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Microsoft (MSFT) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2019)

Microsoft's (MSFT) quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $7.5 billion in Q2 2019, up 450.47% year-over-year from $1.4 billion in Q2 2018, and up 450.47% quarter-over-quarter from $1.4 billion in Q2 2018.

Analysis

Microsoft (MSFT) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

Microsoft has disclosed Long-Term Deferred Tax across 9 years of filings, most recently posting $7.5 billion for Q2 2019.

  • In Q2 2019, Long-Term Deferred Tax rose 450.47% year-over-year to $7.5 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2019 stood at $7.5 billion (up 450.47% YoY), while the FY2019 annual figure was $7.5 billion, up 450.47% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $7.5 billion for Q2 2019 at Microsoft, up from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax ranged from a high of $7.5 billion in Q2 2019 to a low of $248.0 million in Q2 2017.
  • Average Long-Term Deferred Tax over 3 years is $3.1 billion, with a median of $1.4 billion recorded in 2018.
  • Year-over-year, Long-Term Deferred Tax surged 452.02% in 2018 and soared 450.47% in 2019.
  • Over 3 years, Long-Term Deferred Tax stood at $248.0 million in 2017, then surged by 452.02% to $1.4 billion in 2018, then soared by 450.47% to $7.5 billion in 2019.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Long-Term Deferred Tax figures were $7.5 billion in Q2 2019, $1.4 billion in Q2 2018, and $248.0 million in Q2 2017.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 3,717.88 Bn 3,585.13 Bn 60.48 Bn
2 International Business Machines 219.37 Bn 208.10 Bn 9.91 Bn
3 Cloudflare 113.46 Bn 109.29 Bn 499.52 Mn
4 Equinix 102.39 Bn 100.19 Bn 1.40 Bn
5 Nebius 57.34 Bn 49.30 Bn 448.70 Mn
6 CoreWeave 47.88 Bn 42.34 Bn 1.70 Bn
7 Verisign 26.51 Bn 25.48 Bn 384.60 Mn
8 Nutanix 18.85 Bn 16.49 Bn 651.35 Mn
9 Akamai Technologies 17.01 Bn 13.65 Bn 613.75 Mn
10 DigitalOcean Holdings 14.83 Bn 14.06 Bn 154.66 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2019 7.54 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 1.37 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 248.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -2.73 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 -1.71 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 -1.89 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 -1.46 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 -229.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 279.00 Mn
API Access

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