Microsoft (MSFT) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2026)

Microsoft (MSFT) posted Shares Repurchased of $4.6 billion for Q1 2026, down 37.6% sequentially from $7.4 billion in Q4 2025, and down 3.22% YoY from $4.8 billion in Q1 2025.

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

Microsoft (MSFT) has 18 years of Shares Repurchased data on file, last reported at $4.6 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Repurchased fell 3.22% year-over-year to $4.6 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $22.2 billion (up 22.97% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $18.4 billion, up 6.76% from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased declined to $4.6 billion in Q1 2026 per MSFT's latest filing, from $7.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Shares Repurchased was $8.8 billion in Q1 2022, with the low at $4.0 billion in Q4 2023.
  • Average Shares Repurchased over 5 years is $5.5 billion, with a median of $5.0 billion recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Shares Repurchased tumbled 37.55% in 2023 and surged 48.72% in 2025.
  • Microsoft's Shares Repurchased stood at $5.5 billion in 2022, then retreated by 26.73% to $4.0 billion in 2023, then increased by 24.65% to $5.0 billion in 2024, then surged by 48.72% to $7.4 billion in 2025, then plunged by 37.6% to $4.6 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MSFT's Shares Repurchased at $4.6 billion in Q1 2026, $7.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $5.6 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 4.63 Bn
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn -
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn -
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn -
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn -
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 823.00 Mn
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn -
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn -
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 635.99 Mn
10 CoreWeave 45.15 Bn 42.89 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