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As of: Sep 4, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Microsoft (MSFT) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Microsoft (MSFT) posted Free Cash Flow of $19.6 billion for Q2 2026, up 24.27% sequentially from $15.8 billion in Q1 2026, and down 23.19% YoY from $25.6 billion in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Microsoft (MSFT) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Microsoft has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $19.6 billion in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 23.19% year-over-year to $19.6 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $67.0 billion (down 6.46% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $67.0 billion, down 6.46% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow improved to $19.6 billion in Q2 2026 per MSFT's latest filing, from $15.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $25.7 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at $4.9 billion in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $17.2 billion and a median of $19.4 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow slumped 43.13% in 2022, then surged 86.12% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $4.9 billion in 2022, then surged by 86.12% to $9.1 billion in 2023, then fell by 28.86% to $6.5 billion in 2024, then slipped by 9.33% to $5.9 billion in 2025, then soared by 233.88% to $19.6 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $19.6 billion, $15.8 billion, and $5.9 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 3,718.29 Bn 3,585.54 Bn 60.48 Bn 19.64 Bn
2 Oracle 452.14 Bn 420.24 Bn - -1.87 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 418.25 Bn 408.84 Bn 1.64 Bn 1.20 Bn
4 Palo Alto Networks 265.90 Bn 262.79 Bn 2.03 Bn 788.00 Mn
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 217.15 Bn 212.14 Bn 1.10 Bn 405.86 Mn
6 Fortinet 114.54 Bn 110.47 Bn 1.64 Bn 965.60 Mn
7 Cloudflare 98.54 Bn 94.37 Bn 499.52 Mn 67.60 Mn
8 Synopsys 75.44 Bn 71.83 Bn 1.80 Bn -
9 Block 49.56 Bn 43.13 Bn 3.17 Bn -7.56 Bn
10 CoreWeave 49.23 Bn 43.69 Bn 1.70 Bn -5.74 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 19.64 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 15.80 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 5.88 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 25.66 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 25.57 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 20.30 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 6.49 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 19.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 23.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 20.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 9.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 20.67 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 19.83 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 17.83 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 4.90 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 16.92 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 17.76 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 20.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 8.62 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 18.73 Bn