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

Microsoft (MSFT) reported Free Cash Flow of $15.8 billion for Q1 2026, down 22.15% year-over-year from $20.3 billion in Q1 2025, and up 168.67% sequentially from $5.9 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Microsoft's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $15.8 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 22.15% year-over-year to $15.8 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $72.9 billion (up 5.12% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $71.6 billion, down 3.32% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $15.8 billion for Q1 2026 at Microsoft, up from $5.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $25.7 billion in Q3 2025 to a low of $4.9 billion in Q4 2022.
  • Median Free Cash Flow over the past 5 years was $19.3 billion (2024), compared with a mean of $17.1 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow sank 43.13% in 2022 and surged 86.12% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • 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 slipped by 28.86% to $6.5 billion in 2024, then fell by 9.33% to $5.9 billion in 2025, then jumped by 168.67% to $15.8 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MSFT's Free Cash Flow at $15.8 billion in Q1 2026, $5.9 billion in Q4 2025, and $25.7 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 ZenaTech 82,806.72 Bn 82,806.72 Bn - -13.73 Mn
2 Microsoft 11,085.79 Bn 11,007.52 Bn 56.06 Bn 15.80 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 1,073.49 Bn 1,065.58 Bn 1.42 Bn 891.76 Mn
4 Rezolve Ai 1,009.18 Bn 1,009.17 Bn - -
5 Palo Alto Networks 824.56 Bn 820.03 Bn 1.91 Bn 384.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 701.26 Bn 698.20 Bn 993.68 Mn 395.40 Mn
7 Oracle 514.97 Bn 476.40 Bn 17.12 Bn 13.85 Bn
8 Fortinet 456.74 Bn 453.45 Bn 1.49 Bn 1.02 Bn
9 Cloudflare 331.63 Bn 330.68 Bn 455.60 Mn 93.10 Mn
10 Synopsys 303.79 Bn 303.67 Bn 1.77 Bn 821.51 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 15.80 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 15.80 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 5.88 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 5.88 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 25.66 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 25.66 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 25.57 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 25.57 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 20.30 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 20.30 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 6.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 6.49 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 19.26 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 19.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 23.32 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 23.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 20.97 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 20.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 9.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 9.12 Bn