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.

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DateValue
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