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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |