Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Net Change in Cash
OtherMicrosoft Net Change in Cash decreased by 226.8% to -$4.55B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 35.6%, from -$3.36B to -$4.55B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Net Change in Cash shows a downward trend with a -1.7% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on operations, investments, or debt/shareholder returns than it brought in. For mature tech firms, a decrease often signals aggressive capital expenditure or heavy share repurchases rather than operational weakness.
Detailed definition
The total change in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a specific reporting period. It is the...
Peer comparison
At large-cap technology peers, this figure is often highly influenced by the timing of multi-billion dollar acquisitions, the scale of data center infrastructure investment, and the pace of share buyback programs.
cf_net_change_in_cashHistorical Data
| 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 | $7.11B | $4.94B | $1.44B | -$8.11B | $9.82B | $8.95B | -$7.24B | $10.92B | -$28.32B | $45.75B | -$63.15B | $2.33B | -$3.16B | $2.53B | -$3.36B | $11.35B | -$17.29B | -$1.39B | -$4.55B |
| QoQ Change | — | -30.5% | -70.9% | -663.3% | +221.2% | -8.8% | -180.8% | +250.8% | -359.4% | +261.6% | -238.0% | +103.7% | -235.8% | +179.9% | -233.0% | +437.9% | -252.4% | +91.9% | -226.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +38.1% | +81.2% | -603.0% | +234.7% | -388.3% | +411.0% | -772.4% | -78.7% | +88.8% | -94.5% | +94.7% | +387.2% | -446.9% | -155.2% | -35.6% |
Net Change in Cash at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's net change in cash?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported net change in cash of -$4.55B in Q4 2025.
- How has Microsoft's net change in cash changed year-over-year?
- Microsoft's net change in cash decreased by 35.6% year-over-year, from -$3.36B to -$4.55B.
- What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's net change in cash?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's net change in cash has grown at a -1.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $12.76B to -$11.89B.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total amount of money a company gained or lost across all its activities during the year.