Microsoft (MSFT) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft (MSFT) posted Short-term Investments of $55.91 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 13.1% from $64.32 billion a year earlier but up 21.1% from the prior quarter.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since fiscal Q4 2009, Microsoft has reported Short-term Investments for 69 quarters.
- 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%).
- Quarterly Short-term Investments has run from a low of $46.17 billion in fiscal Q3 2026 to a high of $111.45 billion in fiscal Q1 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.3%.
- 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 Q4 2024, with a decline of 25.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments for the three prior fiscal quarters was $46.17 billion (Q3 2026), $65.17 billion (Q2 2026) and $73.16 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
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
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 111.45 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();