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Microsoft MSFT Change in Deferred Revenue

Change in Deferred Revenue at other companies

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Electronic ArtsEA
$133.25M+568%
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PTCPTC
-$112.39M-304%
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Take-Two Interactive SoftwareTTWO
$44.8M+49.8%
Amazon logo
AmazonAMZN
$355M-51.2%
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SalesforceCRM
-$4B-35.8%
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FortinetFTNT
$235.7M+314%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$82.9B+18.3%
Gross profit$56.1B+16.4%
Operating income$38.4B+20.0%
Net income$31.8B+23.1%
EPS (diluted)$4.27+23.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$32.1B+11.4%
Total debt$125.43B+19.4%
Total equity$414.37B+28.7%
Total assets$694.23B+23.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$46.7B+26.0%
CapEx$30.9B+84.4%
Free cash flow$15.8B-22.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.62T-26.1%
Enterprise value$2.71T-25.1%
P/E20.9×-15.8×
P/S8.2×-4.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin68.3%-0.8pp
Operating margin46.8%+1.6pp
Net margin39.3%+3.6pp
FCF margin22.9%-2.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity34%+0.4pp
Debt / equity0.3×0.0×
Current ratio1.3×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Microsoft in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiability.

The official record: Microsoft’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Microsoft's change in deferred revenue?
Microsoft (MSFT) reported change in deferred revenue of -$166M in Q1 2026.
How has Microsoft's change in deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
Microsoft's change in deferred revenue increased by 83.9% year-over-year, from -$1.03B to -$166M.
What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's change in deferred revenue?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's change in deferred revenue has grown at a 4.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.63B to $5.44B.
What does change in deferred revenue mean?
Change in payments received from customers for goods/services not yet delivered — a key SaaS and subscription metric.