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

Historic FCF Payout Ratio for Microsoft (MSFT) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 1.15.

  • Microsoft's FCF Payout Ratio rose 2086.73% to 1.15 in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.33, marking a year-over-year decrease of 13.25%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.34 for FY2025, which is 1441.49% up from last year.
  • Per Microsoft's latest filing, its FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.15 for Q4 2025, which was up 2086.73% from 0.24 recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Microsoft's 5-year FCF Payout Ratio high stood at 1.15 for Q4 2025, and its period low was 0.22 during Q3 2021.
  • Over the past 5 years, Microsoft's median FCF Payout Ratio value was 0.26 (recorded in 2022), while the average stood at 0.41.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Microsoft's FCF Payout Ratio surged by 9150.2% in 2022 and then crashed by 4088.34% in 2023.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Microsoft's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.54 in 2021, then surged by 91.5% to 1.03 in 2022, then plummeted by 40.88% to 0.61 in 2023, then surged by 55.59% to 0.95 in 2024, then rose by 20.87% to 1.15 in 2025.
  • Its FCF Payout Ratio stands at 1.15 for Q4 2025, versus 0.24 for Q3 2025 and 0.24 for Q2 2025.