Microsoft (MSFT) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's (MSFT) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $302.5 billion in Q1 2026, up 37.66% year-on-year from $219.8 billion in Q1 2025, and up 7.74% quarter-over-quarter from $280.8 billion in Q4 2025.
Microsoft (MSFT) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Microsoft has disclosed Retained Earnings across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $302.5 billion for Q1 2026.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 came in at $302.5 billion, up 37.66% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $302.5 billion (up 37.66% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $237.7 billion, up 37.3% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings came in at $302.5 billion for Q1 2026 at Microsoft, up from $280.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $302.5 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of -$7.3 billion in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $132.1 billion (2023), against an average of $121.2 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings sank 672.33% in 2022 and soared 4471.32% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Microsoft's Retained Earnings stood at -$6.5 billion in 2022, then advanced by 23.35% to -$4.9 billion in 2023, then surged by 4211.58% to $203.5 billion in 2024, then surged by 37.99% to $280.8 billion in 2025, then climbed by 7.74% to $302.5 billion in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $302.5 billion (Q1 2026), $280.8 billion (Q4 2025), and -$2.8 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 302.53 Bn |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 12.73 Bn |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | -7.09 Bn |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 601,000.00 |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 3.25 Bn |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -1.28 Bn |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -782.00 Mn |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 10.38 Bn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -1.23 Bn |
| 10 | CoreWeave | 51.85 Bn | 49.58 Bn | 2.01 Bn | -3.38 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 302.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 280.79 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.76 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 237.73 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 219.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 203.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 188.93 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 173.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 159.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -4.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 132.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -6.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 108.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -7.34 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 84.28 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 75.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 57.06 Bn |