More Personal Computing — Goodwill
Business Segments · GoodwillMicrosoft More Personal Computing — Goodwill increased by 0.0% to $62.39B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.3%, from $62.21B to $62.39B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), More Personal Computing — Goodwill shows an upward trend with a 50.3% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ2 2014
Last reportedQ4 2025
Rolls up toGoodwill
How to read this metric
A significant increase indicates major strategic acquisitions, while a decrease (outside of currency adjustments) typically signals an impairment charge, suggesting the segment's acquired assets are not generating expected returns.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the excess purchase price paid over the fair value of identifiable net assets for acquisitions wi...
Peer comparison
Similar to the goodwill associated with the Gaming or Devices divisions at Sony, Apple, or Alphabet.
Metric ID:
msft_segment_more_personal_computing_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 | $12.14B | $12.26B | $12.30B | $12.25B | $12.53B | $12.48B | $12.65B | $12.65B | $12.64B | $12.61B | $63.65B | $63.93B | $62.21B | $62.30B | $62.21B | $62.29B | $62.36B | $62.36B | $62.39B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.0% | +0.4% | -0.5% | +2.3% | -0.4% | +1.4% | +0.1% | -0.1% | -0.2% | +404.7% | +0.4% | -2.7% | +0.1% | -0.1% | +0.1% | +0.1% | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +3.2% | +1.8% | +2.8% | +3.3% | +0.9% | +1.1% | +403.3% | +405.3% | +392.1% | +394.0% | -2.3% | -2.6% | +0.2% | +0.1% | +0.3% |
Range$12.14B – $63.93B
CAGR+43.9%
Avg YoY Growth+106.9%
Median YoY Growth+1.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's more personal computing — goodwill?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported more personal computing — goodwill of $62.39B in Q4 2025.
- How has Microsoft's more personal computing — goodwill changed year-over-year?
- Microsoft's more personal computing — goodwill increased by 0.3% year-over-year, from $62.21B to $62.39B.
- What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's more personal computing — goodwill?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's more personal computing — goodwill has grown at a 50.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $48.88B to $249.40B.
- What does more personal computing — goodwill mean?
- The extra money Microsoft paid to buy companies for its Windows, Xbox, and Surface division that isn't tied to physical assets.