Microsoft (MSFT) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Microsoft's (MSFT) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 19.07% in Q1 2026, down 991.0% year-on-year from 2.14% in Q1 2025, and up 163.44% quarter-over-quarter from 7.24% in Q4 2025.

Microsoft (MSFT) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Microsoft has disclosed FCF Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 19.07% for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 19.07%, down 991.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 22.91% (down 278.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 25.42%, down 480.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 19.07% for Q1 2026 at Microsoft, up from 7.24% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 40.61% in Q1 2022 to a low of 7.24% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 33.45% (2025), against an average of 27.56%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin jumped 541 bps in 2023 and sank 991 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Microsoft's FCF Margin stood at 9.29% in 2022, then surged by 58 bps to 14.7% in 2023, then tumbled by 37 bps to 9.32% in 2024, then slipped by 22 bps to 7.24% in 2025, then soared by 163 bps to 19.07% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 19.07% (Q1 2026), 7.24% (Q4 2025), and 33.04% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 19.07%
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn -
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 55.23%
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 54.62%
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 14.80%
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 30.29%
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 55.21%
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 34.10%
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn 14.55%
10 CoreWeave 51.85 Bn 49.58 Bn 2.01 Bn -226.71%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 19.07%
Dec 31, 2025 7.24%
Sep 30, 2025 33.04%
Jun 30, 2025 33.45%
Mar 31, 2025 28.97%
Dec 31, 2024 9.32%
Sep 30, 2024 29.36%
Jun 30, 2024 36.03%
Mar 31, 2024 33.89%
Dec 31, 2023 14.70%
Sep 30, 2023 36.57%
Jun 30, 2023 35.29%
Mar 31, 2023 33.74%
Dec 31, 2022 9.29%
Sep 30, 2022 33.75%
Jun 30, 2022 34.24%
Mar 31, 2022 40.61%
Dec 31, 2021 16.65%
Sep 30, 2021 41.33%
Jun 30, 2021 35.23%