Microsoft (MSFT) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's Times Interest Earned came in at 52.78 for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 3.0% from 54.39 a year earlier but up 9.1% from the prior quarter.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Microsoft reported Times Interest Earned of 50.63, down 6.8% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it was 50.88, down 5.6% from FY2025.
- Going back by fiscal year, Times Interest Earned was 53.89 in FY2025 (+44.5%), 37.29 in FY2024 (-17.1%), 44.98 in FY2023 (+11.3%) and 40.42 in FY2022 (+35.6%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Times Interest Earned is 29.74 (fiscal Q2 2024) to 55.81 (fiscal Q4 2025).
- Year-over-year, Times Interest Earned has declined for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 19.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Times Interest Earned over five years came in fiscal Q2 2025 (growth of 79.2%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2024 (a decline of 28.6%).
- Business Quant data shows MSFT's Times Interest Earned at 48.39 (Q4 2026), 49.35 (Q3 2026) and 52.00 (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 4,029.87 Bn | 3,965.36 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 52.78 |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 232.41 Bn | 187.02 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 5.53 |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 102.74 Bn | 85.18 Bn | 557.23 Mn | -19.16 |
| 4 | Equinix | 102.44 Bn | 90.34 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 3.68 |
| 5 | Nebius | 31.86 Bn | 5.29 Bn | 448.70 Mn | -1.48 |
| 6 | Verisign | 27.94 Bn | 25.29 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 13.99 |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 25.60 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
| 8 | Nutanix | 15.82 Bn | 7.50 Bn | 651.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.46 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 9.62 |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 11.58 Bn | 4.99 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 8.84 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 52.78 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 48.39 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 49.35 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 52.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 54.39 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 55.81 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 53.87 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 53.29 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 52.49 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 39.84 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 34.48 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.74 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 51.23 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 50.32 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 45.06 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 41.63 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 43.04 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 41.40 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 40.49 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 42.38 |
API Access
Microsoft Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();