Microsoft (MSFT) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft (MSFT) posted Net Cash Flow of -$605 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), compared with -$1.3 billion a year earlier.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Net Cash Flow at Microsoft was -$8.42 billion; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it was -$9.11 billion.
- In prior fiscal years, Microsoft's Net Cash Flow was $11.86 billion in FY2025, -$16.18 billion in FY2024, $20.97 billion in FY2023 and -$152 million in FY2022.
- Quarterly Net Cash Flow has run from a low of -$63.22 billion in fiscal Q2 2024 to a high of $45.85 billion in fiscal Q1 2024 over five years.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Net Cash Flow in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2023, with growth of 404.2%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2025, with a decline of 94.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Net Cash Flow for the three prior fiscal quarters was -$11.17 billion (Q4 2026), $7.92 billion (Q3 2026) and -$4.56 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | NCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,978.22 Bn | 3,913.71 Bn | 62.56 Bn | -605.00 Mn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 234.30 Bn | 188.91 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 2.06 Bn |
| 3 | Equinix | 98.75 Bn | 86.64 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 1.38 Bn |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 87.20 Bn | 70.73 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 731.52 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 29.33 Bn | 2.76 Bn | 448.70 Mn | -534.70 Mn |
| 6 | Verisign | 28.15 Bn | 25.50 Bn | 393.20 Mn | -634.00 Mn |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 24.27 Bn | 11.36 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 3.58 Bn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 15.78 Bn | 7.47 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 57.91 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 15.07 Bn | 10.45 Bn | 843.00 Mn | -35.20 Mn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 848.55 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -605.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -11.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.56 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -63.22 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 45.85 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -7.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.33 Bn |
API Access
Microsoft Net Cash Flow 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=net-cash-flow&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-cash-flow", "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=net-cash-flow&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();