Microsoft

MSFTReported 28 Oct 2026

Owner earnings per share, last 12 months

$6.37▼ −13.2% vs previous report ($7.33)

The cash the business made for its owners over the last twelve months, after paying to keep it running and after paying staff in stock, divided by its diluted shares.

Per share at each report

$7.33

$6.37

30 Jun2026

30 Sep2026

Next report

Each column is the twelve months ending on that date. A column is added with every report.

Previous 12 months to 30 Jun 2026Now 12 months to 30 Sep 2026

How the number is madePreviousNowChange

Operating cash flow——$26.31$195.88B——

minus capital spending——$18.25$135.92B——

minus stock-based pay——$1.69$12.56B——

Owner earnings$7.33$54.58B$6.37$47.40B▼ −13.2%▼ −13.2%

divided by diluted shares7,445M7,445M7,446M7,446M▲ +0.0%▲ +0.0%

Owner earnings per share$7.33$7.33$6.37$6.37▼ −13.2%▼ −13.2%

The previous report’s breakdown was not stored, so the comparison on each line starts with the next report. Every line is divided by that report’s diluted shares, so a company buying back its own stock shows the effect here. Costs are in amber: lower is better.

What moved owner earnings per share$7.33 → $6.37

The business earning more or less−$0.96

Change in share count−$0.00

Each bar is how much that line added to (right) or took from (left) the per-share figure between the two reports. They add up to the change above.

Twelve months ending30 Sep 2026

Reported28 Oct 2026

Next reportFeb (estimate)

SourceSEC filings and earnings release

How to read this

Each line is a twelve-month total, so one quarter’s swing is spread across the year. Operating cash flow is what the business generated. Capital spending and stock-based pay are the costs of keeping it going and of paying staff in shares. What is left is owner earnings.

Notes on this company’s figures

Capex is cash purchases of property and equipment; finance-lease additions are not included, so economic capex may be higher.
Filing date is approximated by the earnings-release date.

Figures are twelve-month totals: the latest annual report plus the year so far, minus the same stretch a year earlier. How the number is made. Not investment advice.