MICROSOFT CORPORATION (MSFT) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value 10.72%; Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 3.74%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-06-30; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | 10.72% | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. $35.56B ÷ $331.84B × 100 ≈ 10.72% |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 3.74% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. $12.40B ÷ $331.84B × 100 ≈ 3.74% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | (m) | Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | 35.56B USD | Research and Development Expense |
| Revenue | 331.84B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 12.40B USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 155.24B USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | (m) | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: (m). Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $35.56B | $331.84B | $12.40B | $155.24B | (m) | 10.72% | 3.74% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-03-31 | $34.39B | $318.27B | $12.36B | $148.96B | (m) | 10.81% | 3.88% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-12-31 | $33.68B | $305.45B | $12.26B | $142.56B | (m) | 11.03% | 4.01% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-09-30 | $33.09B | $293.81B | $12.13B | $135.94B | (m) | 11.26% | 4.13% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-06-30 | $32.49B | $281.72B | $11.97B | $128.53B | (m) | 11.53% | 4.25% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-03-31 | $31.71B | $270.01B | $11.60B | $122.13B | (m) | 11.75% | 4.30% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-12-31 | $31.17B | $261.80B | $11.32B | $117.71B | (m) | 11.91% | 4.32% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-09-30 | $30.39B | $254.19B | $11.06B | $113.09B | (m) | 11.96% | 4.35% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-06-30 | $29.51B | $245.12B | $10.73B | $109.43B | $2.94B | 12.04% | 4.38% | 37.29× | Reported |
| 2024-03-31 | $28.19B | $236.58B | $10.45B | $105.76B | $2.72B | 11.92% | 4.42% | 38.94× | Reported |
| 2023-12-31 | $27.52B | $227.58B | $10.22B | $100.53B | $2.41B | 12.09% | 4.49% | 41.68× | Reported |
| 2023-09-30 | $27.23B | $218.31B | $9.93B | $93.90B | $1.99B | 12.47% | 4.55% | 47.11× | Reported |
| 2023-06-30 | $27.20B | $211.91B | $9.61B | $88.52B | $1.97B | 12.83% | 4.54% | 44.98× | Reported |
| 2023-03-31 | $27.30B | $207.59B | $9.19B | $84.80B | $1.98B | 13.15% | 4.43% | 42.79× | Reported |
| 2022-12-31 | $26.63B | $204.09B | $8.63B | $82.81B | $1.99B | 13.05% | 4.23% | 41.64× | Reported |
| 2022-09-30 | $25.54B | $203.07B | $7.99B | $84.66B | $2.02B | 12.58% | 3.94% | 41.83× | Reported |
| 2022-06-30 | $24.51B | $198.27B | $7.50B | $83.38B | $2.06B | 12.36% | 3.78% | 40.42× | Reported |
| 2022-03-31 | $23.35B | $192.56B | $7.08B | $81.94B | $2.12B | 12.13% | 3.67% | 38.65× | Reported |
| 2021-12-31 | $22.25B | $184.90B | $6.70B | $78.63B | $2.25B | 12.03% | 3.62% | 34.95× | Reported |
| 2021-09-30 | $21.39B | $176.25B | $6.36B | $74.28B | $2.30B | 12.14% | 3.61% | 32.35× | Reported |
| 2021-06-30 | $20.72B | $168.09B | $6.12B | $69.92B | $2.35B | 12.32% | 3.64% | 29.80× | Reported |
| 2021-03-31 | $20.24B | $159.97B | $5.90B | $64.23B | $2.48B | 12.65% | 3.69% | 25.91× | Reported |
| 2020-12-31 | $19.93B | $153.28B | $5.71B | $60.16B | $2.46B | 13.00% | 3.72% | 24.45× | Reported |
| 2020-09-30 | $19.63B | $147.11B | $5.48B | $56.15B | $2.54B | 13.34% | 3.73% | 22.08× | Reported |
| 2020-06-30 | $19.27B | $143.01B | $5.29B | $52.96B | $2.59B | 13.47% | 3.70% | 20.44× | Reported |
| 2020-03-31 | $18.57B | $138.70B | $5.13B | $51.96B | $2.57B | 13.39% | 3.70% | 20.19× | Reported |
| 2019-12-31 | $18.00B | $134.25B | $4.96B | $49.32B | $2.63B | 13.41% | 3.70% | 18.75× | Reported |
| 2019-09-30 | $17.46B | $129.81B | $4.81B | $45.69B | $2.65B | 13.45% | 3.70% | 17.25× | Reported |
| 2019-06-30 | $16.88B | $125.84B | $4.65B | $42.96B | $2.69B | 13.41% | 3.70% | 15.99× | Reported |
| 2019-03-31 | $16.30B | $122.21B | $4.47B | $40.93B | $2.69B | 13.33% | 3.66% | 15.22× | Reported |
| 2018-12-31 | $15.70B | $118.46B | $4.27B | $38.88B | $2.71B | 13.25% | 3.61% | 14.35× | Reported |
| 2018-09-30 | $15.13B | $114.91B | $4.07B | $37.30B | $2.73B | 13.17% | 3.55% | 13.64× | Reported |
| 2018-06-30 | $14.73B | $110.36B | $3.94B | $35.06B | $2.73B | 13.34% | 3.57% | 12.83× | Reported |
| 2018-03-31 | $14.31B | $99.26B | $3.84B | $25.66B | $2.72B | 14.41% | 3.87% | 9.45× | Reported |
| 2017-12-31 | $13.95B | $95.65B | $3.75B | $24.09B | $2.63B | 14.58% | 3.93% | 9.15× | Reported |
| 2017-09-30 | $13.51B | $92.56B | $3.54B | $23.32B | $2.46B | 14.59% | 3.82% | 9.49× | Reported |
| 2017-06-30 | $13.04B | $89.95B | $3.27B | $22.33B | $2.22B | 14.49% | 3.63% | 10.05× | Reported |
| 2017-03-31 | $12.67B | $87.25B | (m) | $20.08B | $1.91B | 14.52% | (m) | 10.50× | Reported |
| 2016-12-31 | $12.29B | $85.69B | (m) | $19.77B | $1.64B | 14.35% | (m) | 12.03× | Reported |
| 2016-09-30 | $12.13B | $85.39B | (m) | $19.61B | $1.43B | 14.21% | (m) | 13.71× | Reported |
| 2016-06-30 | $11.99B | $85.32B | (m) | $20.18B | $1.24B | 14.05% | (m) | 16.24× | Reported |
| 2016-03-31 | $11.94B | $86.89B | (m) | $15.05B | $1.15B | 13.74% | (m) | 13.14× | Reported |
| 2015-12-31 | $11.94B | $88.08B | (m) | $16.36B | $1.02B | 13.56% | (m) | 16.10× | Reported |
| 2015-09-30 | $11.94B | $90.76B | (m) | $18.11B | $869.00M | 13.16% | (m) | 20.84× | Reported |
| 2015-06-30 | $12.05B | $93.58B | (m) | $18.16B | $781.00M | 12.87% | (m) | 23.25× | Reported |
| 2015-03-31 | $12.07B | $94.78B | (m) | $26.70B | $703.00M | 12.74% | (m) | 37.97× | Reported |
| 2014-12-31 | $11.83B | $93.46B | (m) | $27.08B | $667.00M | 12.66% | (m) | 40.59× | Reported |
| 2014-09-30 | $11.68B | $91.50B | (m) | $27.27B | $640.00M | 12.76% | (m) | 42.61× | Reported |
| 2014-06-30 | $11.38B | $86.83B | (m) | $27.76B | $597.00M | 13.11% | (m) | 46.50× | Reported |
| 2014-03-31 | $11.04B | $83.35B | (m) | $27.35B | $548.00M | 13.25% | (m) | 49.91× | Reported |
| 2013-12-31 | $10.94B | $83.43B | (m) | $27.99B | $482.00M | 13.11% | (m) | 58.07× | Reported |
| 2013-09-30 | $10.72B | $80.37B | (m) | $27.79B | $452.00M | 13.34% | (m) | 61.48× | Reported |
| 2013-06-30 | $10.41B | $77.85B | (m) | $26.76B | $429.00M | 13.37% | (m) | 62.39× | Reported |
| 2013-03-31 | $10.22B | $76.01B | (m) | $20.88B | $405.00M | 13.45% | (m) | 51.56× | Reported |
| 2012-12-31 | $10.10B | $72.93B | (m) | $19.64B | $391.00M | 13.85% | (m) | 50.24× | Reported |
| 2012-09-30 | $9.94B | $72.36B | (m) | $19.87B | $381.00M | 13.74% | (m) | 52.15× | Reported |
| 2012-06-30 | $9.81B | $73.72B | (m) | $21.76B | $380.00M | 13.31% | (m) | 57.27× | Reported |
| 2012-03-31 | $9.61B | $73.03B | (m) | $27.74B | $378.00M | 13.16% | (m) | 73.39× | Reported |
| 2011-12-31 | $9.36B | $72.05B | (m) | $27.08B | $367.00M | 12.99% | (m) | 73.78× | Reported |
| 2011-09-30 | $9.18B | $71.12B | (m) | $27.25B | $344.00M | 12.90% | (m) | 79.21× | Reported |
| 2011-06-30 | $9.04B | $69.94B | (m) | $27.16B | $295.00M | 12.93% | (m) | 92.07× | Reported |
| 2011-03-31 | $9.00B | $68.61B | (m) | $26.92B | $238.00M | 13.12% | (m) | 113.11× | Reported |
| 2010-12-31 | $8.95B | $66.69B | (m) | $26.38B | $192.00M | 13.42% | (m) | 137.42× | Reported |
| 2010-09-30 | $8.85B | $65.76B | (m) | $26.73B | $158.00M | 13.45% | (m) | 169.19× | Reported |
| 2010-06-30 | $8.71B | $62.48B | (m) | $24.10B | $151.00M | 13.95% | (m) | 159.59× | Reported |
| 2010-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-12-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-06-30 | $9.01B | $58.44B | (m) | $20.36B | $38.00M | 15.42% | (m) | 535.87× | Reported |
| 2009-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-12-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-06-30 | $8.16B | $60.42B | (m) | $22.27B | $106.00M | 13.51% | (m) | 210.10× | Reported |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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