More Personal Computing — Operating Expenses
Business Segments · Operating ExpensesMicrosoft More Personal Computing — Operating Expenses increased by 15.6% to $4.15B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 6.0%, from $3.91B to $4.15B. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2023
Last reportedQ4 2025
Rolls up toTotal Operating Expenses
How to read this metric
An increase may signal heavy investment in new gaming content or hardware innovation, while a decrease often indicates cost-cutting measures or improved operational efficiency in legacy software distribution.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total operating costs associated with Microsoft's More Personal Computing segment, which enco...
Peer comparison
Similar to the operating expenses for Apple's Mac and iPad segments or Sony's Game & Network Services division.
Metric ID:
msft_segment_more_personal_computing_operating_expensesHistorical Data
8 periods
| Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.56B | $2.56B | $2.56B | $2.56B | $3.45B | $3.91B | $3.59B | $4.15B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +35.0% | +13.2% | -8.3% | +15.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +35.0% | +52.8% | +3.9% | +6.0% |
Range$2.56B – $4.15B
CAGR+31.8%
Avg YoY Growth+24.4%
Median YoY Growth+20.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's more personal computing — operating expenses?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported more personal computing — operating expenses of $4.15B in Q4 2025.
- How has Microsoft's more personal computing — operating expenses changed year-over-year?
- Microsoft's more personal computing — operating expenses increased by 6.0% year-over-year, from $3.91B to $4.15B.
- What does more personal computing — operating expenses mean?
- The total amount of money Microsoft spends on research, marketing, and administration to run its Windows, Xbox, and Surface businesses.