Microsoft (MSFT) Return on Equity (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft (MSFT) reported Return on Equity of 0.0% for Q1 2026, little changed year-over-year from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and down 55.44% sequentially from 0.01% in Q4 2025.
Microsoft (MSFT) Return on Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Microsoft's Return on Equity history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.0% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Equity changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.01%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Equity was 0.0% for Q1 2026 at Microsoft, down from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Equity ranged from a high of 0.01% in Q4 2025 to a low of 51.09% in Q3 2024.
- Median Return on Equity over the past 5 years was 0.0% (2024), compared with a mean of 3.02%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Equity slumped 5110 bps in 2024 and jumped 5110 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Return on Equity stood at 0.05% in 2022, then jumped by 119 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then sank by 2461 bps to 0.23% in 2024, then surged by 105 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then sank by 55 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MSFT's Return on Equity at 0.0% in Q1 2026, 0.01% in Q4 2025, and 0.0% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZenaTech | 82,806.72 Bn | 82,806.72 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 2 | Microsoft | 11,085.79 Bn | 11,007.52 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 1,073.49 Bn | 1,065.58 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Rezolve Ai | 1,009.18 Bn | 1,009.17 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 824.56 Bn | 820.03 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 0.00% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 701.26 Bn | 698.20 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Oracle | 514.97 Bn | 476.40 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Fortinet | 456.74 Bn | 453.45 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 0.02% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 331.63 Bn | 330.68 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Synopsys | 303.79 Bn | 303.67 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -51.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.05% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.50% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.53% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.00% |