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Microsoft (MSFT) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Historic Operating Expenses for Microsoft (MSFT) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to $10.4 billion.

  • Microsoft's Operating Expenses rose 714.58% to $10.4 billion in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was $41.1 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of 597.05%. This contributed to the annual value of $39.7 billion for FY2025, which is 698.29% up from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Microsoft reported Operating Expenses of $10.4 billion as of Q4 2025, which was up 714.58% from $10.0 billion recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Microsoft's Operating Expenses' 5-year high stood at $10.8 billion during Q2 2025, with a 5-year trough of $6.5 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Over the past 5 years, Microsoft's median Operating Expenses value was $9.0 billion (recorded in 2023), while the average stood at $8.8 billion.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Microsoft's Operating Expenses skyrocketed by 2854.94% in 2022, and later tumbled by 67.53% in 2023.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Microsoft's Operating Expenses stood at $7.1 billion in 2021, then grew by 28.55% to $9.2 billion in 2022, then decreased by 0.68% to $9.1 billion in 2023, then rose by 6.81% to $9.7 billion in 2024, then increased by 7.15% to $10.4 billion in 2025.
  • Its Operating Expenses was $10.4 billion in Q4 2025, compared to $10.0 billion in Q3 2025 and $10.8 billion in Q2 2025.