Operating
D&A
Microsoft D&A increased by 10.5% to $10.17B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 16.3%, from $8.74B to $10.17B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), D&A shows an upward trend with a 30.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryEfficiency
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
Higher levels typically reflect significant historical capital expenditures or acquisitions that are now being expensed over time.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the non-cash accounting charges used to allocate the cost of tangible assets and intangible asset...
Peer comparison
Capital-intensive hardware manufacturers generally show higher D&A relative to revenue than pure-play software companies.
Metric ID:
depreciation_and_amortization_cfHistorical Data
20 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.34B | $3.21B | $3.50B | $3.77B | $3.98B | $2.79B | $3.65B | $3.55B | $3.87B | $3.92B | $5.96B | $6.03B | $6.38B | $7.38B | $6.83B | $8.74B | $11.20B | $13.06B | $9.20B | $10.17B |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.9% | +8.8% | +7.9% | +5.5% | -29.9% | +30.8% | -2.7% | +9.2% | +1.2% | +52.0% | +1.1% | +5.9% | +15.7% | -7.5% | +28.0% | +28.2% | +16.6% | -29.6% | +10.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +19.0% | -13.1% | +4.3% | -5.9% | -2.6% | +40.5% | +63.3% | +69.8% | +64.7% | +88.3% | +14.6% | +45.0% | +75.6% | +76.9% | +34.7% | +16.3% |
Range$2.79B – $13.06B
CAGR+26.4%
Avg YoY Growth+37.0%
Median YoY Growth+37.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's d&a?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported d&a of $10.17B in Q1 2026.
- How has Microsoft's d&a changed year-over-year?
- Microsoft's d&a increased by 16.3% year-over-year, from $8.74B to $10.17B.
- What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's d&a?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's d&a has grown at a 30.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $11.69B to $34.15B.
- What does d&a mean?
- The accounting process of spreading the cost of physical and intangible assets over time.