Microsoft MSFT
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As of: Sep 4, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Microsoft (MSFT) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Microsoft (MSFT) posted Deferred Taxes of $4.6 billion for Q2 2026, up 78.71% sequentially from $2.6 billion in Q1 2026, and up 309.37% YoY from $1.1 billion in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Microsoft (MSFT) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Microsoft has reported Deferred Taxes for 18 years, with the latest figure at $4.6 billion in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Deferred Taxes rose 309.37% year-over-year to $4.6 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $14.2 billion (up 301.09% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $14.2 billion, up 301.09% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes grew to $4.6 billion in Q2 2026 per MSFT's latest filing, from $2.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Deferred Taxes peaked at $4.6 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at -$2.2 billion in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$203.7 million and a median of -$1.2 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
  • The widest YoY moves for Deferred Taxes: up 932.35% in 2022, down 813.11% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Deferred Taxes stood at -$1.3 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 30.42% to -$1.7 billion in 2023, then jumped by 31.96% to -$1.2 billion in 2024, then soared by 483.94% to $4.4 billion in 2025, then rose by 4.59% to $4.6 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes over the past three periods registered $4.6 billion, $2.6 billion, and $4.4 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 3,718.29 Bn 3,585.54 Bn 60.48 Bn 4.65 Bn
2 Oracle 452.14 Bn 420.24 Bn - -1.49 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 24.00 Mn
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 217.15 Bn 212.14 Bn 1.10 Bn 3.77 Mn
6 Fortinet 114.54 Bn 110.47 Bn 1.64 Bn 14.60 Mn
7 Cloudflare 98.54 Bn 94.37 Bn 499.52 Mn -6.21 Mn
8 Synopsys 75.44 Bn 71.83 Bn 1.80 Bn -
9 Block 49.56 Bn 43.13 Bn 3.17 Bn 128.57 Mn
10 CoreWeave 49.23 Bn 43.69 Bn 1.70 Bn 61.00 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 4.65 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.60 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 4.45 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.49 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -2.22 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -2.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.16 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.43 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.15 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.32 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -568.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.98 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.68 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.31 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.19 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 283.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -198.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 183.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -5.97 Bn