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.
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.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,679.34 Bn | 3,546.58 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 4.65 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 433.50 Bn | 402.15 Bn | - | -622.00 Mn |
| 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 | 24.00 Mn |
| 5 | Fortinet | 117.38 Bn | 113.31 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 14.60 Mn |
| 6 | Cloudflare | 101.74 Bn | 97.57 Bn | 499.52 Mn | -6.21 Mn |
| 7 | Synopsys | 80.70 Bn | 78.49 Bn | 1.77 Bn | -51.78 Mn |
| 8 | CoreWeave | 58.00 Bn | 52.46 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 61.00 Mn |
| 9 | Block | 49.79 Bn | 43.33 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 128.57 Mn |
| 10 | NetApp | 40.59 Bn | 37.00 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 34.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download 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 | -1.98 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 |