Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)

Gross profit margin

		Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Mar 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Sep 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	Mar 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Sep 30, 2019	Jun 30, 2019	Mar 31, 2019
Gross profit (ttm)	US$ in thousands	158,735,000	151,597,000	146,052,000	142,094,000	139,110,000	138,619,000	135,620,000	132,345,000	127,261,000	121,375,000	115,856,000	109,389,000	104,774,000	100,440,000	96,937,000	94,548,000	90,903,000	86,403,000	82,933,000	79,971,000
Revenue (ttm)	US$ in thousands	224,942,000	216,125,000	209,732,000	205,479,000	201,806,000	201,002,000	196,109,000	190,298,000	182,625,000	173,955,000	165,936,000	158,374,000	151,630,000	145,394,000	141,098,000	136,782,000	132,460,000	127,934,000	124,121,000	120,489,000
Gross profit margin		70.57%	70.14%	69.64%	69.15%	68.93%	68.96%	69.16%	69.55%	69.68%	69.77%	69.82%	69.07%	69.10%	69.08%	68.70%	69.12%	68.63%	67.54%	66.82%	66.37%

December 31, 2023 calculation

Gross profit margin = Gross profit (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $158,735,000K ÷ $224,942,000K
= 70.57%

Based on the data provided, Microsoft Corporation's gross profit margin has remained relatively stable over the past eight quarters, fluctuating between 68.16% and 69.75%. This indicates that Microsoft has been effectively managing its production and sales costs, with a consistent ability to generate profits from its core business activities. The slight fluctuations in the gross profit margin suggest that Microsoft has been able to maintain pricing power and effectively control its cost of goods sold. Overall, this level of stability in the gross profit margin reflects Microsoft's ability to sustain healthy profitability in its operations.