Microsoft (MSFT) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft (MSFT) reported Tax Provisions of $7.6 billion for Q1 2026, up 36.18% on a YoY basis from $5.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 22.74% sequentially from $9.8 billion in Q4 2025.
Microsoft (MSFT) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Microsoft (MSFT) has 18 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at $7.6 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Provisions rose 36.18% year-over-year to $7.6 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $36.3 billion (up 37.85% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $28.9 billion, up 18.3% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions fell to $7.6 billion in Q1 2026, from $9.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Provisions ranged from a high of $12.4 billion in Q2 2025 to a low of $3.5 billion in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $6.7 billion and a median of $5.6 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Provisions soared 658.39% in 2022 and slipped 7.03% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Tracing MSFT's Tax Provisions over 5 years: stood at $3.9 billion in 2022, then gained by 18.96% to $4.7 billion in 2023, then advanced by 12.91% to $5.3 billion in 2024, then soared by 86.19% to $9.8 billion in 2025, then decreased by 22.74% to $7.6 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MSFT's Tax Provisions at $7.6 billion in Q1 2026, $9.8 billion in Q4 2025, and $6.6 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,921.46 Bn | 2,797.02 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 7.56 Bn |
| 2 | PagSeguro Digital | 2,686.70 Bn | 2,686.70 Bn | 358.92 Mn | -14.25 Mn |
| 3 | Oracle | 344.13 Bn | 312.24 Bn | - | -555.00 Mn |
| 4 | Repay Holdings | 342.29 Bn | 342.15 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies | 294.57 Bn | 286.54 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 12.20 Mn |
| 6 | Palo Alto Networks | 224.46 Bn | 219.93 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 117.00 Mn |
| 7 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 182.52 Bn | 179.42 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -3.60 Mn |
| 8 | Fortinet | 111.29 Bn | 107.99 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 122.00 Mn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 93.63 Bn | 92.68 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 1.50 Mn |
| 10 | Synopsys | 72.71 Bn | 70.50 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 14.34 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.56 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.79 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.44 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.95 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.66 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.99 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.71 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.37 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.91 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.75 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.95 Bn |