Microsoft (MSFT) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Microsoft has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.34 in Q2 2026.

• Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 42.62% year-over-year to 0.34 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.39 (up 17.39% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.39, up 17.39% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio declined to 0.34 in Q2 2026 per MSFT's latest filing, from 0.43 in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 1.15 in Q4 2025 and troughed at 0.23 in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of 0.42 and a median of 0.28 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Payout Ratio jumped 91.5% in 2022, then tumbled 40.88% in 2023.
• Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.03 in 2022, then sank by 40.88% to 0.61 in 2023, then soared by 55.59% to 0.95 in 2024, then rose by 20.87% to 1.15 in 2025, then plunged by 70.07% to 0.34 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.34, 0.43, and 1.15 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.