Stock Analysis on Net

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity 
Quarterly Data

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Microsoft Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019
Accounts payable 27,724 26,250 22,608 22,768 21,996 18,087 17,695 19,307 18,095 15,305 15,354 16,609 19,000 16,085 15,314 14,832 15,163 13,412 12,770 12,509 12,530 9,246 8,811 8,574
Short-term debt 6,693 20,535 27,041 25,808
Current portion of long-term debt 2,999 2,999 5,248 2,249 2,249 2,249 2,250 3,748 5,247 6,245 3,997 3,248 2,749 1,749 4,998 3,249 8,072 8,051 5,387 6,497 3,749 3,748 6,247 3,017
Accrued compensation 13,709 10,579 9,176 8,326 12,564 10,432 8,813 6,990 11,009 10,411 9,030 7,405 10,661 9,067 7,782 6,894 10,057 8,032 6,838 5,714 7,874 6,254 5,421 4,676
Short-term income taxes 7,211 6,805 6,056 9,717 5,017 7,311 5,787 8,035 4,152 4,163 3,553 6,729 4,067 4,646 3,731 6,272 2,174 2,165 1,562 2,384 2,130 3,296 2,687 3,440
Short-term unearned revenue 64,555 44,636 45,508 53,026 57,582 41,888 43,068 46,429 50,901 36,903 36,982 41,340 45,538 34,027 34,001 38,465 41,525 30,083 30,402 33,476 36,000 27,012 27,343 29,904
Other current liabilities 25,020 22,937 20,286 19,114 19,185 18,023 16,362 14,475 14,745 12,664 12,802 12,058 13,067 11,865 11,684 10,816 11,666 10,450 10,527 9,476 10,027 9,151 9,131 8,507
Current liabilities 141,218 114,206 108,882 115,200 125,286 118,525 121,016 124,792 104,149 85,691 81,718 87,389 95,082 77,439 77,510 80,528 88,657 72,193 67,486 70,056 72,310 58,707 59,640 58,118
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 40,152 39,882 39,722 42,868 42,688 42,658 44,928 41,946 41,990 41,965 44,119 45,374 47,032 48,177 48,260 50,039 50,074 50,007 55,136 57,055 59,578 62,862 63,361 66,478
Long-term income taxes 25,986 25,061 24,389 24,452 27,931 26,786 25,890 22,983 25,560 25,000 24,169 23,712 26,069 26,483 26,121 25,715 27,190 27,157 26,701 28,204 29,432 28,888 28,754 28,457
Long-term unearned revenue 2,710 2,840 2,537 2,663 2,602 2,945 2,966 2,759 2,912 2,698 2,644 2,549 2,870 2,769 2,768 2,550 2,616 2,631 2,985 2,829 3,180 3,385 3,878 4,122
Deferred income taxes 2,835 2,522 2,513 2,581 2,618 2,469 2,548 470 433 302 289 223 230 304 199 212 198 173 174 187 204 185 222 234
Long-term operating lease liabilities 17,437 17,686 17,254 16,361 15,497 14,469 14,155 13,487 12,728 12,312 11,998 11,660 11,489 11,357 10,774 10,050 9,629 9,272 8,875 7,753 7,671 7,248 7,172 6,659
Other long-term liabilities 45,186 38,536 35,906 31,165 27,064 23,271 20,787 18,634 17,981 17,437 16,479 15,311 15,526 15,154 14,747 14,346 13,427 12,941 12,544 11,525 10,632 9,673 9,658 8,826
Long-term liabilities 134,306 126,527 122,321 120,090 118,400 112,598 111,274 100,279 101,604 99,714 99,698 98,829 103,216 104,244 102,869 102,912 103,134 102,181 106,415 107,553 110,697 112,241 113,045 114,776
Total liabilities 275,524 240,733 231,203 235,290 243,686 231,123 232,290 225,071 205,753 185,405 181,416 186,218 198,298 181,683 180,379 183,440 191,791 174,374 173,901 177,609 183,007 170,948 172,685 172,894
Common stock and paid-in capital 109,095 106,965 104,829 102,976 100,923 99,193 97,480 95,508 93,718 92,093 90,225 88,535 86,939 85,767 84,528 83,751 83,111 82,308 81,896 81,089 80,552 79,813 79,625 78,882
Retained earnings 237,731 219,759 203,482 188,929 173,144 159,394 145,737 132,143 118,848 108,234 99,368 92,374 84,281 79,633 75,045 66,944 57,055 50,735 44,973 39,193 34,566 32,012 30,739 27,240
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (3,347) (4,833) (5,616) (4,182) (5,590) (5,435) (4,949) (6,937) (6,343) (5,644) (6,457) (7,343) (4,678) (2,476) 437 1,283 1,822 1,462 3,367 3,110 3,186 2,676 (255) (61)
Stockholders’ equity 343,479 321,891 302,695 287,723 268,477 253,152 238,268 220,714 206,223 194,683 183,136 173,566 166,542 162,924 160,010 151,978 141,988 134,505 130,236 123,392 118,304 114,501 110,109 106,061
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 619,003 562,624 533,898 523,013 512,163 484,275 470,558 445,785 411,976 380,088 364,552 359,784 364,840 344,607 340,389 335,418 333,779 308,879 304,137 301,001 301,311 285,449 282,794 278,955

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30).


Accounts payable
Accounts payable demonstrated an overall upward trend with periodic fluctuations, starting at $8,574 million in September 2019 and reaching a peak of $27,724 million by June 2025. Notably, the values increased significantly after mid-2022, suggesting rising short-term obligations to suppliers and creditors.
Short-term debt
Short-term debt data is sparse, only appearing from June 2023 onwards, with an initial high of $25,808 million, peaking at $27,041 million in September 2023, then declining sharply to $6,693 million in June 2024. The absence of earlier data makes trend analysis limited, but the sharp drop may indicate debt repayment or restructuring.
Current portion of long-term debt
This liability fluctuated considerably, starting at $3,017 million in September 2019, increasing to highs around $8,072 million in mid-2021, then declining below $3,000 million by early 2025. This suggests varying debt maturities being reclassified or paid off in the short term.
Accrued compensation
Accrued compensation steadily increased from $4,676 million to over $13,709 million by mid-2025, with intermittent decreases around late 2021 and early 2023. The overall growth depicts higher employee-related expenses or liabilities over time.
Short-term income taxes
Short-term income taxes showed volatility across the periods, initially around $3,440 million, peaking at $9,717 million in early 2024, then declining near $7,211 million by mid-2025. This reflects variable tax obligations potentially tied to fluctuating profitability.
Short-term unearned revenue
Unearned revenue consistently increased, starting near $29,904 million and reaching above $64,555 million by mid-2025, with distinct growth in late 2023 and 2024. This indicates stronger advance payments or deferred revenue streams.
Other current liabilities
These liabilities increased broadly over time from $8,507 million to $25,020 million, reflecting expanded operational and short-term financial obligations.
Current liabilities
Current liabilities showed fluctuations, rising from about $58,118 million to a peak around $125,286 million in June 2024 before slight reductions and a climb to $141,218 million by mid-2025. The trend suggests increasing short-term obligations balanced by some variability.
Long-term debt, excluding current portion
Long-term debt steadily declined from $66,478 million to around $40,152 million by mid-2025, indicating debt repayment or refinancing efforts reducing long-term financial burdens.
Long-term income taxes
This liability demonstrated mild fluctuations, generally decreasing from $28,457 million to a low near $23,712 million, then slightly rebounding to approximately $25,986 million by mid-2025, showing moderate adjustments in deferred tax liabilities.
Long-term unearned revenue
Long-term unearned revenue decreased steadily from $4,122 million to around $2,710 million, indicative of recognized revenues or decline in deferred revenue commitments due beyond one year.
Deferred income taxes
Deferred income taxes remained low across the periods, with a notable increase from around $234 million to over $2,800 million, suggesting adjustment in deferred tax assets or liabilities in later periods.
Long-term operating lease liabilities
Operating lease liabilities trended upward consistently, rising from $6,659 million to over $17,437 million, reflecting increasing lease obligations or adoption of new lease accounting standards impacting reported liabilities.
Other long-term liabilities
Other long-term liabilities expanded markedly, beginning at $8,826 million and growing to $45,186 million, highlighting increased non-debt long-term obligations or provisions.
Long-term liabilities
The overall long-term liabilities mildly decreased between 2019 and early 2022 but sharply increased afterwards, climbing from $114,776 million to $134,306 million by mid-2025, mainly driven by growth in operating leases and other long-term liabilities despite declining long-term debt.
Total liabilities
Total liabilities showed modest fluctuations with a general upward trajectory, increasing from approximately $172,894 million to $275,524 million by mid-2025. This rise is mainly due to growth in both current and long-term obligations.
Common stock and paid-in capital
Equity capital consistently increased from about $78,882 million to $109,095 million, reflecting continual equity issuance or retained earnings capitalization.
Retained earnings
Retained earnings grew steadily and significantly, almost ninefold from $27,240 million to $237,731 million, indicating consistent profitability and earnings retention over time.
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
This component was volatile, fluctuating between positive and negative values, generally showing increasing losses from late 2020 onward. The negative trend may reflect unrealized losses on investments, currency translation adjustments, or other comprehensive loss components.
Stockholders’ equity
Stockholders’ equity rose markedly from $106,061 million to $343,479 million, driven primarily by increases in retained earnings and paid-in capital, signifying strengthened net worth despite some negative comprehensive income impacts.
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
The total funding base (liabilities plus equity) expanded substantially, from roughly $278,955 million to $619,003 million, demonstrating accelerated growth in balance sheet size through a combination of rising liabilities and equity accounts over the period.