Microsoft (MSFT) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's Payables was $42.63 billion in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 30.8% from $32.58 billion a year earlier and up 0.5% from the prior quarter.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Payables at Microsoft came in at $42.42 billion, up 53.0% from FY2025.
- Payables shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 22.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Payables was $27.72 billion in FY2025 (-3.4%), $28.7 billion in FY2024 (+58.6%), $18.1 billion in FY2023 (-4.8%) and $19 billion in FY2022 (+25.3%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Payables since fiscal Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payables has increased for five straight quarters, with growth averaging 18.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payables over five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (growth of 191.4%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2025 (a decline of 49.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, MSFT's Payables in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $42.42 billion (Q4 2026), $37.51 billion (Q3 2026) and $37.33 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,978.22 Bn | 3,913.71 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 42.63 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 234.30 Bn | 188.91 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 11.50 Bn |
| 3 | Equinix | 98.75 Bn | 86.64 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 87.20 Bn | 70.73 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 127.03 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 29.33 Bn | 2.76 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 1.30 Bn |
| 6 | Verisign | 28.15 Bn | 25.50 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 286.80 Mn |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 24.27 Bn | 11.36 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 3.63 Bn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 15.78 Bn | 7.47 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 96.51 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 15.07 Bn | 10.45 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 126.30 Mn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 1.98 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 42.63 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 42.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 37.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 37.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 32.58 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 27.72 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 26.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.61 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.77 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 28.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 38.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 44.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 45.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.31 Bn |
API Access
Microsoft Payables 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=payables&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();