Accrued Expenses
Current LiabilitiesMicrosoft Accrued Expenses increased by 9.8% to $10.10B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 10.1%, from $9.18B to $10.10B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Accrued Expenses shows an upward trend with a 8.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryEfficiency
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2008
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
Rising accruals often track with headcount growth or increased operational activity.
Detailed definition
Liabilities representing expenses that have been incurred but not yet paid or invoiced, such as employee wages, interest...
Peer comparison
Standard across all industries; usually scales linearly with the size of the workforce and operations.
Metric ID:
accrued_expensesHistorical 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 | $10.06B | $6.89B | $7.78B | $9.07B | $10.66B | $7.41B | $9.03B | $10.41B | $11.01B | $6.99B | $8.81B | $10.43B | $12.56B | $8.33B | $9.18B | $10.58B | $13.71B | $9.20B | $10.10B |
| QoQ Change | — | -31.5% | +12.9% | +16.5% | +17.6% | -30.5% | +21.9% | +15.3% | +5.7% | -36.5% | +26.1% | +18.4% | +20.4% | -33.7% | +10.2% | +15.3% | +29.6% | -32.9% | +9.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +6.0% | +7.4% | +16.0% | +14.8% | +3.3% | -5.6% | -2.4% | +0.2% | +14.1% | +19.1% | +4.1% | +1.4% | +9.1% | +10.5% | +10.1% |
Range$6.89B – $13.71B
CAGR+0.1%
Avg YoY Growth+7.2%
Median YoY Growth+7.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's accrued expenses?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported accrued expenses of $10.10B in Q4 2025.
- How has Microsoft's accrued expenses changed year-over-year?
- Microsoft's accrued expenses increased by 10.1% year-over-year, from $9.18B to $10.10B.
- What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's accrued expenses?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Microsoft's accrued expenses has grown at a 8.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.84B to $10.10B.
- What does accrued expenses mean?
- Costs the company has run up but hasn't received a bill for yet.