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Microsoft (MSFT) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026)

Microsoft has reported Retained Earnings over the past 18 years, most recently at $302.5 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Retained Earnings at $302.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 37.66% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was $302.5 billion (up 37.66% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $237.7 billion, up 37.3%.
  • Retained Earnings reached $302.5 billion in Q1 2026 per MSFT's latest filing, up from $280.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $302.5 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$7.3 billion in Q3 2022.
  • Median Retained Earnings over the past 5 years was $132.1 billion (2023), compared with a mean of $121.2 billion.
  • The largest annual shift saw Retained Earnings plummeted 672.33% in 2022 before it soared 4471.32% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at -$6.5 billion in 2022, then increased 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 rose by 7.74% to $302.5 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Retained Earnings for MSFT at $302.5 billion in Q1 2026, $280.8 billion in Q4 2025, and -$2.8 billion in Q3 2025.