Microsoft (MSFT) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Microsoft (MSFT) reported Gross Margin of 67.63% for Q1 2026, down 108.0% year-over-year from 845.41% in Q1 2025, and down 0.59% sequentially from 68.04% in Q4 2025.

Microsoft (MSFT) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Microsoft's Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 67.63% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 108.0% year-over-year to 67.63% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 68.31% (down 77.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 68.82%, down 94.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 67.63% for Q1 2026 at Microsoft, down from 68.04% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 71.16% in Q3 2023 to a low of 66.85% in Q4 2022.
  • Median Gross Margin over the past 5 years was 68.72% (2025), compared with a mean of 68.92%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin surged 198 bps in 2023 and slumped 180 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 66.85% in 2022, then advanced by 2 bps to 68.36% in 2023, then gained by 0 bps to 68.69% in 2024, then fell by 1 bps to 68.04% in 2025, then decreased by 1 bps to 67.63% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MSFT's Gross Margin at 67.63% in Q1 2026, 68.04% in Q4 2025, and 69.05% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 ZenaTech 82,806.72 Bn 82,806.72 Bn - -
2 Microsoft 11,085.79 Bn 11,007.52 Bn 56.06 Bn 67.63%
3 Palantir Technologies 1,073.49 Bn 1,065.58 Bn 1.42 Bn 86.78%
4 Rezolve Ai 1,009.18 Bn 1,009.17 Bn - -
5 Palo Alto Networks 824.56 Bn 820.03 Bn 1.91 Bn 73.59%
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 701.26 Bn 698.20 Bn 993.68 Mn 76.12%
7 Oracle 514.97 Bn 476.40 Bn 17.12 Bn 89.22%
8 Fortinet 456.74 Bn 453.45 Bn 1.49 Bn 80.29%
9 Cloudflare 331.63 Bn 330.68 Bn 455.60 Mn 71.21%
10 Synopsys 303.79 Bn 303.67 Bn 1.77 Bn 73.54%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 67.63%
Dec 31, 2025 68.04%
Sep 30, 2025 69.05%
Jun 30, 2025 68.58%
Mar 31, 2025 68.72%
Dec 31, 2024 68.69%
Sep 30, 2024 69.35%
Jun 30, 2024 69.59%
Mar 31, 2024 70.08%
Dec 31, 2023 68.36%
Sep 30, 2023 71.16%
Jun 30, 2023 70.11%
Mar 31, 2023 69.49%
Dec 31, 2022 66.85%
Sep 30, 2022 69.17%
Jun 30, 2022 68.32%
Mar 31, 2022 68.37%
Dec 31, 2021 67.21%
Sep 30, 2021 69.89%
Jun 30, 2021 69.68%