TTM
68.3%
YoY change
−0.94pp
Trough year (2016)
64.0%
Peak year (1996)
91.8%
Latest annual
68.8%
Gross Margin history chart for Microsoft (MSFT) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: 68.8%
Gross Margin change chart for Microsoft (MSFT) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: −0.94pp
Gross Margin history table for Microsoft (MSFT) from 1986 to 2025
| 2025 | 68.8% | -0.94pp | ||
| 2024 | 69.8% | +0.84pp | ||
| 2023 | 68.9% | +0.52pp | ||
| 2022 | 68.4% | -0.52pp | ||
| 2021 | 68.9% | +1.14pp | ||
| 2020 | 67.8% | +1.88pp | ||
| 2019 | 65.9% | +0.65pp | ||
| 2018 | 65.2% | +0.72pp | ||
| 2017 | 64.5% | +0.48pp | ||
| 2016 | 64.0% | -0.66pp | ||
| 2015 | 64.7% | -4.12pp | ||
| 2014 | 68.8% | -5.00pp | ||
| 2013 | 73.8% | -2.41pp | ||
| 2012 | 76.2% | -1.51pp | ||
| 2011 | 77.7% | -2.43pp | ||
| 2010 | 80.2% | +0.96pp | ||
| 2009 | 79.2% | -1.60pp | ||
| 2008 | 80.8% | +1.72pp | ||
| 2007 | 79.1% | -3.64pp | ||
| 2006 | 82.7% | -2.12pp | ||
| 2005 | 84.8% | +3.07pp | ||
| 2004 | 81.8% | +0.59pp | ||
| 2003 | 81.2% | -0.52pp | ||
| 2002 | 81.7% | -4.64pp | ||
| 2001 | 86.3% | -0.58pp | ||
| 2000 | 86.9% | -3.94pp | ||
| 1999 | 90.9% | +0.27pp | ||
| 1998 | 90.6% | +4.10pp | ||
| 1997 | 86.5% | -5.35pp | ||
| 1996 | 91.8% | +2.08pp | ||
| 1995 | 89.8% | +1.07pp | ||
| 1994 | 88.7% | +1.53pp | ||
| 1993 | 87.2% | -0.01pp | ||
| 1992 | 87.2% | +2.72pp | ||
| 1991 | 84.4% | +1.88pp | ||
| 1990 | 82.6% | +4.96pp | ||
| 1989 | 77.6% | -0.06pp | ||
| 1988 | 77.7% | -3.18pp | ||
| 1987 | 80.8% | -1.40pp | ||
| 1986 | 82.2% | — |
- 202568.8%-0.94pp
- 202469.8%+0.84pp
- 202368.9%+0.52pp
- 202268.4%-0.52pp
- 202168.9%+1.14pp
- 202067.8%+1.88pp
- 201965.9%+0.65pp
- 201865.2%+0.72pp
- 201764.5%+0.48pp
- 201664.0%-0.66pp
- 201564.7%-4.12pp
- 201468.8%-5.00pp
- 201373.8%-2.41pp
- 201276.2%-1.51pp
- 201177.7%-2.43pp
- 201080.2%+0.96pp
- 200979.2%-1.60pp
- 200880.8%+1.72pp
- 200779.1%-3.64pp
- 200682.7%-2.12pp
- 200584.8%+3.07pp
- 200481.8%+0.59pp
- 200381.2%-0.52pp
- 200281.7%-4.64pp
- 200186.3%-0.58pp
- 200086.9%-3.94pp
- 199990.9%+0.27pp
- 199890.6%+4.10pp
- 199786.5%-5.35pp
- 199691.8%+2.08pp
- 199589.8%+1.07pp
- 199488.7%+1.53pp
- 199387.2%-0.01pp
- 199287.2%+2.72pp
- 199184.4%+1.88pp
- 199082.6%+4.96pp
- 198977.6%-0.06pp
- 198877.7%-3.18pp
- 198780.8%-1.40pp
- 198682.2%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Microsoft's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Microsoft (MSFT)
According to Microsoft's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 68.3%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Microsoft (MSFT) gross margin is 68.82% – contracted 0.9 percentage points year-over-year.
91.83% stands as the all-time-high annual gross margin, posted in 1996, against a low of 64.04% during 2016.
Microsoft Gross Margin by Year
Microsoft Gross Margin 2025: 68.8%
Microsoft posted gross margin of 68.82% in 2025, contracted 0.9 percentage points from 2024.
Microsoft Gross Margin 2024: 69.8%
In 2024, Microsoft reported gross margin of 69.76%, expanded 0.8 percentage points from 2023.
Microsoft Gross Margin 2023: 68.9%
Microsoft gross margin in 2023 was 68.92%, expanded 0.5 percentage points from 2022.
Microsoft Gross Margin 2022: 68.4%
2022's gross margin for Microsoft came in at 68.40%, contracted 0.5 percentage points from 2021.
Microsoft Gross Margin 2021: 68.9%
Microsoft gross margin in 2021 was 68.93%.
See more financial history for Microsoft (MSFT).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Technology peers of Microsoft (MSFT), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 74.1% | |
| 67.0% | |
| 66.4% | |
| 61.8% | |
| 58.4% | |
| 52.6% | |
| 50.3% | |
| 47.9% |
- 74.1%
- 67.0%
- 66.4%
- 61.8%
- 52.6%
- 50.3%
- 47.9%
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