Balance Sheet: Assets
The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.
Assets are resources controlled by the company as a result of past events and from which future economic benefits are expected to flow to the entity.
Microsoft Corp., consolidated balance sheet: assets
US$ in millions
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30).
The financial data reflects significant dynamics in asset composition and overall growth across the periods analyzed.
- Liquidity Position
- Cash and cash equivalents exhibit volatility, with a notable peak in the period ending June 30, 2023, followed by a decline and a subsequent increase. Short-term investments show a consistent downward trend from 2020 to 2024, but register a modest recovery in 2025. Consequently, the combined cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments category declines notably from 2020 to 2024, before partially rebounding in 2025, indicating a fluctuating but generally contracting short-term liquidity asset base until the latest period.
- Receivables and Inventory
- Accounts receivable demonstrate a steady upward trend throughout the years, suggesting growth in sales or extended credit terms. Inventory levels increase markedly from 2020 to 2022, then sharply decline in subsequent periods, possibly reflecting changes in inventory management or product demand dynamics.
- Other Current Assets and Total Current Assets
- Other current assets steadily increase over the periods, indicating accumulation in miscellaneous current asset categories. Despite volatility in cash and inventory, total current assets remain relatively stable with slight fluctuations, peaking in 2023 before declining in 2024 and rising again in 2025, reflecting ongoing shifts in current asset structure.
- Long-Term Asset Growth
- Long-term assets show a marked increasing trend, nearly tripling from 2020 to 2025. This growth is driven primarily by substantial increases in property and equipment, which more than quadruple, and goodwill, which more than doubles. Operating lease assets, equity and other investments, intangible assets, and other long-term assets also exhibit general growth, supporting expansion or acquisition activities.
The spike in goodwill and intangible assets in certain periods suggests significant acquisitions or investments in intellectual property. - Total Asset Base
- Total assets show consistent and robust growth throughout the periods, increasing by over 100% from 2020 to 2025. This expansion underscores substantial investment in both current and long-term assets, indicating an overall scaling of operations and resource base.