Microsoft (MSFT) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Microsoft (MSFT) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 19.22% in Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Tax Rate rose 152.0% year-over-year to 19.22% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 18.96% (down 1698.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 17.63%, down 2115.0% from the prior year.
• Tax Rate fell to 19.22% in Q1 2026 per MSFT's latest filing, from 20.29% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Tax Rate was 20.29% in Q4 2025, with the low at 61.39% in Q2 2022.
• Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 5.86%, with a median of 17.91% recorded in 2024.
• Year-over-year, Tax Rate tumbled 4287 bps in 2022 and jumped 7289 bps in 2025.
• Microsoft's Tax Rate stood at 19.24% in 2022, then dropped by 9 bps to 17.55% in 2023, then gained by 2 bps to 17.9% in 2024, then gained by 13 bps to 20.29% in 2025, then dropped by 5 bps to 19.22% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows MSFT's Tax Rate at 19.22% in Q1 2026, 20.29% in Q4 2025, and 19.11% in Q3 2025.