Microsoft Corp (MSFT) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft (MSFT) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.43 for Q1 2026, down 62.81% sequentially from 1.15 in Q4 2025, and up 40.67% YoY from 0.3 in Q1 2025.
Microsoft Corp (MSFT) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Microsoft (MSFT) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.43 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 40.67% year-over-year to 0.43 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.35 (up 4.73% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.34, up 14.41% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio retreated to 0.43 in Q1 2026 per MSFT's latest filing, from 1.15 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 1.15 in Q4 2025, with the low at 0.23 in Q1 2022.
- Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.43, with a median of 0.27 recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio soared 91.5% in 2022 and sank 40.88% in 2023.
- Microsoft's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.03 in 2022, then slumped by 40.88% to 0.61 in 2023, then jumped by 55.59% to 0.95 in 2024, then gained by 20.87% to 1.15 in 2025, then tumbled by 62.81% to 0.43 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MSFT's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.43 in Q1 2026, 1.15 in Q4 2025, and 0.24 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.15 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.95 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.24 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.61 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.03 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.27 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.26 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.54 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.26 |