GrossPattern free-cash-flow proxy divided by revenue.
Microsoft's free cash flow margin was 20.2% for the period ended 2026-06-30, compared with 25.4% for the comparable period ended 2025-06-30. The latest observation ranks at the 29th percentile of 24 available as-filed observations, and the recent direction is improving. Peer context is withheld because a valid comparable set is not available.
This analysis is tied to SEC accession 0001193125-26-323660; missing or incompatible inputs are withheld.
GrossPattern has 24 comparable as-filed observations from 2023-06-30 through 2026-06-30. Over that available history, the measure changed from 28.1% to 20.2%, a net change of -7.9%.
The highest observed value was 36.6% for the period ended 2023-09-30; the lowest was 7.2% for 2025-12-31. The current observation is 8.3% below the historical median of 28.5%.
Across the latest 4 sequential comparisons, free cash flow margin increased 3 times, decreased 1 time, and was unchanged 0 times. Direction is assigned by the governed multi-period research model, not by a single move.
| Period ended | Fiscal period | Free Cash Flow Margin | SEC evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | FY | 20.2% | 0001193125-26-323660 |
| 2026-03-31 | Q3 | 19.1% | 0001193125-26-191507 |
| 2025-12-31 | Q2 | 7.2% | 0001193125-26-027207 |
| 2025-09-30 | Q1 | 33.0% | 0001193125-25-256321 |
| 2025-06-30 | FY | 25.4% | 0001193125-26-323660 |
| 2025-06-30 | FY | 25.4% | 0000950170-25-100235 |
| 2025-03-31 | Q3 | 29.0% | 0001193125-26-191507 |
| 2025-03-31 | Q3 | 29.0% | 0000950170-25-061046 |
Methodology. Deterministic proxy; not issuer-reported non-GAAP free cash flow. Missing, incompatible, or quality-blocked SEC inputs are withheld rather than treated as zero. Percentiles use the displayed as-filed history; peer context appears only when the governed comparison is valid.
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