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Microsoft (MSFT) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Microsoft's FCF Payout Ratio history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 1.15 for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, FCF Payout Ratio rose 20.87% year-over-year to 1.15; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.33, changed 0.13%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.34, 14.41% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 was 1.15 at Microsoft, up from 0.24 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 1.15 in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.22 in Q3 2021.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.26 (2022), against an average of 0.41.
  • The largest annual shift saw FCF Payout Ratio soared 91.5% in 2022 before it tumbled 40.88% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.54 in 2021, then soared by 91.5% to 1.03 in 2022, then crashed by 40.88% to 0.61 in 2023, then surged by 55.59% to 0.95 in 2024, then increased by 20.87% to 1.15 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MSFT's FCF Payout Ratio are 1.15 (Q4 2025), 0.24 (Q3 2025), and 0.24 (Q2 2025).