Microsoft (MSFT) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's (MSFT) Debt Ratio stood at 0.05 in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 33.0% from 0.07 a year earlier and down 14.3% from the prior quarter.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with fiscal Q4 2009, Microsoft's Debt Ratio history includes 70 quarters.
- Annual Debt Ratio has declined for nine straight fiscal years.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Debt Ratio came in at 0.07 in FY2025 (-30.9%), 0.10 in FY2024 (-12.1%), 0.11 in FY2023 (-16.0%) and 0.14 in FY2022 (-21.7%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio has declined for ten consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 31.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Debt Ratio in the last five years was growth of 19.5% in fiscal Q2 2024, against a decline of 46.6% in fiscal Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 0.05 (Q4 2026), 0.06 (Q3 2026) and 0.06 (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,978.22 Bn | 3,913.71 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 0.05 |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 234.30 Bn | 188.91 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 0.41 |
| 3 | Equinix | 98.75 Bn | 86.64 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 0.51 |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 87.20 Bn | 70.73 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 0.20 |
| 5 | Nebius | 29.33 Bn | 2.76 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 0.31 |
| 6 | Verisign | 28.15 Bn | 25.50 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 1.40 |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 24.27 Bn | 11.36 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 0.05 |
| 8 | Nutanix | 15.78 Bn | 7.47 Bn | 651.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 15.07 Bn | 10.45 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 0.48 |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 0.11 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.05 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.05 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.06 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.06 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.07 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.07 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.08 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.09 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.10 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.14 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.11 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.14 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.14 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.14 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.16 |
API Access
Microsoft Debt Ratio 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=debt-ratio&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();