Flagship explainer
How MICROSOFT CORPORATION makes its money
Start with a dollar of revenue and follow what the filing says remains.
Honest partial: the filing did not provide a normalized tag for Research and development, Selling, general and administrative; those components are omitted, not plugged.
| Filed line | Value | % of revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| $281.7B | 100% |
| |
| Cost of revenue | $87.8B | 31% |
|
| $193.9B | 69% |
| |
| $128.5B | 46% |
| |
| Income before tax | $123.6B | 44% |
|
| Income tax | $21.8B | 8% |
|
| $101.8B | 36% |
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Source:
- SEC filing · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000950170-25-100235