Microsoft (MSFT) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft (MSFT) reported Deferred Taxes of $4.65 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), compared with -$2.22 billion a year earlier and up 78.7% from the prior quarter.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Microsoft posted Deferred Taxes of $14.19 billion.
- By fiscal year, Deferred Taxes came in at -$7.06 billion in FY2025, -$4.74 billion in FY2024, -$6.06 billion in FY2023 and -$5.7 billion in FY2022.
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Deferred Taxes in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at $2.6 billion (Q3 2026), $4.45 billion (Q2 2026) and $2.49 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,932.24 Bn | 3,855.40 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 4.65 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 219.04 Bn | 169.85 Bn | 9.91 Bn | - |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 104.70 Bn | 88.23 Bn | 499.52 Mn | -6.21 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 97.19 Bn | 85.75 Bn | 1.40 Bn | - |
| 5 | Nebius | 40.23 Bn | 13.66 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 8.00 Mn |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 33.76 Bn | 20.85 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 61.00 Mn |
| 7 | Verisign | 27.46 Bn | 24.67 Bn | 384.60 Mn | 4.90 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 17.98 Bn | 9.67 Bn | 651.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.83 Bn | 9.41 Bn | 828.20 Mn | 68.60 Mn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.69 Bn | 6.10 Bn | 613.75 Mn | -2.73 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | -1.89 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 |
API Access
Microsoft Deferred Taxes 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=deferred-taxes&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "deferred-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=deferred-taxes&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();