Microsoft (MSFT) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Microsoft (MSFT) reported FCF Margin of 19.07% for Q1 2026, down 991.0% year-over-year from 2.14% in Q1 2025, and up 163.44% sequentially from 7.24% in Q4 2025.

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

Microsoft's FCF Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 19.07% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 991.0% year-over-year to 19.07% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 22.91% (down 278.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 25.42%, down 480.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 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.
  • Median FCF Margin over the past 5 years was 33.45% (2025), compared with a mean of 27.56%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin soared 541 bps in 2023 and plunged 991 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 9.29% in 2022, then jumped by 58 bps to 14.7% in 2023, then slumped by 37 bps to 9.32% in 2024, then decreased by 22 bps to 7.24% in 2025, then surged by 163 bps to 19.07% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MSFT's FCF Margin at 19.07% in Q1 2026, 7.24% in Q4 2025, and 33.04% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 ZenaTech 82,806.72 Bn 82,806.72 Bn - -368.92%
2 Microsoft 11,085.79 Bn 11,007.52 Bn 56.06 Bn 19.07%
3 Palantir Technologies 1,073.49 Bn 1,065.58 Bn 1.42 Bn 54.62%
4 Rezolve Ai 1,009.18 Bn 1,009.17 Bn - -
5 Palo Alto Networks 824.56 Bn 820.03 Bn 1.91 Bn 14.80%
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 701.26 Bn 698.20 Bn 993.68 Mn 30.29%
7 Oracle 514.97 Bn 476.40 Bn 17.12 Bn 72.18%
8 Fortinet 456.74 Bn 453.45 Bn 1.49 Bn 55.21%
9 Cloudflare 331.63 Bn 330.68 Bn 455.60 Mn 14.55%
10 Synopsys 303.79 Bn 303.67 Bn 1.77 Bn 34.10%

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%