Microsoft (MSFT) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Microsoft's (MSFT) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 67.63% in Q1 2026, down 108.0% year-on-year from 845.41% in Q1 2025, and down 0.59% quarter-over-quarter from 68.04% in Q4 2025.

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

Microsoft has disclosed Gross Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 67.63% for Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 67.63%, down 108.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 68.31% (down 77.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 68.82%, down 94.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 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.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 68.72% (2025), against an average of 68.92%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin soared 198 bps in 2023 and tumbled 180 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Microsoft's Gross Margin stood at 66.85% in 2022, then climbed by 2 bps to 68.36% in 2023, then advanced by 0 bps to 68.69% in 2024, then retreated by 1 bps to 68.04% in 2025, then slipped by 1 bps to 67.63% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 67.63% (Q1 2026), 68.04% (Q4 2025), and 69.05% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 3,064.95 Bn 2,986.68 Bn 56.06 Bn 67.63%
2 Alarum Technologies 1,117.04 Bn 1,102.89 Bn 7.23 Mn 61.73%
3 Oracle 608.54 Bn 569.96 Bn 15.14 Bn 88.06%
4 Palantir Technologies 326.97 Bn 319.05 Bn 1.42 Bn 86.78%
5 Palo Alto Networks 185.10 Bn 180.56 Bn 1.91 Bn 73.59%
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 165.31 Bn 162.25 Bn 993.68 Mn 76.12%
7 Fortinet 105.66 Bn 102.37 Bn 1.49 Bn 80.29%
8 Synopsys 89.71 Bn 89.60 Bn 1.77 Bn 73.54%
9 Cloudflare 87.54 Bn 86.60 Bn 455.60 Mn 71.21%
10 CoreWeave 53.90 Bn 51.63 Bn 2.01 Bn 96.68%

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%