Microsoft (MSFT) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft (MSFT) recorded Invested Capital of $505.99 billion in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 24.5% from $406.28 billion a year earlier and up 4.8% from the prior quarter.
Microsoft (MSFT) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Microsoft reported Invested Capital of $482.68 billion, up 24.8% from FY2025.
- Annual Invested Capital has increased for eight straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 19.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Invested Capital came in at $386.63 billion in FY2025 (+20.8%), $320.11 billion in FY2024 (+26.3%), $253.46 billion in FY2023 (+17.2%) and $216.32 billion in FY2022 (+8.1%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Invested Capital in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Invested Capital has increased for 31 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 20.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Invested Capital ranged from 8.1% (fiscal Q4 2022) to 35.1% (fiscal Q2 2024).
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $482.68 billion (Q4 2026), $454.63 billion (Q3 2026) and $431.14 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,978.22 Bn | 3,913.71 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 505.99 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 234.30 Bn | 188.91 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 100.02 Bn |
| 3 | Equinix | 98.75 Bn | 86.64 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 37.17 Bn |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 87.20 Bn | 70.73 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 2.91 Bn |
| 5 | Nebius | 29.33 Bn | 2.76 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 18.89 Bn |
| 6 | Verisign | 28.15 Bn | 25.50 Bn | 393.20 Mn | -498.80 Mn |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 24.27 Bn | 11.36 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 8.69 Bn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 15.78 Bn | 7.47 Bn | 651.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 15.07 Bn | 10.45 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 3.63 Bn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 6.45 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 505.99 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 482.68 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 454.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 431.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 406.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 386.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 364.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 347.67 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 332.84 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 320.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 318.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 312.49 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 292.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 253.46 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 242.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 231.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 222.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 216.32 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 212.85 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 213.27 Bn |
Microsoft Invested Capital 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=invested-capital&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();