue of $106.37 billion, up 21.1% from FY2025.
- Cost of Revenue has increased for ten consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 15.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Cost of Revenue came in at $87.83 billion in FY2025 (+18.5%), $74.11 billion in FY2024 (+12.5%), $65.86 billion in FY2023 (+5.1%) and $62.65 billion in FY2022 (+19.9%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Cost of Revenue in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- Year over year, Cost of Revenue has now increased in each of the last 26 quarters, with growth averaging 19.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Cost of Revenue ran from 2.2% in fiscal Q4 2023 to 24.0% in fiscal Q1 2022.
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at $26.83 billion (Q3 2026), $25.98 billion (Q2 2026) and $24.04 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,833.59 Bn | 3,756.75 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 29.53 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 212.47 Bn | 163.37 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 7.26 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 112.40 Bn | 95.93 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 196.54 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 99.47 Bn | 88.02 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 5 | Nebius | 60.05 Bn | 33.48 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 133.60 Mn |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 48.26 Bn | 35.35 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 879.00 Mn |
| 7 | Verisign | 25.97 Bn | 23.18 Bn | 384.60 Mn | 50.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 18.41 Bn | 10.09 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 105.73 Mn |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 16.36 Bn | 9.77 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 485.93 Mn |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 14.67 Bn | 12.67 Bn | 154.66 Mn | 126.52 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 29.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.68 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.80 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.49 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.65 Bn |
Microsoft Cost of Revenue 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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();