Microsoft (MSFT) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's Shares Repurchased came in at $4.38 billion for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 22.5% from $5.65 billion a year earlier and down 4.4% from the prior quarter.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Microsoft reported Shares Repurchased of $21 billion, up 5.2% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it came in at $22.27 billion, up 20.9% from FY2025.
- Shares Repurchased carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Shares Repurchased was $18.42 billion in FY2025 (+6.8%), $17.25 billion in FY2024 (-22.4%), $22.25 billion in FY2023 (-32.0%) and $32.7 billion in FY2022 (+19.4%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly Shares Repurchased since fiscal Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Shares Repurchased increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 13.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Repurchased over five years came in fiscal Q2 2026 (growth of 48.7%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2023 (a decline of 37.6%).
- Business Quant data shows MSFT's Shares Repurchased at $4.58 billion (Q4 2026), $4.63 billion (Q3 2026) and $7.42 billion (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Repurchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,882.39 Bn | 3,817.88 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 4.38 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 234.54 Bn | 185.35 Bn | 9.91 Bn | - |
| 3 | Equinix | 99.59 Bn | 87.49 Bn | 1.31 Bn | - |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 96.77 Bn | 80.30 Bn | 499.52 Mn | - |
| 5 | Nebius | 36.57 Bn | 10.00 Bn | 448.70 Mn | - |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 29.17 Bn | 16.26 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
| 7 | Verisign | 28.37 Bn | 25.72 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 193.20 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 17.43 Bn | 9.11 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 50.30 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.88 Bn | 10.46 Bn | 828.20 Mn | 543.90 Mn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.44 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 409.86 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.38 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.58 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.55 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.82 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.43 Bn |
API Access
Microsoft Shares Repurchased 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=shares-repurchased&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-repurchased", "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=shares-repurchased&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();