Microsoft (MSFT) Ending Cash Balance (2018 - 2026)
Microsoft (MSFT) recorded Ending Cash Balance of $20.28 billion in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 29.7% from $28.85 billion a year earlier and down 3.1% from the prior quarter.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Ending Cash Balance (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Microsoft reported Ending Cash Balance of $20.94 billion, down 30.8% from FY2025.
- Annual Ending Cash Balance has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Ending Cash Balance came in at $30.24 billion in FY2025 (+65.1%), $18.32 billion in FY2024 (-47.2%), $34.7 billion in FY2023 (+149.1%) and $13.93 billion in FY2022 (-2.1%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the lowest quarterly Ending Cash Balance since fiscal Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Ending Cash Balance rose in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 17.7%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Ending Cash Balance in the last five years was growth of 251.6% in fiscal Q1 2024, against a decline of 74.1% in fiscal Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $20.94 billion (Q4 2026), $32.11 billion (Q3 2026) and $24.3 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 4,118.83 Bn | 4,054.32 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 20.28 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 240.48 Bn | 195.09 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 9.28 Bn |
| 3 | Equinix | 103.85 Bn | 91.75 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 2.40 Bn |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 94.21 Bn | 77.74 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 1.68 Bn |
| 5 | Nebius | 34.22 Bn | 7.65 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 9.10 Bn |
| 6 | Verisign | 28.63 Bn | 25.98 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 208.40 Mn |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 26.66 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 6.90 Bn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 17.10 Bn | 8.79 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 777.32 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.82 Bn | 10.20 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 1.12 Bn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.38 Bn | 5.79 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 1.48 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 20.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 32.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.30 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.85 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 30.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.84 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.32 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.31 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 80.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 34.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.56 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.65 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.88 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.93 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.60 Bn |
API Access
Microsoft Ending Cash Balance 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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();