Business Segments · Goodwill Acquired
Intelligent Cloud — Goodwill Acquired
Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Intelligent Cloud — Goodwill Acquired shows a downward trend with a -100.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2015
Last reportedQ2 2026Jan 28, 2026
Rolls up toGoodwill Additions
How to read this metric
An increase indicates active inorganic expansion and a willingness to pay a premium for strategic cloud assets, while a zero value suggests a focus on organic growth or the integration of previous large-scale acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the excess purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets for businesses acquired...
Peer comparison
Similar to goodwill additions within the Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment or Google Cloud's acquisition-related asset increases.
Metric ID:
msft_segment_intelligent_cloud_goodwill_acquired_during_periodHistorical Data
17 periods
| Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q3 '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 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $39.00M | $584.00M | $16.30B | $8.00M | $175.00M | $40.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $36.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | >999% | >999% | -100.0% | >999% | -77.1% | -100.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -98.6% | — | -99.8% | — | -100.0% | -100.0% | -100.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Range$0.00 – $16.30B
CAGR-2.0%
Avg YoY Growth-99.7%
Median YoY Growth-100.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's intelligent cloud — goodwill acquired?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported intelligent cloud — goodwill acquired of $36.00M in Q4 2025.
- What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's intelligent cloud — goodwill acquired?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's intelligent cloud — goodwill acquired has grown at a -100.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $505.00M to $0.00.
- What does intelligent cloud — goodwill acquired mean?
- The extra amount Microsoft paid to buy other companies for its cloud and server business that exceeds the value of those companies' physical and identifiable assets.