Microsoft Corp (MSFT) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Microsoft (MSFT) posted Deferred Taxes of $2.6 billion for Q1 2026, down 41.48% sequentially from $4.4 billion in Q4 2025, and up 215.95% YoY from $823.5 million in Q1 2025.

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

Microsoft (MSFT) has 18 years of Deferred Taxes data on file, last reported at $2.6 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Deferred Taxes rose 215.95% year-over-year to $2.6 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $7.3 billion (up 221.3% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$7.1 billion, down 47.28% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes eased to $2.6 billion in Q1 2026 per MSFT's latest filing, from $4.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $4.4 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at -$2.2 billion in Q1 2025.
  • Average Deferred Taxes over 5 years is -$487.2 million, with a median of -$1.2 billion recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Deferred Taxes slumped 813.11% in 2022 and jumped 483.94% in 2025.
  • Microsoft's Deferred Taxes stood at -$1.3 billion in 2022, then plunged by 30.42% to -$1.7 billion in 2023, then surged by 31.96% to -$1.2 billion in 2024, then jumped by 483.94% to $4.4 billion in 2025, then plunged by 41.48% to $2.6 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MSFT's Deferred Taxes at $2.6 billion in Q1 2026, $4.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.5 billion in Q3 2025.

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Historic Data

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DateValue
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 -1.20 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
Jun 30, 2021 141.00 Mn