Microsoft Acquisitions & Intangibles decreased by 43.3% to $258.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 73.7%, from $981.00M to $258.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Acquisitions & Intangibles shows a downward trend with a -9.5% CAGR.
High spending indicates an inorganic growth strategy, aiming to acquire market share or technology rather than developing it internally.
The net cash outflow associated with the acquisition of other businesses and the purchase of identifiable intangible ass...
This is comparable to 'Acquisitions, net of cash acquired' seen at other large-cap tech firms, though the inclusion of 'other assets' makes it slightly broader.
msft_acquisitions_and_intangible_purchases| 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 | $501.00M | $1.21B | $850.00M | $18.72B | $1.26B | $349.00M | $679.00M | $301.00M | $341.00M | $1.19B | $65.03B | $1.58B | $1.34B | $1.85B | $1.41B | $981.00M | $1.74B | $578.00M | $455.00M | $258.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +140.7% | -29.5% | >999% | -93.3% | -72.4% | +94.6% | -55.7% | +13.3% | +247.8% | >999% | -97.6% | -14.8% | +37.8% | -24.0% | -30.2% | +77.7% | -66.8% | -21.3% | -43.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +152.1% | -71.1% | -20.1% | -98.4% | -73.0% | +239.8% | >999% | +423.3% | +293.5% | +55.9% | -97.8% | -37.7% | +29.9% | -68.7% | -67.6% | -73.7% |