Microsoft (MSFT) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's (MSFT) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at $4.6 billion in Q2 2026, up 309.37% year-over-year from $1.1 billion in Q2 2025, and up 78.71% quarter-over-quarter from $2.6 billion in Q1 2026.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Microsoft has disclosed Deferred Taxes across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $4.6 billion for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Deferred Taxes rose 309.37% year-over-year to $4.6 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $14.2 billion (up 301.09% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $14.2 billion, up 301.09% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes came in at $4.6 billion for Q2 2026 at Microsoft, up from $2.6 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $4.6 billion in Q2 2026 to a low of -$2.2 billion in Q1 2025.
- Average Deferred Taxes over 5 years is -$203.7 million, with a median of -$1.2 billion recorded in 2022.
- The largest YoY upside for Deferred Taxes was 932.35% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 813.11% in 2022.
- Over 5 years, Deferred Taxes stood at -$1.3 billion in 2022, then sank 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 grew by 4.59% to $4.6 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Deferred Taxes figures were $4.6 billion in Q2 2026, $2.6 billion in Q1 2026, and $4.4 billion in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,717.88 Bn | 3,585.13 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 4.65 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 219.37 Bn | 208.10 Bn | 9.91 Bn | - |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 113.46 Bn | 109.29 Bn | 499.52 Mn | -6.21 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 102.39 Bn | 100.19 Bn | 1.40 Bn | - |
| 5 | Nebius | 57.34 Bn | 49.30 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 8.00 Mn |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 47.88 Bn | 42.34 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 61.00 Mn |
| 7 | Verisign | 26.51 Bn | 25.48 Bn | 384.60 Mn | -4.90 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 18.85 Bn | 16.49 Bn | 651.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 17.01 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 613.75 Mn | -2.73 Mn |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 14.83 Bn | 14.06 Bn | 154.66 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();