Tax
Income Tax
Microsoft Income Tax increased by 49.3% to $9.79B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 86.2%, from $5.26B to $9.79B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Income Tax shows an upward trend with a 22.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionTax
CategoryRisk
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
Changes may reflect shifts in corporate tax law, geographic earnings mix, or the expiration of tax incentives.
Detailed definition
The total amount of income tax a company expects to pay to federal, state, and foreign governments based on its earnings...
Peer comparison
Global companies often have complex tax expenses due to earnings in multiple international jurisdictions.
Metric ID:
is_income_tax_expenseHistorical 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 | $2.95B | $19.00M | $3.75B | $3.46B | $3.75B | $4.02B | $3.91B | $4.37B | $4.65B | $4.99B | $4.66B | $4.79B | $5.21B | $5.60B | $5.26B | $5.55B | $5.38B | $6.55B | $9.79B |
| QoQ Change | — | -99.4% | >999% | -7.7% | +8.2% | +7.2% | -2.5% | +11.8% | +6.2% | +7.5% | -6.7% | +2.8% | +8.9% | +7.4% | -6.2% | +5.6% | -3.1% | +21.8% | +49.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +27.1% | >999% | +4.4% | +26.3% | +24.0% | +24.3% | +19.0% | +9.5% | +12.2% | +12.2% | +12.9% | +16.0% | +3.2% | +17.0% | +86.2% |
Range$19.00M – $9.79B
CAGR+30.6%
Avg YoY Growth>999%
Median YoY Growth+17.0%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's income tax?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported income tax of $9.79B in Q4 2025.
- How has Microsoft's income tax changed year-over-year?
- Microsoft's income tax increased by 86.2% year-over-year, from $5.26B to $9.79B.
- What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's income tax?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's income tax has grown at a 22.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $9.83B to $21.80B.
- What does income tax mean?
- The amount of money a company sets aside to pay its corporate income taxes.