Productivity And Business Processes — Operating Expenses
Business Segments · Operating ExpensesMicrosoft Productivity And Business Processes — Operating Expenses increased by 7.5% to $7.41B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 6.1%, from $6.98B to $7.41B. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase may signal heavy investment in AI integration or aggressive customer acquisition for LinkedIn and Dynamics, while a decrease typically suggests improved operational efficiency or cost-cutting measures.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total operating costs incurred by Microsoft's Productivity and Business Processes segment, wh...
Peer comparison
Similar to the operating expenses associated with Salesforce's subscription services or Google Workspace within Alphabet's Google Cloud segment.
msft_segment_productivity_and_business_processes_operating_expensesHistorical Data
| Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $6.72B | $6.72B | $6.72B | $6.72B | $6.51B | $6.98B | $6.89B | $7.41B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -3.2% | +7.3% | -1.3% | +7.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -3.2% | +3.9% | +5.9% | +6.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's productivity and business processes — operating expenses?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported productivity and business processes — operating expenses of $7.41B in Q4 2025.
- How has Microsoft's productivity and business processes — operating expenses changed year-over-year?
- Microsoft's productivity and business processes — operating expenses increased by 6.1% year-over-year, from $6.98B to $7.41B.
- What does productivity and business processes — operating expenses mean?
- The total amount of money Microsoft spends on research, marketing, and administration to run its Office, LinkedIn, and Dynamics business software divisions.