Microsoft (MSFT) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft (MSFT) posted Operating Income of $45.92 billion for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 21.0% from $37.96 billion a year earlier and up 13.1% from the prior quarter.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Operating Income at Microsoft was $163.19 billion, up 20.0% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it came in at $155.24 billion, up 20.8% from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Income has increased for 11 consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Microsoft's Operating Income was $128.53 billion in FY2025 (+17.4%), $109.43 billion in FY2024 (+23.6%), $88.52 billion in FY2023 (+6.2%) and $83.38 billion in FY2022 (+19.3%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Income in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Income has increased in each of the last 15 quarters, with growth averaging 20.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Income in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2024, with growth of 32.5%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2023, with a decline of 8.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Income for the three prior fiscal quarters was $40.6 billion (Q4 2026), $38.4 billion (Q3 2026) and $38.28 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,978.22 Bn | 3,913.71 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 45.92 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 234.30 Bn | 188.91 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 2.72 Bn |
| 3 | Equinix | 98.75 Bn | 86.64 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 600.00 Mn |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 87.20 Bn | 70.73 Bn | 499.52 Mn | -205.70 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 29.33 Bn | 2.76 Bn | 448.70 Mn | -175.90 Mn |
| 6 | Verisign | 28.15 Bn | 25.50 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 296.50 Mn |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 24.27 Bn | 11.36 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -49.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 15.78 Bn | 7.47 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 69.99 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 15.07 Bn | 10.45 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 362.50 Mn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 80.28 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 45.92 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 40.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 38.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 38.28 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 37.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 34.32 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 32.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 31.65 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.93 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.58 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.40 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.52 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.25 Bn |
API Access
Microsoft Operating Income 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=operating-income&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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=operating-income&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();