Business Segments · Cloud Expense
Business Segments — Cloud Expense
MicroStrategy Business Segments — Cloud Expense increased by 217.6% to $22.55M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 254.9%, from -$14.56M to $22.55M. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ3 2022
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Increasing costs often correlate with cloud-based revenue growth, but disproportionate increases may signal inefficient cloud resource utilization.
Detailed definition
This represents the costs associated with hosting, managing, and delivering software services via cloud infrastructure....
Peer comparison
Comparable to Cloud Hosting or Infrastructure costs for SaaS-based business units.
Metric ID:
mstr_segment_software_business_cloud_expenseHistorical Data
12 periods
| Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$6.12M | -$6.12M | -$6.12M | -$6.12M | -$8.61M | -$9.62M | -$11.55M | -$581.00K | -$14.56M | -$16.04M | -$19.17M | $22.55M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -40.6% | -11.7% | -20.1% | +95.0% | <-999% | -10.2% | -19.5% | +217.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -40.6% | -57.1% | — | — | -69.1% | -66.8% | -66.0% | +254.9% |
Range-$19.17M – $22.55M
CAGR+60.7%
Avg YoY Growth-7.5%
Median YoY Growth-61.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MicroStrategy's business segments — cloud expense?
- MicroStrategy (MSTR) reported business segments — cloud expense of $22.55M in Q1 2026.
- How has MicroStrategy's business segments — cloud expense changed year-over-year?
- MicroStrategy's business segments — cloud expense increased by 254.9% year-over-year, from -$14.56M to $22.55M.
- What does business segments — cloud expense mean?
- The costs of hosting and running software services in the cloud.