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Microsoft Corp

MSFT
10-KFiled:July 29, 2026

Summary

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The Print

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Microsoft's FY2026 revenue rose 18% to $331.8B with net income of $133.7B and diluted EPS of $17.95, as Microsoft Cloud revenue increased 27% to $214.4B.

Revenue increased $50.1B or 18% driven by growth in Microsoft Cloud, with Intelligent Cloud revenue increased driven by Azure and Productivity and Business Processes revenue increased driven by Microsoft 365 Commercial cloud, while More Personal Computing revenue decreased driven by XBOX, offset in part by growth in Search advertising. Cost of revenue increased $18.5B or 21% driven by growth in Microsoft Cloud, and operating expenses increased $4.9B or 7% driven by continued investments in research and development compute capacity, AI talent, and data to support product development that benefits the entire portfolio, impairment and other related expenses in our XBOX business, investments in commercial sales, and higher Copilot advertising expenses.

  • Revenue increased 18% to $331.8B, which management attributes to growth in Microsoft Cloud; Intelligent Cloud revenue increased driven by Azure and Productivity and Business Processes revenue increased driven by Microsoft 365 Commercial cloud.
  • Net income increased 31% to $133.7B and diluted EPS increased 32% to $17.95; current year results included net gains from investments in OpenAI that increased net income and diluted EPS by $5.0B and $0.67, respectively.
  • Commercial remaining performance obligation increased 84% to $678B.
  • Operating cash flow rose to $182.9B while additions to property and equipment rose to $115.9B.

Results That Matter

  • Revenue
    Current period
    $331.8B
    Prior period
    $281.7B
    Change
    +17.8%
    Revenue increased $50.1B or 18% driven by growth in Microsoft Cloud.
  • Operating income
    Current period
    $155.2B
    Prior period
    $128.5B
    Change
    +20.8%
    Operating income increased $26.7B or 21% driven by growth in Productivity and Business Processes and Intelligent Cloud.
  • Net income
    Current period
    $133.7B
    Prior period
    $101.8B
    Change
    +31.3%
    Current year net income was positively impacted by net gains from investments in OpenAI, which resulted in an increase in net income of $5.0B.
  • Diluted earnings per share
    Current period
    $18.0
    Prior period
    $13.6
    Change
    +31.6%
    Current year diluted EPS was positively impacted by net gains from investments in OpenAI, which resulted in an increase in diluted EPS of $0.67.
  • Adjusted net income (non-GAAP)
    Current period
    $128.8B
    Prior period
    $105.5B
    Change
    —
    Adjusted net income excludes net gains and losses from investments in OpenAI.
  • Adjusted diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP)
    Current period
    $17.3
    Prior period
    $14.1
    Change
    +22.3%
    Adjusted diluted EPS excludes net gains and losses from investments in OpenAI.

Earnings Quality & Cash Conversion

Other income (expense), net was $10,697M for fiscal year 2026 versus $(4,901)M for fiscal year 2025, and included $6.5B of net gains and $4.8B of net losses for fiscal years 2026 and 2025, respectively, from investments in OpenAI, primarily net recognized gains (losses) on our equity method investment reflected in Other, net. The net gains recorded for fiscal year 2026 primarily relate to the dilution gain from the OpenAI Recapitalization. The filing defines adjusted net income (non-GAAP) of $128,786M and adjusted diluted EPS (non-GAAP) of $17.28, which exclude net (gains) losses from investments in OpenAI.

Red flag

Accounts receivable, net increased to $80,876M from $69,905M, while revenue increased 17.8% YoY.

Red flag

The current portion of other receivables related to activities to facilitate the purchase of server components was $27.8B as of June 30, 2026, up from $8.2B as of June 30, 2025.

Value Drivers & Capital Allocation

Capital returned — dividends paid $26.4B (prior $24.1B), share repurchases $22.3B (prior $18.4B); capital expenditures $115.9B (prior $64.6B) (selected cash-flow amount, not necessarily total capital investment).

“Cash from operations increased $46.8 billion to $182.9 billion for fiscal year 2026, primarily due to an increase in cash received from customers and a decrease in cash used to pay income taxes, offset in part by an increase in cash paid to suppliers. Cash used in financing increased $847 million to $52.5 billion for fiscal year 2026, primarily due to a $6.0 billion decrease in cash used for repayments of debt, offset in part by a $3.9 billion increase in common stock repurchases and a $2.4 billion increase in dividends paid. Cash used in investing increased $66.9 billion to $139.5 billion for fiscal year 2026, primarily due to a $51.4 billion increase in additions to property and equipment and a $22.2 billion increase in cash used in other investing primarily to facilitate the purchase of components, offset in part by a $4.2 billion decrease in cash used in the acquisition of companies, net of cash acquired and divestitures, and purchases of intangible and other assets and a $2.4 billion decrease in cash used in net investment purchases, sales, and maturities.”

— Filing statement

“During fiscal years 2026 and 2025, we repurchased 36 million shares and 31 million shares of our common stock for $16.7 billion and $13.0 billion, respectively, through our share repurchase program. All repurchases were made using cash resources. As of June 30, 2026, $40.6 billion remained of our $60 billion share repurchase program.”

— Filing statement

“During fiscal years 2026 and 2025, our Board of Directors declared dividends totaling $27.0 billion and $24.7 billion, respectively. We intend to continue returning capital to shareholders in the form of dividends, subject to declaration by our Board of Directors.”

— Filing statement

Return on equity was 30.2% (prior 29.6%) (period net income / period-end equity, not annualized); return on assets 17.6% (prior 16.5%) (period net income / period-end assets, not annualized).

Forward Signals

cautious

No forward financial guidance is provided in the filing; the MD&A states that the investments being made in cloud and AI infrastructure and devices will continue to increase operating costs and may decrease operating margins.

Known trends

  • The investments we are making in cloud and AI infrastructure and devices will continue to increase our operating costs and may decrease our operating margins.
  • Our datacenters depend on the availability of permitted and buildable land, predictable energy, networking supplies, and servers, including graphics processing units and other components.
  • Fluctuations in the U.S. dollar relative to certain foreign currencies increased reported revenue and did not have a material impact on reported expenses from our international operations in fiscal year 2026.

Subsequent events

  • Not disclosed—no material event after the June 30, 2026 period end is described in the provided filing excerpts.

Risks

4 source-verified filing excerpts. Selected excerpts are not a complete risk inventory.

Filing excerpt 1

EvidenceIn the NOPAs, the IRS is seeking an additional tax payment of $28.9 billion plus penalties and interest.

Filing excerpt 2

EvidenceThese investments are being made at significant scale and on an accelerated timeline, require substantial and increasing capital expenditures and continued access to capital, and are in advance of fully developed revenue streams.

Filing excerpt 3

Evidencebeginning in late November 2023, a nation-state associated threat actor used a password spray attack to compromise a legacy test account and, in turn, gain access to Microsoft email accounts.

Filing excerpt 4

EvidenceThe following table summarizes the payments due by fiscal year for our outstanding contractual obligations as of June 30, 2026

Segments

SegmentRevenueOperating IncomeRevenue ChangeCommentary
Productivity and Business Processes$140.0B$83.9B+15.9%60% operating margin — Revenue increased driven by Microsoft 365 Commercial cloud, with Microsoft 365 Commercial cloud revenue growth of 17% and Microsoft 365 Commercial seats growth of 6% driven by small and medium businesses and frontline worker offerings.
Intelligent Cloud$137.8B$57.0B+29.7%41% operating margin — Revenue increased driven by Azure, with Azure and other cloud services revenue growth of 41% driven by demand for services across the platform with continued growth across all workloads.
More Personal Computing$54.1B$14.4B-1.1%27% operating margin — Revenue decreased driven by XBOX, offset in part by growth in Search advertising, with XBOX hardware revenue decreased 29% driven by lower volume of consoles sold.

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Leverage: Identified debt as of 2026-06-30: reported debt balance of unestablished maturity scope of $31.1B. The concept behind this balance does not establish which maturities it covers. Total debt, net debt and debt-to-equity are therefore not stated.

Liquidity: Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments totaled $76.8B as of June 30, 2026, and the filing states that existing cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, cash flows from operations, and access to capital markets are expected to continue to be sufficient to fund operating activities and cash commitments for at least the next 12 months and thereafter for the foreseeable future.

Cash flow: Cash flow — operating $182.9B, investing $-139.5B, financing $-52.5B.

Working capital: Current assets $207.7B vs. current liabilities $168.8B (current ratio 1.23x). Prior reported balance sheet as of 2025-06-30: $191.1B vs. $141.2B (1.35x).

Maturities & covenants

  • Long-term debt principal payments of $9,250M are due in fiscal year 2027 and $36,886M thereafter, with interest payments of $1,405M in fiscal year 2027 and $24,148M thereafter.
  • Certain counterparty agreements for derivative instruments require our issued and outstanding long-term unsecured debt to maintain an investment grade credit rating and require us to maintain minimum liquidity of $1.0 billion.

Notable Footnotes

ItemImpact
OpenAI related-party transactions and equity method investmentFor fiscal year 2026, Microsoft recorded revenue from commercial arrangements with OpenAI, inclusive of revenue-sharing payments, of $24.1B, and accounts receivable from OpenAI of $6.0B as of June 30, 2026; total funding commitments related to the investment were $13.0B, of which $11.9B had been funded.
Activision Blizzard acquisition purchase price allocationThe acquisition was completed on October 13, 2023 for a total purchase price of $75.4B, consisting primarily of cash, with goodwill of $51.0B and intangible assets of $22.0B.
Property and equipment construction commitmentsAs of June 30, 2026, Microsoft has committed $34.6B for the construction of new buildings, building improvements, and leasehold improvements, primarily related to datacenters.

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