Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Investing Cash Flow
InvestingMicrosoft Investing Cash Flow increased by 34.3% to -$22.71B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 60.9%, from -$14.11B to -$22.71B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 89.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2007
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
A large negative value is typical for growing companies, indicating they are spending more on assets and acquisitions than they are receiving from sales.
Detailed definition
The aggregate net change in cash resulting from all investing activities, including capital expenditures, business acqui...
Peer comparison
For tech giants, this is often the largest area of cash outflow after shareholder returns, driven by data center expansion.
Metric ID:
cf_net_cash_from_investingHistorical 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 | $5.27B | -$3.25B | -$1.16B | -$16.17B | $5.89B | -$3.13B | -$7.15B | -$3.26B | -$68.16B | $503.00M | -$71.93B | -$10.70B | -$18.61B | -$15.20B | -$14.11B | -$12.71B | -$44.55B | -$34.56B | -$22.71B |
| QoQ Change | — | -161.6% | +64.3% | <-999% | +136.4% | -153.2% | -128.3% | +54.3% | <-999% | +100.7% | <-999% | +85.1% | -74.0% | +18.3% | +7.2% | +9.9% | -250.4% | +22.4% | +34.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +11.7% | +3.6% | -515.8% | +79.8% | <-999% | +116.1% | -905.9% | -227.8% | +72.7% | <-999% | +80.4% | -18.8% | -139.3% | -127.3% | -60.9% |
Range-$71.93B – $5.89B
CAGR+38.3%
Avg YoY Growth-400.7%
Median YoY Growth-60.9%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's investing cash flow?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported investing cash flow of -$22.71B in Q4 2025.
- How has Microsoft's investing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Microsoft's investing cash flow decreased by 60.9% year-over-year, from -$14.11B to -$22.71B.
- What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's investing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's investing cash flow has grown at a 89.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$8.82B to -$114.53B.
- What does investing cash flow mean?
- The total net amount of money spent on or received from long-term investments and business assets.