Intelligent Cloud — Goodwill
Business Segments · GoodwillMicrosoft Intelligent Cloud — Goodwill increased by 0.2% to $25.73B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.3%, from $25.65B to $25.73B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Intelligent Cloud — Goodwill shows an upward trend with a 17.3% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ2 2014
Last reportedQ4 2025
Rolls up toGoodwill
How to read this metric
An increase indicates new acquisitions to bolster cloud capabilities, while a decrease typically signals an impairment charge or the divestiture of a business unit.
Detailed definition
Intelligent Cloud Goodwill represents the excess purchase price paid for acquisitions within Microsoft's server products...
Peer comparison
Similar to the goodwill associated with Google Cloud at Alphabet or the cloud-related acquisition premiums at Amazon and Oracle.
Metric ID:
msft_segment_intelligent_cloud_goodwillHistorical 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 | $13.26B | $13.85B | $13.94B | $30.22B | $30.18B | $30.27B | $30.45B | $30.49B | $30.47B | $30.42B | $30.46B | $30.45B | $25.65B | $25.67B | $25.65B | $25.66B | $25.69B | $25.68B | $25.73B |
| QoQ Change | — | +4.5% | +0.6% | +116.8% | -0.1% | +0.3% | +0.6% | +0.1% | -0.1% | -0.2% | +0.1% | -0.0% | -15.8% | +0.1% | -0.1% | +0.0% | +0.1% | -0.0% | +0.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +127.7% | +118.6% | +118.5% | +0.9% | +1.0% | +0.5% | +0.0% | -0.1% | -15.8% | -15.6% | -15.8% | -15.8% | +0.2% | +0.0% | +0.3% |
Range$13.26B – $30.49B
CAGR+15.9%
Avg YoY Growth+20.3%
Median YoY Growth+0.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's intelligent cloud — goodwill?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported intelligent cloud — goodwill of $25.73B in Q4 2025.
- How has Microsoft's intelligent cloud — goodwill changed year-over-year?
- Microsoft's intelligent cloud — goodwill increased by 0.3% year-over-year, from $25.65B to $25.73B.
- What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's intelligent cloud — goodwill?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's intelligent cloud — goodwill has grown at a 17.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $54.25B to $102.76B.
- What does intelligent cloud — goodwill mean?
- The extra money Microsoft paid to buy other companies for its cloud and server business, representing the value of those brands and technologies.