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Microsoft (MSFT) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2025)

Microsoft's Retained Earnings history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $280.8 billion for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Retained Earnings rose 5099.8% year-over-year to $280.8 billion; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $280.8 billion, up 5099.8%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $237.7 billion, 37.3% up from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q4 2025 was $280.8 billion at Microsoft, up from $254.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $280.8 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$7.3 billion in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $53.9 billion (2021), against an average of $87.0 billion.
  • The largest annual shift saw Retained Earnings tumbled 1577.57% in 2022 before it soared 5099.8% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $437.0 million in 2021, then tumbled by 1577.57% to -$6.5 billion in 2022, then soared by 2357.04% to $145.7 billion in 2023, then crashed by 103.85% to -$5.6 billion in 2024, then skyrocketed by 5099.8% to $280.8 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MSFT's Retained Earnings are $280.8 billion (Q4 2025), $254.9 billion (Q3 2025), and $237.7 billion (Q2 2025).