Microsoft achieved an 18.3% year-over-year revenue growth rate in 2026Q3 while maintaining a resilient 67.6% gross margin despite significant infrastructure scaling.
| Metric | TTM | Jun'25 | Jun'24 | Jun'23 | Jun'22 | Jun'21 | Jun'20 | Jun'19 | Jun'18 | Jun'17 | Jun'16 | Jun'15 | Jun'14 | Jun'13 | Jun'12 | Jun'11 | Jun'10 | Jun'09 | Jun'08 | Jun'07 | Jun'06 | Jun'05 | Jun'04 | Jun'03 | Jun'02 | Jun'01 | Jun'00 | Jun'99 | Jun'98 | Jun'97 | Jun'96 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 318.27B | 281.72B | 245.12B | 211.91B | 198.27B | 168.09B | 143.01B | 125.84B | 110.36B | 96.57B | 91.15B | 93.58B | 86.83B | 77.85B | 73.72B | 69.94B | 62.48B | 58.44B | 60.42B | 51.12B | 44.28B | 39.79B | 36.84B | 32.19B | 28.36B | 25.3B | 22.96B | 19.75B | 15.26B | 11.94B | 8.67B |
| Revenue Growth % | 17.87% | 14.93% | 15.67% | 6.88% | 17.96% | 17.53% | 13.65% | 14.03% | 14.28% | 5.94% | -2.59% | 7.77% | 11.54% | 5.6% | 5.4% | 11.94% | 6.93% | -3.28% | 18.19% | 15.45% | 11.29% | 8.02% | 14.44% | 13.47% | 12.13% | 10.19% | 16.25% | 29.39% | 27.87% | 37.65% | 46.05% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 100.86B | 87.83B | 74.11B | 65.86B | 62.65B | 52.23B | 46.08B | 42.91B | 38.35B | 34.26B | 32.78B | 33.04B | 27.08B | 20.39B | 17.53B | 15.58B | 12.39B | 12.15B | 11.6B | 10.69B | 7.65B | 6.03B | 6.72B | 6.06B | 5.19B | 3.46B | 3B | 1.8B | 1.44B | 1.61B | 708M |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 31.18% | 30.24% | 31.08% | 31.6% | 31.07% | 32.22% | 34.1% | 34.75% | 35.48% | 35.96% | 35.3% | 31.18% | 26.19% | 23.78% | 22.27% | 19.84% | 20.8% | 19.2% | 20.92% | 17.28% | 15.16% | 18.23% | 18.82% | 18.3% | 13.66% | 13.08% | 9.14% | 9.41% | 13.51% | 8.17% |
| Gross Profit | 217.41B | 193.89B | 171.01B | 146.05B | 135.62B | 115.86B | 96.94B | 82.93B | 72.01B | 62.31B | 58.37B | 60.54B | 59.76B | 57.46B | 56.19B | 54.37B | 50.09B | 46.28B | 48.82B | 40.43B | 36.63B | 33.76B | 30.12B | 26.13B | 23.17B | 21.84B | 19.95B | 17.94B | 13.83B | 10.32B | 7.96B |
| Gross Margin % | 68.31% | 68.82% | 69.76% | 68.92% | 68.4% | 68.93% | 67.78% | 65.9% | 65.25% | 64.52% | 64.04% | 64.7% | 68.82% | 73.81% | 76.22% | 77.73% | 80.16% | 79.2% | 80.8% | 79.08% | 82.72% | 84.84% | 81.77% | 81.18% | 81.7% | 86.34% | 86.92% | 90.86% | 90.59% | 86.49% | 91.83% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 13.38% | 17.09% | 7.69% | 17.06% | 19.52% | 16.89% | 15.17% | 15.56% | 6.74% | -3.58% | 1.32% | 3.99% | 2.26% | 3.36% | 8.54% | 8.23% | -5.2% | 20.76% | 10.37% | 8.52% | 12.08% | 15.27% | 12.75% | 6.1% | 9.46% | 11.21% | 29.78% | 33.93% | 29.64% | 49.43% |
| Operating Expenses | 68.45B | 65.36B | 61.58B | 57.53B | 52.24B | 45.94B | 43.98B | 39.97B | 36.95B | 32.98B | 32.3B | 42.38B | 31.87B | 30.7B | 28.24B | 27.2B | 25.99B | 25.92B | 26.55B | 21.99B | 20.16B | 19.2B | 21.09B | 16.58B | 11.26B | 10.12B | 8.95B | 7.9B | 7.12B | 5.45B | 4.88B |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 23.2% | 25.12% | 27.15% | 26.35% | 27.33% | 30.75% | 31.77% | 33.48% | 34.15% | 35.43% | 45.29% | 36.7% | 39.44% | 38.3% | 38.9% | 41.6% | 44.35% | 43.94% | 43.02% | 45.53% | 48.25% | 57.24% | 51.52% | 39.71% | 40.01% | 38.98% | 40.01% | 46.63% | 45.68% | 56.34% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 34.06B | 32.88B | 32.06B | 30.33B | 27.73B | 25.22B | 24.71B | 23.1B | 22.22B | 19.94B | 19.2B | 20.32B | 20.49B | 20.29B | 18.43B | 18.16B | 17.28B | 16.91B | 18.39B | 14.87B | 13.58B | 13.1B | 13.31B | 9.99B | 6.96B | 5.74B | 5.18B | 3.92B | 3.49B | 3.03B | 4.41B |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 11.67% | 13.08% | 14.31% | 13.98% | 15.01% | 17.28% | 18.35% | 20.14% | 20.65% | 21.06% | 21.72% | 23.59% | 26.06% | 24.99% | 25.97% | 27.65% | 28.94% | 30.43% | 29.09% | 30.66% | 32.92% | 36.12% | 31.03% | 24.53% | 22.7% | 22.55% | 19.85% | 22.87% | 25.4% | 50.8% |
| Research & Development | 34.39B | 32.49B | 29.51B | 27.2B | 24.51B | 20.72B | 19.27B | 16.88B | 14.73B | 13.04B | 11.99B | 12.05B | 11.38B | 10.41B | 9.81B | 9.04B | 8.71B | 9.01B | 8.16B | 7.12B | 6.58B | 6.18B | 7.78B | 4.66B | 4.31B | 4.38B | 3.77B | 2.97B | 2.5B | 1.93B | 1.43B |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | 11.53% | 12.04% | 12.83% | 12.36% | 12.32% | 13.47% | 13.41% | 13.34% | 13.5% | 13.15% | 12.87% | 13.11% | 13.37% | 13.31% | 12.93% | 13.95% | 15.42% | 13.51% | 13.93% | 14.87% | 15.54% | 21.12% | 14.47% | 15.18% | 17.31% | 16.44% | 15.04% | 16.39% | 16.13% | 16.51% |
| Other Operating Expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 306M | 1.11B | 10.01B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -87M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3M | 1.01B | 1.02B | 495M | -952M |
| Operating Income | 148.96B | 128.53B | 109.43B | 88.52B | 83.38B | 69.92B | 52.96B | 42.96B | 35.06B | 29.02B | 26.08B | 18.16B | 27.76B | 26.76B | 21.76B | 27.16B | 24.1B | 20.36B | 22.27B | 18.44B | 16.47B | 14.56B | 9.03B | 9.54B | 11.91B | 11.72B | 11.01B | 10.04B | 6.71B | 4.87B | 3.08B |
| Operating Margin % | 46.8% | 45.62% | 44.64% | 41.77% | 42.06% | 41.59% | 37.03% | 34.14% | 31.77% | 30.06% | 28.61% | 19.41% | 31.97% | 34.38% | 29.52% | 38.83% | 38.57% | 34.85% | 36.86% | 36.07% | 37.2% | 36.6% | 24.53% | 29.65% | 41.99% | 46.33% | 47.94% | 50.86% | 43.97% | 40.81% | 35.5% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | 17.45% | 23.62% | 6.16% | 19.26% | 32.02% | 23.28% | 22.54% | 20.79% | 11.3% | 43.59% | -34.58% | 3.72% | 22.98% | -19.87% | 12.71% | 18.34% | -8.57% | 20.79% | 11.94% | 13.12% | 61.18% | -5.35% | -19.86% | 1.62% | 6.49% | 9.59% | 49.67% | 37.75% | 58.25% | 51.03% |
| EBITDA | 192.59B | 162.68B | 131.72B | 102.38B | 97.84B | 81.6B | 65.75B | 54.64B | 45.32B | 37.8B | 32.7B | 24.12B | 32.97B | 30.52B | 24.73B | 29.93B | 26.77B | 22.93B | 24.33B | 19.88B | 17.38B | 15.42B | 10.22B | 10.94B | 12.99B | 13.26B | 12.26B | 10.97B | 7.73B | 5.43B | 3.56B |
| EBITDA Margin % | 60.51% | 57.74% | 53.74% | 48.31% | 49.35% | 48.55% | 45.98% | 43.42% | 41.06% | 39.15% | 35.87% | 25.77% | 37.97% | 39.2% | 33.54% | 42.79% | 42.84% | 39.23% | 40.26% | 38.88% | 39.24% | 38.75% | 27.75% | 33.98% | 45.81% | 52.4% | 53.39% | 55.55% | 50.67% | 45.48% | 41.03% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 27.15% | 23.51% | 28.65% | 4.64% | 19.9% | 24.1% | 20.34% | 20.57% | 19.88% | 15.61% | 35.58% | -26.85% | 8.03% | 23.41% | -17.37% | 11.79% | 16.78% | -5.76% | 22.38% | 14.41% | 12.71% | 50.84% | -6.56% | -15.82% | -1.98% | 8.16% | 11.73% | 41.83% | 42.48% | 52.56% | 54.23% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 43.63B | 34.15B | 22.29B | 13.86B | 14.46B | 11.69B | 12.8B | 11.68B | 10.26B | 8.78B | 6.62B | 5.96B | 5.21B | 3.75B | 2.97B | 2.77B | 2.67B | 2.56B | 2.06B | 1.44B | 903M | 855M | 1.19B | 1.39B | 1.08B | 1.54B | 1.25B | 926M | 1.02B | 557M | 480M |
| EBIT | 157.33B | 126.01B | 110.72B | 91.28B | 85.78B | 73.45B | 55.63B | 46.37B | 39.21B | 32.12B | 26.88B | 19.29B | 28.42B | 27.48B | 22.65B | 28.37B | 25.16B | 19.86B | 23.92B | 18.44B | 16.47B | 14.56B | 9.03B | 9.54B | 11.91B | 11.72B | 11.01B | 10.04B | 6.71B | 4.87B | 3.08B |
| Net Interest Income | 488M | 262M | 222M | 1.03B | 31M | -215M | 89M | 76M | -519M | -835M | -1.24B | -781M | -597M | -429M | -380M | 605M | -151M | 706M | 888M | 1.32B | 1.51B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 3.31B | 2.65B | 3.16B | 2.99B | 2.09B | 2.13B | 2.68B | 2.76B | 2.21B | 1.39B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 900M | 0 | 744M | 888M | 1.32B | 1.51B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 2.83B | 2.38B | 2.94B | 1.97B | 2.06B | 2.35B | 2.59B | 2.69B | 2.73B | 2.22B | 1.24B | 781M | 597M | 429M | 380M | 295M | 151M | 38M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | 5.55B | -4.9B | -1.65B | 788M | 333M | 1.19B | 77M | 729M | 1.42B | 876M | -439M | 346M | 61M | 288M | 504M | 910M | 915M | -542M | 1.54B | 1.66B | 1.79B | 2.07B | 3.16B | 1.51B | -397M | -195M | 3.27B | 1.85B | 407M | 443M | 301M |
| Pretax Income | 154.5B | 123.63B | 107.79B | 89.31B | 83.72B | 71.1B | 53.04B | 43.69B | 36.47B | 29.9B | 25.64B | 18.51B | 27.82B | 27.05B | 22.27B | 28.07B | 25.01B | 19.82B | 23.81B | 20.1B | 18.26B | 16.63B | 12.2B | 11.05B | 11.51B | 11.53B | 14.28B | 11.89B | 7.12B | 5.31B | 3.38B |
| Pretax Margin % | 48.54% | 43.88% | 43.97% | 42.14% | 42.22% | 42.3% | 37.08% | 34.72% | 33.05% | 30.96% | 28.13% | 19.78% | 32.04% | 34.75% | 30.2% | 40.13% | 40.03% | 33.92% | 39.41% | 39.32% | 41.24% | 41.79% | 33.11% | 34.34% | 40.59% | 45.56% | 62.18% | 60.22% | 46.63% | 44.52% | 38.97% |
| Income Tax | 29.29B | 21.8B | 19.65B | 16.95B | 10.98B | 9.83B | 8.76B | 4.45B | 19.9B | 4.41B | 5.1B | 6.31B | 5.75B | 5.19B | 5.29B | 4.92B | 6.25B | 5.25B | 6.13B | 6.04B | 5.66B | 4.37B | 4.03B | 3.52B | 3.68B | 3.8B | 4.85B | 4.11B | 2.63B | 1.86B | 1.18B |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 18.96% | 17.63% | 18.23% | 18.98% | 13.11% | 13.83% | 16.51% | 10.18% | 54.57% | 14.76% | 19.89% | 34.12% | 20.65% | 19.18% | 23.75% | 17.53% | 25% | 26.5% | 25.75% | 30.03% | 31.01% | 26.31% | 33.03% | 31.87% | 32% | 33.01% | 34% | 34.53% | 36.91% | 35% | 35.04% |
| Net Income | 125.22B | 101.83B | 88.14B | 72.36B | 72.74B | 61.27B | 44.28B | 39.24B | 16.57B | 25.49B | 20.54B | 12.19B | 22.07B | 21.86B | 16.98B | 23.15B | 18.76B | 14.57B | 17.68B | 14.06B | 12.6B | 12.25B | 8.17B | 7.53B | 7.83B | 7.35B | 9.42B | 7.79B | 4.49B | 3.45B | 2.19B |
| Net Margin % | 39.34% | 36.15% | 35.96% | 34.15% | 36.69% | 36.45% | 30.96% | 31.18% | 15.02% | 26.39% | 22.53% | 13.03% | 25.42% | 28.08% | 23.03% | 33.1% | 30.02% | 24.93% | 29.26% | 27.51% | 28.45% | 30.8% | 22.17% | 23.4% | 27.6% | 29.04% | 41.04% | 39.42% | 29.42% | 28.94% | 25.31% |
| Net Income Growth % | 29.58% | 15.54% | 21.8% | -0.52% | 18.72% | 38.37% | 12.85% | 136.8% | -34.99% | 24.1% | 68.45% | -44.76% | 0.97% | 28.77% | -26.66% | 23.4% | 28.77% | -17.6% | 25.71% | 11.64% | 2.82% | 50.02% | 8.46% | -3.81% | 6.58% | -22.03% | 21.01% | 73.39% | 29.99% | 57.36% | 51.07% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 125.22B | 101.83B | 88.14B | 72.36B | 72.74B | 61.27B | 44.28B | 39.24B | 16.57B | 25.49B | 20.54B | 12.19B | 22.07B | 21.86B | 16.98B | 23.15B | 18.76B | 14.57B | 17.68B | 14.06B | 12.6B | 12.25B | 8.17B | 7.53B | 7.83B | 7.72B | 9.42B | 7.79B | 4.49B | 3.45B | 2.19B |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125M |
| EPS (Diluted) | 16.82 | 13.64 | 11.80 | 9.68 | 9.65 | 8.05 | 5.76 | 5.06 | 2.13 | 3.25 | 2.10 | 1.48 | 2.63 | 2.58 | 2.00 | 2.69 | 2.10 | 1.62 | 1.87 | 1.42 | 1.20 | 1.12 | 0.75 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.85 | 0.71 | 0.42 | 0.33 | 0.22 |
| EPS Growth % | 29.83% | 15.59% | 21.9% | 0.31% | 19.88% | 39.76% | 13.83% | 137.56% | -34.46% | 54.76% | 41.89% | -43.73% | 1.94% | 29% | -25.65% | 28.1% | 29.63% | -13.37% | 31.69% | 18.33% | 7.14% | 49.33% | 8.7% | -1.43% | 6.06% | -22.35% | 19.72% | 69.05% | 27.27% | 50% | 57.14% |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 13.70 | 11.86 | 9.72 | 9.70 | 8.12 | 5.82 | 5.11 | 2.15 | 3.29 | 2.12 | 1.49 | 2.66 | 2.61 | 2.02 | 2.73 | 2.13 | 1.63 | 1.90 | 1.44 | 1.21 | 1.13 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.69 | 0.89 | 0.77 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.24 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 7.45B | 7.46B | 7.47B | 7.47B | 7.54B | 7.61B | 7.68B | 7.75B | 7.79B | 7.83B | 8.01B | 8.25B | 8.4B | 8.47B | 8.51B | 8.59B | 8.93B | 9B | 9.47B | 9.89B | 10.53B | 10.91B | 10.89B | 10.88B | 11.11B | 11.15B | 11.07B | 10.96B | 10.72B | 10.42B | 10.21B |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 7.43B | 7.43B | 7.43B | 7.45B | 7.5B | 7.55B | 7.61B | 7.67B | 7.7B | 7.75B | 7.92B | 8.18B | 8.3B | 8.38B | 8.4B | 8.49B | 8.81B | 8.95B | 9.33B | 9.74B | 10.44B | 10.84B | 10.8B | 10.72B | 10.81B | 10.68B | 10.33B | 10.06B | 9.73B | 9.55B | 9.34B |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | 23.65% | 24.7% | 27.36% | 24.93% | 26.96% | 34.18% | 35.2% | 76.63% | 46.47% | 53.59% | 81.05% | 40.22% | 34.1% | 37.61% | 22.38% | 24.4% | 30.67% | 22.71% | 27.05% | 28.14% | 294.7% | 21.17% | 11.38% | - | - | 0.14% | 0.36% | 0.62% | 0.43% | - |
AI Infrastructure Capital Intensity
According to the most recent quarterly filings, Microsoft achieved an 18.3% year-over-year revenue growth rate in 2026Q3, signaling that the company's cloud-centric transition continues to drive top-line expansion despite the increasing scale of its operations and the maturation of its core enterprise software segments.
The consistent double-digit growth suggests that the company is successfully capturing incremental demand from both AI-integrated services and its legacy productivity stack. Investors should monitor whether this trajectory remains durable as the company faces tougher year-over-year comparisons in the coming fiscal periods.
As reported in financial statements, Microsoft maintained a gross margin of 67.6% in 2026Q3, demonstrating significant pricing power and operational efficiency even as the company aggressively expands its data center footprint to support the compute-intensive requirements of its burgeoning generative AI and cloud infrastructure service offerings.
The stability of these margins implies that the company is successfully offsetting higher infrastructure costs through premium software pricing and high-margin subscription renewals. However, the slight compression from historical peaks warrants investigation into whether rising energy and hardware depreciation costs will eventually exert more persistent downward pressure.
Based on the provided income statement data, Microsoft's operating margin reached 46.3% in 2026Q3, reflecting a disciplined approach to managing SG&A expenses relative to the rapid growth in gross profit, which suggests that the company is effectively leveraging its existing sales and distribution infrastructure for new products.
The ability to scale operating income faster than revenue growth indicates that the company's software-heavy business model remains highly efficient. This leverage appears to be a critical component of the company's valuation, as it allows for significant reinvestment into R&D without sacrificing bottom-line profitability.
Analysis of the 2026Q3 results indicates that net income remains robust at $31.8B, though investors should note that stock-based compensation of $3.1B continues to be a meaningful non-cash expense that requires careful reconciliation when evaluating the true cash-generative capacity of the company's core operating activities.
While the reported EPS of $4.27 reflects strong underlying performance, the consistency of stock-based compensation suggests that management continues to utilize equity-based incentives to retain talent in a competitive labor market. Analysts should monitor whether these non-cash charges grow disproportionately relative to net income in future quarters.
Data from recent filings suggests that the massive acceleration in capital expenditure for AI infrastructure may create a structural headwind, as the company's cost of revenue could rise faster than its ability to monetize these investments through immediate, high-margin software subscription upgrades or cloud consumption growth.
Short-term margin compression remains a plausible risk if the anticipated demand for AI-driven services does not materialize at the pace required to justify the current level of data center investment. Investors should remain cautious regarding the potential for a 'capacity-ahead-of-demand' scenario that could temporarily dampen free cash flow generation.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying MSFT stock.
For fiscal year 2025, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) reported total revenue of $281.72B. This represents a 3149.0% increase compared to $8.67B in 1996.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is profitable, generating $101.83B in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 36.1%.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) reported an operating income of $128.53B, resulting in an operating profit margin of 45.6%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) generated $193.89B in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 68.8%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.