Productivity And Business Processes — Operating Income
Microsoft Productivity And Business Processes — Operating Income increased by 1.8% to $20.97B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 20.7%, from $17.38B to $20.97B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Productivity And Business Processes — Operating Income shows an upward trend with a 30.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates successful cross-selling of premium cloud subscriptions and effective cost management, while a decrease may signal rising customer acquisition costs or a shift toward lower-margin products.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the operating profit generated by Microsoft's Productivity and Business Processes segment, calcul...
Peer comparison
Similar to the operating income generated by Google Workspace at Alphabet or the subscription-based operating margins of Salesforce and Adobe.
msft_segment_productivity_and_business_processes_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 | $6.44B | $7.58B | $7.69B | $7.18B | $7.23B | $8.32B | $8.18B | $8.64B | $9.05B | $9.97B | $10.28B | $10.14B | $10.14B | $16.52B | $16.89B | $17.38B | $18.99B | $20.41B | $20.60B | $20.97B |
| QoQ Change | — | +17.8% | +1.4% | -6.6% | +0.7% | +15.1% | -1.8% | +5.7% | +4.8% | +10.1% | +3.1% | -1.4% | +0.0% | +62.8% | +2.2% | +2.9% | +9.3% | +7.4% | +0.9% | +1.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +12.4% | +9.8% | +6.3% | +20.3% | +25.1% | +19.8% | +25.8% | +17.4% | +12.1% | +65.7% | +64.2% | +71.3% | +87.3% | +23.6% | +22.0% | +20.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's productivity and business processes — operating income?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported productivity and business processes — operating income of $20.97B in Q1 2026.
- How has Microsoft's productivity and business processes — operating income changed year-over-year?
- Microsoft's productivity and business processes — operating income increased by 20.7% year-over-year, from $17.38B to $20.97B.
- What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's productivity and business processes — operating income?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's productivity and business processes — operating income has grown at a 30.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $24.35B to $69.77B.
- What does productivity and business processes — operating income mean?
- The total profit Microsoft makes from its Office apps, LinkedIn, and business software after paying for the costs to run those specific businesses.