Microsoft (MSFT) Short term Debt (2012 - 2026)
Microsoft's Short term Debt was $9.23 billion in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 207.7% from $3 billion a year earlier and up 4.4% from the prior quarter.
Microsoft (MSFT) Short term Debt (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
From fiscal Q4 2012 onward, Microsoft has reported Short term Debt for 53 quarters.
- Short term Debt shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Short term Debt was $3 billion in FY2025 (+33.3%), $2.25 billion in FY2024 (-57.1%), $5.25 billion in FY2023 (+90.9%) and $2.75 billion in FY2022 (-65.9%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Short term Debt in data going back to fiscal Q4 2012.
- Compared with a year earlier, Short term Debt was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 100.3%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Short term Debt over five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (growth of 257.1%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 78.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, MSFT's Short term Debt in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was $8.84 billion (Q3 2026), $4.84 billion (Q2 2026) and $7.83 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,932.24 Bn | 3,855.40 Bn | 60.48 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 219.04 Bn | 169.85 Bn | 9.91 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 104.70 Bn | 88.23 Bn | 499.52 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 97.19 Bn | 85.75 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 5 | Nebius | 40.23 Bn | 13.66 Bn | 448.70 Mn |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 33.76 Bn | 20.85 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 7 | Verisign | 27.46 Bn | 24.67 Bn | 384.60 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 17.98 Bn | 9.67 Bn | 651.35 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.83 Bn | 9.41 Bn | 828.20 Mn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.69 Bn | 6.10 Bn | 613.75 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.84 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.75 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.75 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.25 Bn |
Microsoft Short term Debt 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=short-term-debt&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-debt", "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=short-term-debt&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();