Microsoft (MSFT) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft (MSFT) posted Retained Earnings of $328.27 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 38.1% from $237.73 billion a year earlier and up 8.5% from the prior quarter.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since fiscal Q4 2009, Microsoft has reported Retained Earnings for 63 quarters.
- Annual Retained Earnings has increased for eight consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 41.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Microsoft's Retained Earnings was $237.73 billion in FY2025 (+37.3%), $173.14 billion in FY2024 (+45.7%), $118.85 billion in FY2023 (+41.0%) and $84.28 billion in FY2022 (+47.7%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings has increased in each of the last 31 quarters, with growth averaging 38.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings ran from 32.4% in fiscal Q2 2023 to 70.8% in fiscal Q1 2022.
- According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings for the three prior fiscal quarters was $302.53 billion (Q3 2026), $280.79 billion (Q2 2026) and $254.87 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,932.24 Bn | 3,855.40 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 328.27 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 219.04 Bn | 169.85 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 155.94 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 104.70 Bn | 88.23 Bn | 499.52 Mn | -1.40 Bn |
| 4 | Equinix | 97.19 Bn | 85.75 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 7.00 Bn |
| 5 | Nebius | 40.23 Bn | 13.66 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 3.73 Bn |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 33.76 Bn | 20.85 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -4.01 Bn |
| 7 | Verisign | 27.46 Bn | 24.67 Bn | 384.60 Mn | -11.34 Bn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 17.98 Bn | 9.67 Bn | 651.35 Mn | -3.71 Bn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.83 Bn | 9.41 Bn | 828.20 Mn | -3.18 Bn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.69 Bn | 6.10 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 3.61 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 328.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 302.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 280.79 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 254.87 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 | 145.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 132.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 118.85 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 108.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 99.37 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 92.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 84.28 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 79.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 75.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 66.94 Bn |
API Access
Microsoft Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();