Microsoft (MSFT) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft (MSFT) posted Short-term Investments of $44.23 billion for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 39.5% from $73.16 billion a year earlier and down 20.9% from the prior quarter.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Microsoft's Short-term Investments came in at $55.91 billion, down 13.1% from FY2025.
- Annual Short-term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -13.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Microsoft's Short-term Investments was $64.32 billion in FY2025 (+12.4%), $57.23 billion in FY2024 (-25.2%), $76.56 billion in FY2023 (-15.7%) and $90.83 billion in FY2022 (-21.8%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Short-term Investments since fiscal Q2 2012.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 4.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2026, with growth of 27.0%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2027, with a decline of 39.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments for the three prior fiscal quarters was $55.91 billion (Q4 2026), $46.17 billion (Q3 2026) and $65.17 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,978.22 Bn | 3,913.71 Bn | 62.56 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 234.30 Bn | 188.91 Bn | 9.71 Bn |
| 3 | Equinix | 98.75 Bn | 86.64 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 87.20 Bn | 70.73 Bn | 499.52 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 29.33 Bn | 2.76 Bn | 448.70 Mn |
| 6 | Verisign | 28.15 Bn | 25.50 Bn | 393.20 Mn |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 24.27 Bn | 11.36 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 15.78 Bn | 7.47 Bn | 651.35 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 15.07 Bn | 10.45 Bn | 843.00 Mn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 613.75 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 44.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 55.91 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
Microsoft Short-term Investments 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-investments&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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-investments&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();