Microsoft (MSFT) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)

Microsoft's (MSFT) quarterly Short-term Investments came in at $46.2 billion in Q1 2026, down 9.1% year-on-year from $50.8 billion in Q1 2025, and down 29.15% quarter-over-quarter from $65.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Microsoft (MSFT) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Microsoft has disclosed Short-term Investments across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $46.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Short-term Investments for Q1 2026 came in at $46.2 billion, down 9.1% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $46.2 billion (down 9.1% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $64.3 billion, up 12.4% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments came in at $46.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Microsoft, down from $65.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Short-term Investments ranged from a high of $92.2 billion in Q1 2022 to a low of $46.2 billion in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Short-term Investments is $64.3 billion (2025), against an average of $68.3 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Short-term Investments retreated 25.25% in 2024 and rose 27.05% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Microsoft's Short-term Investments stood at $83.9 billion in 2022, then fell by 24.03% to $63.7 billion in 2023, then decreased by 15.13% to $54.1 billion in 2024, then gained by 20.51% to $65.2 billion in 2025, then retreated by 29.15% to $46.2 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $46.2 billion (Q1 2026), $65.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $73.2 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 3,064.95 Bn 2,986.68 Bn 56.06 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,117.04 Bn 1,102.89 Bn 7.23 Mn
3 Oracle 608.54 Bn 569.96 Bn 15.14 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 326.97 Bn 319.05 Bn 1.42 Bn
5 Palo Alto Networks 185.10 Bn 180.56 Bn 1.91 Bn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 165.31 Bn 162.25 Bn 993.68 Mn
7 Fortinet 105.66 Bn 102.37 Bn 1.49 Bn
8 Synopsys 89.71 Bn 89.60 Bn 1.77 Bn
9 Cloudflare 87.54 Bn 86.60 Bn 455.60 Mn
10 CoreWeave 53.90 Bn 51.63 Bn 2.01 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 46.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 65.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 73.16 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 64.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 50.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 54.07 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 57.59 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 57.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 60.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 63.71 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 63.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 76.56 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 77.87 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 83.86 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 84.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 90.83 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 92.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 104.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 111.45 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 116.11 Bn