Microsoft (MSFT) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's EBT Margin was 49.80% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 5.64 percentage points from 44.16% a year earlier and up 0.86 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Microsoft (MSFT) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Microsoft's EBT Margin was 51.26% through Sep 30, 2026, up 7.81 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it came in at 50.00%, up 6.12 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of +7.70 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBT Margin was 43.88% in FY2025 (-0.09 pp), 43.97% in FY2024 (+1.83 pp), 42.14% in FY2023 (-0.08 pp) and 42.22% in FY2022 (-0.08 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has moved between 38.56% (fiscal Q2 2023) and 59.36% (fiscal Q2 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.92 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was fiscal Q2 2026 (a gain of 17.19 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2023 (a drop of 4.97 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, MSFT's EBT Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 48.94% (Q4 2026), 47.46% (Q3 2026) and 59.36% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,978.22 Bn | 3,913.71 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 49.80% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 234.30 Bn | 188.91 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 14.60% |
| 3 | Equinix | 98.75 Bn | 86.64 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 20.89% |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 87.20 Bn | 70.73 Bn | 499.52 Mn | -24.13% |
| 5 | Nebius | 29.33 Bn | 2.76 Bn | 448.70 Mn | -0.12% |
| 6 | Verisign | 28.15 Bn | 25.50 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 63.12% |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 24.27 Bn | 11.36 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -21.90% |
| 8 | Nutanix | 15.78 Bn | 7.47 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 10.93% |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 15.07 Bn | 10.45 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 24.79% |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 9.10% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 49.80% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 48.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 47.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 59.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 44.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 42.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 44.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 42.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 46.15% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 42.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 43.21% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 42.77% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 48.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 44.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 42.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 43.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 39.50% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 40.90% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 43.53% |
Microsoft EBT Margin 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=ebt-margin&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "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=ebt-margin&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();