Microsoft (MSFT) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's (MSFT) quarterly Tax Provisions came in at $7.6 billion in Q1 2026, up 36.18% year-on-year from $5.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 22.74% quarter-over-quarter from $9.8 billion in Q4 2025.
Microsoft (MSFT) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Microsoft has disclosed Tax Provisions across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $7.6 billion for Q1 2026.
- Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 came in at $7.6 billion, up 36.18% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $29.3 billion (up 11.09% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $21.8 billion, down 10.64% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions came in at $7.6 billion for Q1 2026 at Microsoft, down from $9.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Provisions ranged from a high of $10.0 billion in Q2 2024 to a low of $3.5 billion in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Tax Provisions is $5.3 billion (2024), against an average of $5.9 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Provisions soared 658.39% in 2022 and tumbled 50.83% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Microsoft's Tax Provisions stood at $3.9 billion in 2022, then advanced by 18.96% to $4.7 billion in 2023, then climbed by 12.91% to $5.3 billion in 2024, then jumped by 86.19% to $9.8 billion in 2025, then slipped by 22.74% to $7.6 billion in 2026.
- The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at $7.6 billion (Q1 2026), $9.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $6.6 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,903.35 Bn | 2,825.07 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 7.56 Bn |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,127.45 Bn | 1,113.30 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 184,000.00 |
| 3 | Oracle | 528.84 Bn | 490.27 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 695.00 Mn |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 306.36 Bn | 298.44 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 12.20 Mn |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 194.33 Bn | 189.79 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 117.00 Mn |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 171.19 Bn | 168.13 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -3.60 Mn |
| 7 | Fortinet | 108.13 Bn | 104.84 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 122.00 Mn |
| 8 | Synopsys | 86.21 Bn | 86.09 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 14.34 Mn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 80.35 Bn | 79.41 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 1.50 Mn |
| 10 | CoreWeave | 53.50 Bn | 51.24 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 84.00 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 | 5.38 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 | 4.65 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 | 3.10 Bn |