Microsoft (MSFT) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2026)

Microsoft's (MSFT) quarterly Shares Repurchased came in at $4.6 billion in Q1 2026, down 3.22% year-on-year from $4.8 billion in Q1 2025, and down 37.6% quarter-over-quarter from $7.4 billion in Q4 2025.

Microsoft (MSFT) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Microsoft has disclosed Shares Repurchased across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $4.6 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Shares Repurchased for Q1 2026 came in at $4.6 billion, down 3.22% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $22.2 billion (up 22.97% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $18.4 billion, up 6.76% from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased came in at $4.6 billion for Q1 2026 at Microsoft, down from $7.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Repurchased ranged from a high of $8.8 billion in Q1 2022 to a low of $4.0 billion in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Repurchased is $5.0 billion (2024), against an average of $5.5 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Shares Repurchased sank 37.55% in 2023 and jumped 48.72% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Microsoft's Shares Repurchased stood at $5.5 billion in 2022, then dropped by 26.73% to $4.0 billion in 2023, then advanced by 24.65% to $5.0 billion in 2024, then surged by 48.72% to $7.4 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 37.6% to $4.6 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Repurchased figures came in at $4.6 billion (Q1 2026), $7.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $5.6 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,903.35 Bn 2,825.07 Bn 56.06 Bn 4.63 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,127.45 Bn 1,113.30 Bn 7.23 Mn -
3 Oracle 528.84 Bn 490.27 Bn 15.14 Bn -
4 Palantir Technologies 306.36 Bn 298.44 Bn 1.42 Bn -
5 Palo Alto Networks 194.33 Bn 189.79 Bn 1.91 Bn -
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 171.19 Bn 168.13 Bn 993.68 Mn -
7 Fortinet 108.13 Bn 104.84 Bn 1.49 Bn 823.00 Mn
8 Synopsys 86.21 Bn 86.09 Bn 1.77 Bn -
9 Cloudflare 80.35 Bn 79.41 Bn 455.60 Mn -
10 CoreWeave 53.50 Bn 51.24 Bn 2.01 Bn -

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 4.63 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 4.63 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 7.42 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 7.42 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 5.65 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 5.65 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 4.55 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 4.55 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 4.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 4.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 4.99 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 4.99 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 4.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 4.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 4.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 4.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 4.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 4.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 4.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 4.00 Bn