Global technology company providing cloud computing, productivity software, gaming platforms, and AI services.
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Microsoft: Company identity, ownership, reported financial performance, balance sheets, and corporate actions.
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Microsoft Profile & Fundamentals
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Company Profile & Ownership
Microsoft Corporation, a technology company, develops and supports a portfolio of technology solutions for individuals and businesses worldwide. Its products include operating systems, server applications, business solution applications, software development tools, desktop and server management tools, and video games; and devices, such as PCs, tablets, gaming and entertainment consoles, other intelligent devices, and related accessories. The company's Productivity and Business Processes segment offers Microsoft 365 Commercial, Enterprise Mobility + Security, Power BI, Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and Windows Commercial on-premises and Office licensed on-premises. This segment also provides Microsoft 365 Consumer products and cloud services; LinkedIn, including talent solutions, marketing solutions, subscriptions, and sales solutions; Dynamics 365, a set of cloud-based applications; and on-premises ERP and CRM applications. Its Intelligent Cloud segment offers server products and cloud services; cloud and AI consumption-based services, GitHub cloud services, health and life sciences cloud services, as well as virtual desktop offerings, and other cloud services; SQL Server, Windows Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related client access licenses; and enterprise support services, industry solutions, Microsoft partner network, and learning experience. The company's More Personal Computing segment provides Windows OEM licensing and devices comprising Surface and PC accessories; XBOX hardware, and XBOX first- and third-party content and services; XBOX Game Pass and other subscriptions; XBOX Cloud Gaming, advertising, and other cloud services; and search advertising consisting of Bing, Copilot, Microsoft News, Microsoft Edge, and third-party affiliates. It sells its products through partners and retail networks. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
Company profile record
Microsoft Corporation
Common Stock · Information Technology · Systems Software
Company
- Company / asset
- Microsoft Corporation
- Security type
- Common Stock
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry
- Systems Software
- HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Head office
- One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA, United States, 98052-6399
Leadership & scale
- Chief executive
- Mr. Satya Nadella
- CEO year born
- 1967
- Full-time employees
- 223K
- Fiscal year end
- June
- IPO date
- 1986-03-13
Fundamentals snapshot
- Market Cap
- USD 3.94T
- P/E
- 29.5x
- Revenue (Q2 26)
- USD 90.0B
- Profit (Q2 26)
- USD 35.8B
- Dividend Yield
- 0.5%
- Revenue (FY 26)
- USD 331.8B
- Shares in public float
- 7.4B
- Insider ownership
- 0.09%
Reporting & identifiers
- Symbol
- MSFT.NASDAQ
- Listing
- 🇺🇸 United States | Dividend Tax: 30%
- Ticker Currency
- USD
- Income Statement Currency
- USD
- Balance Sheet Currency
- USD
- Cash Flow Currency
- USD
- EPS Currency
- USD
- Contract Type
- SPOT
- ISIN
- US5949181045
- Asset ID
- equity_8694f05d-78cc-5277-a0e6-9022d3d7c957
Ownership
Shares Outstanding
Latest: 7.5B | Max: 7.8B | Min: 7.5B
Latest reported ownership snapshot
As of Oct 1, 2026Float Shares
99.48%
7.4B latest reported shares
Insider Ownership
0.09%
Latest reported insider stake
Short Float
0.01%
Latest reported short interest / float
Top Holders
Source tablesView ownership tables
Shares Outstanding
Annual reported shares outstanding; up to 10 reporting dates.
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| Reporting date | Shares outstanding |
|---|---|
| 2017-01-01 | 7,710,000,000 |
| 2018-01-01 | 7,768,000,000 |
| 2019-01-01 | 7,691,000,000 |
| 2020-01-01 | 7,616,000,000 |
| 2021-01-01 | 7,555,000,000 |
| 2022-01-01 | 7,473,000,000 |
| 2023-01-01 | 7,468,000,000 |
| 2024-01-01 | 7,468,000,000 |
| 2025-01-01 | 7,460,000,000 |
| 2026-01-01 | 7,453,000,000 |
Top Holders
Available reported ownership records.
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| Holder | Shares | Ownership | Reported date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc | 593,328,571 | 7.99% | 2026-03-31 |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 482,558,086 | 6.5% | 2026-03-31 |
| State Street Corp | 306,708,289 | 4.13% | 2026-03-31 |
| Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 236,079,426 | 3.18% | 2026-08-31 |
| Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 197,352,378 | 2.66% | 2026-08-31 |
| FMR Inc | 190,211,367 | 2.56% | 2026-03-31 |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 188,501,918 | 2.54% | 2026-03-31 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 167,490,848 | 2.26% | 2026-03-31 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 127,128,999 | 1.71% | 2026-03-31 |
| Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 124,881,288 | 1.68% | 2026-03-31 |
| T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 117,242,934 | 1.58% | 2026-03-31 |
| NORGES BANK | 102,732,956 | 1.38% | 2026-06-30 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 98,920,616 | 1.33% | 2026-08-31 |
| Amvescap Plc. | 98,747,284 | 1.33% | 2026-03-31 |
| Fidelity 500 Index | 96,057,432 | 1.29% | 2026-07-31 |
Earnings, Profitability & Valuation
Earnings, Profitability & Valuation
Earnings & Revenue
Earnings and Revenue Trajectory
AI Review
Microsoft generated $332 billion in revenue during fiscal 2026, marking an impressive 17.8% annual increase, while net income climbed 31.3% to $134 billion. This top-line momentum was driven by resilient enterprise demand for cloud computing and productivity software, confirming that corporate customers view these tools as indispensable daily utilities. However, the cash picture tells a more cautious story. Free cash flow contracted 6.5% to $67.0 billion because unprecedented datacenter investments consumed operating cash, while net income benefited from non-operating investment gains. This divergence shows that underlying cash generation is temporarily lagging reported accounting profits during this aggressive buildout phase.
Microsoft generated $332 billion in revenue during fiscal 2026, marking an impressive 17.8% annual increase, while net income climbed 31.3% to $134 billion. This top-line momentum was driven by resilient enterprise demand for cloud computing and productivity software, confirming that corporate customers view these tools as indispensable daily utilities. However, the cash picture tells a more cautious story. Free cash flow contracted 6.5% to $67.0 billion because unprecedented datacenter investments consumed operating cash, while net income benefited from non-operating investment gains. This divergence shows that underlying cash generation is temporarily lagging reported accounting profits during this aggressive buildout phase.
Revenue, Net Income, and Free Cash Flow
Latest: USD 331.8B | Max: USD 331.8B | Min: USD 16.6B
Valuation
P/E Ratio (TTM)iPublished valuation snapshots use the earnings basis recorded with each observation. Source tables retain that basis.
Latest: 21x
Profitability & Margins
Margins and Operating Efficiency
AI Review
Profitability demonstrated notable resilience in fiscal 2026, as operating margins expanded to 46.8% and net margins reached 40.3%. Tight corporate overhead control and automated internal operations offset rising energy and infrastructure delivery costs, enabling operating profit to grow faster than top-line revenue. Nevertheless, gross margins subtly eased to 67.9% as capital-intensive cloud hosting diluted pure software licensing. The true test for future margins will emerge as newly commissioned datacenters begin their full depreciation cycles, requiring sustained enterprise software pricing power to keep overall profitability near current high levels.
Profitability demonstrated notable resilience in fiscal 2026, as operating margins expanded to 46.8% and net margins reached 40.3%. Tight corporate overhead control and automated internal operations offset rising energy and infrastructure delivery costs, enabling operating profit to grow faster than top-line revenue. Nevertheless, gross margins subtly eased to 67.9% as capital-intensive cloud hosting diluted pure software licensing. The true test for future margins will emerge as newly commissioned datacenters begin their full depreciation cycles, requiring sustained enterprise software pricing power to keep overall profitability near current high levels.
Profitability Margins
Latest: 67.9% | Max: 69.8% | Min: 15.0%
Latest Profitability Ratios as of 2026-06-30
Gross Margin
67.9%
Gross profit / revenue
Operating Margin
46.8%
Operating income / revenue
Net Margin
40.3%
Net income / revenue
FCF Margin
20.2%
Free cash flow / revenue
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Revenue, Net Income, and Free Cash Flow
Annual reported results, using the source statement's recorded USD conversion. Up to 10 reporting periods; missing values are not estimated.
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| Period end | Revenue (USD) | Net income (USD) | Free cash flow (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-30 | 96,571,000,000 | 25,489,000,000 | 31,378,000,000 |
| 2018-06-30 | 110,360,000,000 | 16,571,000,000 | 32,252,000,000 |
| 2019-06-30 | 125,843,000,000 | 39,240,000,000 | 38,260,000,000 |
| 2020-06-30 | 143,015,000,000 | 44,281,000,000 | 45,234,000,000 |
| 2021-06-30 | 168,088,000,000 | 61,271,000,000 | 56,118,000,000 |
| 2022-06-30 | 198,270,000,000 | 72,738,000,000 | 65,149,000,000 |
| 2023-06-30 | 211,915,000,000 | 72,361,000,000 | 59,475,000,000 |
| 2024-06-30 | 245,122,000,000 | 88,136,000,000 | 74,071,000,000 |
| 2025-06-30 | 281,724,000,000 | 101,832,000,000 | 71,611,000,000 |
| 2026-06-30 | 331,839,000,000 | 133,749,000,000 | 66,987,000,000 |
Published P/E Ratio
Published valuation snapshots retain each observation's earnings basis.
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| Period end | P/E (times earnings) | Earnings basis |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 20.79 | Trailing four quarters |
| 2025-06-30 | 36.44 | Trailing four quarters |
| 2024-06-30 | 37.87 | Trailing four quarters |
| 2023-06-30 | 35.15 | Annual net income |
| 2022-06-30 | 26.39 | Annual net income |
Profitability Margins
Matching annual reporting dates. Values are percentages.
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| Period end | Gross margin (%) | Operating margin (%) | Net margin (%) | Free cash flow margin (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-30 | 64.52 | 30.06 | 26.39 | 32.49 |
| 2018-06-30 | 65.25 | 31.77 | 15.02 | 29.22 |
| 2019-06-30 | 65.9 | 34.14 | 31.18 | 30.4 |
| 2020-06-30 | 67.78 | 37.03 | 30.96 | 31.63 |
| 2021-06-30 | 68.93 | 41.59 | 36.45 | 33.39 |
| 2022-06-30 | 68.4 | 42.06 | 36.69 | 32.86 |
| 2023-06-30 | 68.92 | 41.77 | 34.15 | 28.07 |
| 2024-06-30 | 69.76 | 44.64 | 35.96 | 30.22 |
| 2025-06-30 | 68.82 | 45.62 | 36.15 | 25.42 |
| 2026-06-30 | 67.94 | 46.78 | 40.31 | 20.19 |
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