Operating
Change in Other Liabilities
Microsoft Change in Other Liabilities decreased by 150.1% to -$1.19B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 266.6%, from $716.00M to -$1.19B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Change in Other Liabilities shows a downward trend with a -8.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
A decrease indicates the company is paying down its miscellaneous obligations, which is a use of cash.
Detailed definition
This reflects the net change in various short-term and long-term obligations, such as deferred revenue, accrued expenses...
Peer comparison
For companies with large subscription or service businesses, changes in deferred revenue (a component here) are a key indicator of future growth.
Metric ID:
cf_change_in_other_liabilitiesHistorical 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 | $143.00M | $250.00M | $93.00M | $438.00M | $44.00M | $188.00M | $257.00M | $6.00M | $102.00M | $291.00M | -$26.00M | $48.00M | $436.00M | -$33.00M | $716.00M | -$391.00M | -$1.27B | -$477.00M | -$1.19B |
| QoQ Change | — | +74.8% | -62.8% | +371.0% | -90.0% | +327.3% | +36.7% | -97.7% | >999% | +185.3% | -108.9% | +284.6% | +808.3% | -107.6% | >999% | -154.6% | -224.0% | +62.4% | -150.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -69.2% | -24.8% | +176.3% | -98.6% | +131.8% | +54.8% | -110.1% | +700.0% | +327.5% | -111.3% | >999% | -914.6% | -390.6% | <-999% | -266.6% |
Range-$1.27B – $716.00M
CAGR+60.2%
Avg YoY Growth+60.9%
Median YoY Growth-69.2%
Change in Other Liabilities at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's change in other liabilities?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported change in other liabilities of -$1.19B in Q4 2025.
- How has Microsoft's change in other liabilities changed year-over-year?
- Microsoft's change in other liabilities decreased by 266.6% year-over-year, from $716.00M to -$1.19B.
- What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's change in other liabilities?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's change in other liabilities has grown at a -8.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.40B to -$975.00M.
- What does change in other liabilities mean?
- The change in miscellaneous debts and obligations the company owes to others.