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

Microsoft (MSFT) reported Short-term Investments of $46.2 billion for Q1 2026, down 9.1% year-over-year from $50.8 billion in Q1 2025, and down 29.15% sequentially from $65.2 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Microsoft's Short-term Investments history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $46.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Short-term Investments fell 9.1% year-over-year to $46.2 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $46.2 billion (down 9.1% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $64.3 billion, up 12.4% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments was $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.
  • Median Short-term Investments over the past 5 years was $64.3 billion (2025), compared with a mean of $68.3 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Short-term Investments fell 25.25% in 2024 and increased 27.05% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Short-term Investments stood at $83.9 billion in 2022, then declined by 24.03% to $63.7 billion in 2023, then retreated by 15.13% to $54.1 billion in 2024, then rose by 20.51% to $65.2 billion in 2025, then fell by 29.15% to $46.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MSFT's Short-term Investments at $46.2 billion in Q1 2026, $65.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $73.2 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 ZenaTech 82,806.72 Bn 82,806.72 Bn -
2 Microsoft 11,085.79 Bn 11,007.52 Bn 56.06 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 1,073.49 Bn 1,065.58 Bn 1.42 Bn
4 Rezolve Ai 1,009.18 Bn 1,009.17 Bn -
5 Palo Alto Networks 824.56 Bn 820.03 Bn 1.91 Bn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 701.26 Bn 698.20 Bn 993.68 Mn
7 Oracle 514.97 Bn 476.40 Bn 17.12 Bn
8 Fortinet 456.74 Bn 453.45 Bn 1.49 Bn
9 Cloudflare 331.63 Bn 330.68 Bn 455.60 Mn
10 Synopsys 303.79 Bn 303.67 Bn 1.77 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