Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Financing Cash Flow
FinancingMicrosoft Financing Cash Flow decreased by 49.3% to -$17.62B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 56.7%, from -$11.24B to -$17.62B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows relatively stable performance with a 1.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryLeverage
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2007
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
A negative value (outflow) typically indicates the company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value indicates it is raising external capital.
Detailed definition
The total net flow of cash resulting from transactions with the company's owners and creditors. It aggregates activities...
Peer comparison
Highly profitable tech firms often show large negative financing cash flows due to aggressive share buyback programs.
Metric ID:
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$15.07B | -$16.28B | -$11.99B | -$17.35B | -$4.89B | -$10.88B | -$11.35B | -$10.29B | $14.90B | $14.76B | -$10.15B | -$18.81B | -$9.01B | -$16.58B | -$11.24B | -$13.04B | -$16.38B | -$11.80B | -$17.62B |
| QoQ Change | — | -8.0% | +26.4% | -44.7% | +71.8% | -122.7% | -4.3% | +9.3% | +244.8% | -1.0% | -168.7% | -85.4% | +52.1% | -84.0% | +32.2% | -15.9% | -25.7% | +28.0% | -49.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +67.6% | +33.1% | +5.3% | +40.7% | +405.0% | +235.6% | +10.6% | -82.8% | -160.5% | -212.3% | -10.8% | +30.7% | -81.8% | +28.8% | -56.7% |
Range-$18.81B – $14.90B
CAGR+3.5%
Avg YoY Growth+16.8%
Median YoY Growth+10.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's financing cash flow?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported financing cash flow of -$17.62B in Q4 2025.
- How has Microsoft's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Microsoft's financing cash flow decreased by 56.7% year-over-year, from -$11.24B to -$17.62B.
- What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's financing cash flow has grown at a 1.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$56.52B to -$58.83B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money moving in or out of the company to pay for its funding, including debt and shares.