Intelligent Cloud — Goodwill Changes
Business Segments · Goodwill ChangesMicrosoft Intelligent Cloud — Goodwill Changes decreased by 131.8% to -$7.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 131.8%, from $22.00M to -$7.00M.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryEfficiency
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2015
Last reportedQ3 2025
How to read this metric
An increase or decrease usually signals non-cash accounting adjustments or currency translation impacts rather than a change in the underlying operational health of the cloud business.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the non-acquisition-related adjustments to the carrying value of goodwill within Microsoft's Inte...
Peer comparison
Similar to foreign currency translation adjustments or purchase price allocation revisions seen in the cloud infrastructure segments of Amazon (AWS) or Alphabet (Google Cloud).
Metric ID:
msft_segment_intelligent_cloud_goodwill_other_increase_decreaseHistorical Data
5 periods
| Q3 '21 | Q3 '22 | Q3 '23 | Q3 '24 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $7.00M | $76.00M | -$49.00M | $22.00M | -$7.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +985.7% | -164.5% | +144.9% | -131.8% |
| YoY Change | — | +985.7% | -164.5% | +144.9% | -131.8% |
Range-$49.00M – $76.00M
CAGR+0.0%
Avg YoY Growth+208.6%
Median YoY Growth+6.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's intelligent cloud — goodwill changes?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported intelligent cloud — goodwill changes of -$7.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Microsoft's intelligent cloud — goodwill changes changed year-over-year?
- Microsoft's intelligent cloud — goodwill changes decreased by 131.8% year-over-year, from $22.00M to -$7.00M.
- What does intelligent cloud — goodwill changes mean?
- This tracks small adjustments to the recorded value of the Intelligent Cloud segment's brand and intellectual property, usually caused by changes in foreign exchange rates or accounting updates from past purchases.