More Personal Computing — Operating Income
Microsoft More Personal Computing — Operating Income decreased by 3.4% to $3.67B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.1%, from $3.53B to $3.67B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), More Personal Computing — Operating Income shows a downward trend with a -7.6% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests improved cost management or higher-margin software sales within the consumer mix, while a decrease may signal rising hardware production costs, aggressive gaming content acquisitions, or declining PC market demand.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the operating profit or loss generated by Microsoft's More Personal Computing segment, calculated...
Peer comparison
Similar to the operating income of Apple's Mac and iPad segments or the gaming and hardware divisions at Sony and Alphabet.
msft_segment_more_personal_computing_operating_income_lossHistorical Data
| 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 | $4.87B | $5.10B | $6.36B | $4.90B | $4.62B | $4.22B | $3.32B | $4.24B | $4.68B | $5.17B | $4.29B | $4.93B | $4.92B | $3.53B | $3.92B | $3.53B | $3.19B | $4.16B | $3.80B | $3.67B |
| QoQ Change | — | +4.6% | +24.9% | -23.0% | -5.7% | -8.7% | -21.3% | +27.6% | +10.4% | +10.7% | -17.1% | +14.9% | -0.0% | -28.2% | +10.9% | -10.0% | -9.5% | +30.5% | -8.6% | -3.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -5.2% | -17.2% | -47.8% | -13.5% | +1.2% | +22.7% | +29.1% | +16.2% | +5.3% | -31.7% | -8.6% | -28.4% | -35.2% | +17.8% | -2.9% | +4.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's more personal computing — operating income?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported more personal computing — operating income of $3.67B in Q1 2026.
- How has Microsoft's more personal computing — operating income changed year-over-year?
- Microsoft's more personal computing — operating income increased by 4.1% year-over-year, from $3.53B to $3.67B.
- What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's more personal computing — operating income?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's more personal computing — operating income has grown at a -7.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $19.44B to $14.17B.
- What does more personal computing — operating income mean?
- The profit Microsoft makes from its Windows software, Xbox gaming, Surface computers, and search advertising after paying for the costs to build and sell them.