Microsoft (MSFT) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Microsoft's (MSFT) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at $7.9 billion in Q1 2026, down 29.85% year-on-year from $11.3 billion in Q1 2025, and up 273.6% quarter-over-quarter from -$4.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Microsoft (MSFT) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Microsoft has disclosed Net Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $7.9 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $7.9 billion, down 29.85% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.3 billion (down 65.07% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $11.9 billion, up 173.33% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow came in at $7.9 billion for Q1 2026 at Microsoft, up from -$4.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Cash Flow ranged from a high of $45.8 billion in Q3 2023 to a low of -$63.2 billion in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is $1.6 billion (2022), against an average of $718.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow sank 1066.43% in 2022 and surged 404.17% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Microsoft's Net Cash Flow stood at -$7.3 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 762.94% to -$63.2 billion in 2023, then soared by 95.15% to -$3.1 billion in 2024, then sank by 48.96% to -$4.6 billion in 2025, then soared by 273.6% to $7.9 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at $7.9 billion (Q1 2026), -$4.6 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.3 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) NCF (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 3,064.95 Bn 2,986.68 Bn 56.06 Bn 7.92 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,117.04 Bn 1,102.89 Bn 7.23 Mn -
3 Oracle 608.54 Bn 569.96 Bn 15.14 Bn 19.11 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 326.97 Bn 319.05 Bn 1.42 Bn 875.84 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 185.10 Bn 180.56 Bn 1.91 Bn 1.09 Bn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 165.31 Bn 162.25 Bn 993.68 Mn 426.25 Mn
7 Fortinet 105.66 Bn 102.37 Bn 1.49 Bn -271.50 Mn
8 Synopsys 89.71 Bn 89.60 Bn 1.77 Bn -762.84 Mn
9 Cloudflare 87.54 Bn 86.60 Bn 455.60 Mn -9.94 Mn
10 CoreWeave 53.90 Bn 51.63 Bn 2.01 Bn -810.00 Mn

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.92 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 7.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -4.56 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -4.56 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.30 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.30 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.23 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 11.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 11.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -3.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -3.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.40 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.40 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.22 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.22 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.41 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.41 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -63.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -63.22 Bn