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Microsoft

MSFT Information Technology Market cap $3.87T as of Oct 30, 2026 11:18 ET S&P 500

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Q1 FY27 Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026 reported Oct 28, 2026

Revenue$92.3B +19% year over year
Gross profit$62.6B 68% margin
Operating profit$45.9B 50% margin
Net profit$36.6B 40% margin

Sankey diagram of Microsoft's income statement for Q1 FY27: revenue of $92.3 billion splits into segments and flows out into costs, taxes and net profit.
The numbers behind the diagram
All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q1 FY27 (period ends Sep 30, 2026).
ItemValueShare of revenueYear over year
Revenue 92.3 100% +19%
Azure 33.2 36%
Microsoft 365 cloud 27.8 30%
Productivity 8.4 9%
Search & advertising 6.6 7%
Xbox 5.4 6%
Industry solutions 5.3 6%
Windows OEM & devices 3.6 4%
Frontier & support 2.1 2%
Cost of revenue−29.732%
Gross profit62.668% margin−1pp
R&D−9.010%−1pp
Sales & marketing−5.76%−1pp
G&A−1.92%+0pp
Operating profit45.950% margin+1pp
Tax−9.3
Net profit36.6 40% margin+4pp

Figures are rounded to the precision shown, so a column can differ slightly from its own total.

Financial health

The balance sheet, the quarter's capital flow, the debt schedule and the capital structure of the quarter shown above.

Balance sheet of Microsoft, Q1 FY27: assets of $779.4B against liabilities and equity.

Assets $779.4B Liabilities $308.9B Equity $470.5B as of Sep 30, 2026

The numbers behind the diagram
All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q1 FY27 (period ends Sep 30, 2026).
ItemValueShare
Assets$779.4B100%
Cash$20.3B3%
Short-term investments$44.2B6%
Receivables$62.1B8%
Inventory$1.8B0%
Other current assets$57.7B7%
Property & equipment$346.8B45%
Lease right-of-use$30.2B4%
Goodwill$119.6B15%
Intangibles$17.8B2%
Long-term investments$37.8B5%
Other assets$41.0B5%
Liabilities$308.9B40%
Payables$42.6B5%
Accrued liabilities$10.2B1%
Deferred revenue$66.9B9%
Short-term debt$4.4B1%
Other current liabilities$26.5B3%
Long-term debt$31.1B4%
Lease liabilities$21.7B3%
Deferred tax$3.2B0%
Other liabilities$102.4B13%
Equity$470.5B60%
Stockholders' equity$470.5B60%
Capital flow of Microsoft, Q1 FY27: $59.53B moved from its sources to its uses.

Money moved $59.53B Free cash flow $18.63B Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026

The numbers behind the diagram
All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q1 FY27 (period ends Sep 30, 2026).
ItemValueShare
Where the money came from$59.53B100%
Operating cash flow$58.00B97%
Investments sold, net$0.28B0%
Shares issued$0.60B1%
Taken from cash$0.65B1%
Where it went−$59.53B100%
Capital expenditure−$39.37B66%
Other investing−$2.88B5%
Share buybacks−$5.88B10%
Dividends−$6.76B11%
Other financing−$4.60B8%
Currency effect−$0.05B0%
Debt and liquidity of Microsoft, Q1 FY27: total debt $35.48B against cash and cash flow.

Total debt $35.48B Cash & short-term investments $64.51B Net cash $29.03B Operating cash flow, last 4 quarters $195.88B Interest expense, last 4 quarters $3.22B

Maturities as filed as of Jun 30, 2026; debt and cash as of Sep 30, 2026.

The numbers behind the diagram
Principal due, as of Jun 30, 2026
DueValue
FY2027$9.25B
FY2028$0.00B
FY2029$2.00B
FY2030$0.00B
FY2031$0.50B
after FY2031$34.39B
Instruments, as of Jun 30, 2026
DueItemCouponValue
–Notes, issue seven3.5%$23.80B
–Notes, issue eight2.4%$19.80B
–Notes, issue nine3.3%$17.10B
–Notes, issue ten1.35%$10.10B
–Notes, issue eleven2.92%$8.20B
–Notes, issue five3.75%$5.20B
–Notes, issue two4.5%$4.80B
–Notes, issue six2.63%$4.10B
–Notes, issue one5.2%$3.80B
–Notes, issue thirteen1.35%$3.30B
–Notes, issue three5.3%$2.30B
–Notes, issue four3.5%$2.30B
–Notes, issue twelve1.35%$0.10B
Capital structure of Microsoft, Q1 FY27: debt of $35.5B against book equity of $470.5B.

Debt to equity 0.08× Net cash $29.0B Interest coverage 50.63× Return on invested capital 35.2% Cost of debt, after tax 6.6% Book values as of Sep 30, 2026.

EBIT, EBITDA, interest and tax are the last four quarters, Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026. The cost of equity, the weighted average cost of capital and the value creation spread need the share price, beta and a risk-free rate, which the filing does not carry. They stay empty rather than estimated.

The numbers behind the diagram
All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q1 FY27 (period ends Sep 30, 2026).
ItemValueHow it is computed
Total debt short-term and long-term borrowings, as on the debt tab$35.5Bshort-term and long-term borrowings, as on the debt tab
Equity, book value stockholders' equity incl. minority interests, as on the balance sheet$470.5Bstockholders' equity incl. minority interests, as on the balance sheet
Total capital total debt + equity$506.0Btotal debt + equity
Debt share total debt / total capital7%total debt / total capital
Equity share equity / total capital93%equity / total capital
Net cash total debt − cash and short-term investments$29.0Btotal debt − cash and short-term investments
EBIT, last 4 quarters operating income, four quarters summed$163.2Boperating income, four quarters summed
Depreciation & amortisation, last 4 quarters from the cash flow statement, four quarters summed$38.3Bfrom the cash flow statement, four quarters summed
EBITDA, last 4 quarters EBIT + depreciation & amortisation$201.5BEBIT + depreciation & amortisation
Interest expense, last 4 quarters four quarters summed$3.2Bfour quarters summed
Debt to equity total debt / equity0.08×total debt / equity
Net debt to EBITDA net debt / EBITDA–net cash $29.0Bnet debt / EBITDA
Interest coverage EBIT / interest expense50.63×EBIT / interest expense
Effective tax rate income tax / pretax income, kept within 0 to 50%19.7%income tax / pretax income, kept within 0 to 50%
NOPAT, last 4 quarters EBIT × (1 − effective tax rate)$131.1BEBIT × (1 − effective tax rate)
Invested capital, average total debt + equity − cash and short-term investments, mean of this quarter end and the one a year earlier (Sep 30, 2025)$372.9Btotal debt + equity − cash and short-term investments, mean of this quarter end and the one a year earlier (Sep 30, 2025)
Return on invested capital NOPAT / average invested capital35.2%NOPAT / average invested capital
Cost of debt, before tax interest / average total debt: the average coupon of the debt on the books, not today's market rate8.2%interest / average total debt: the average coupon of the debt on the books, not today's market rate
Cost of debt, after tax cost of debt before tax × (1 − effective tax rate)6.6%cost of debt before tax × (1 − effective tax rate)
Cost of equity risk-free rate + beta × equity risk premium–needs market datarisk-free rate + beta × equity risk premium
Weighted average cost of capital cost of equity and after-tax cost of debt, weighted by market value–needs market datacost of equity and after-tax cost of debt, weighted by market value
Value creation spread ROIC − WACC–needs market dataROIC − WACC

Quarter by quarter

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Quarter Period Reported Revenue Year over year Operating margin Net profit Net margin
Q1 FY27 Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026 reported Oct 28, 2026 Operating margin 50% Net profit $36.6B Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026 Oct 28, 2026 $92.3B +19% 50% $36.6B 40%
Q4 FY26 Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026 reported Jul 29, 2026 Operating margin 45% Net profit $35.8B Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026 Jul 29, 2026 $90.0B +18% 45% $35.8B 40%
Q3 FY26 Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026 reported Apr 29, 2026 Operating margin 46% Net profit $31.8B Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026 Apr 29, 2026 $82.9B +18% 46% $31.8B 38%
Q2 FY26 Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2025 reported Jan 28, 2026 Operating margin 47% Net profit $38.5B Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2025 Jan 28, 2026 $81.3B +17% 47% $38.5B 47%
Q1 FY26 Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2025 reported Oct 29, 2025 Operating margin 49% Net profit $27.7B Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2025 Oct 29, 2025 $77.7B +18% 49% $27.7B 36%