Microsoft (MSFT) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's (MSFT) Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 52.78 for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 3.0% from 54.39 a year earlier but up 9.1% from the prior quarter.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio at Microsoft was 50.63, down 6.8% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it was 50.88, down 5.6% from FY2025.
- In prior fiscal years, Microsoft's Interest Coverage Ratio was 53.89 in FY2025 (+44.5%), 37.29 in FY2024 (-17.1%), 44.98 in FY2023 (+11.3%) and 40.42 in FY2022 (+35.6%).
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio has run from a low of 29.74 in fiscal Q2 2024 to a high of 55.81 in fiscal Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Coverage Ratio has declined in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 19.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2025, with growth of 79.2%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2024, with a decline of 28.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio for the three prior fiscal quarters was 48.39 (Q4 2026), 49.35 (Q3 2026) and 52.00 (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,980.35 Bn | 3,915.84 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 52.78 |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 233.58 Bn | 188.86 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 5.53 |
| 3 | Equinix | 98.73 Bn | 86.61 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 3.68 |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 79.73 Bn | 62.17 Bn | 557.23 Mn | -19.16 |
| 5 | Nebius | 30.46 Bn | 3.89 Bn | 448.70 Mn | -1.48 |
| 6 | Verisign | 28.02 Bn | 25.38 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 13.99 |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 24.06 Bn | 11.15 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
| 8 | Nutanix | 15.84 Bn | 7.53 Bn | 651.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.72 Bn | 10.10 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 9.62 |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 11.18 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 8.84 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 52.78 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 48.39 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 49.35 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 52.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 54.39 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 55.81 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 53.87 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 53.29 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 52.49 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 39.84 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 34.48 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.74 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 51.23 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 50.32 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 45.06 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 41.63 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 43.04 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 41.40 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 40.49 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 42.38 |
API Access
Microsoft Interest Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "MSFT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();