On the Record · Microsoft
Microsoft acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Microsoft bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Nuance Communications, Inc.Word for word“On March 4, 2022 , we completed our acquisition of Nuance Communications, Inc. (“Nuance”) for a total purchase price of $ 18.8 billion, consisting primarily of cash.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | On March 4, 2022 | $ 18.8 billion |
ZeniMax Media Inc.Word for word“On March 9, 2021 , we completed our acquisition of ZeniMax Media Inc. (“ZeniMax”), the parent company of Bethesda Softworks LLC (“Bethesda”), for a total purchase price of $ 8.1 billion, consisting primarily of cash.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | On March 9, 2021 | $ 8.1 billion |
Activision Blizzard, Inc.Word for word“On January 18, 2022 , we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Activision Blizzard, Inc. (“Activision Blizzard”) for $ 95.00 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at $ 68.7 billion, inclusive of Activision Blizzard’s net cash.” 10-K for 2023 | agreed acquisition | On January 18, 2022 | $ 68.7 billion |
| Fiscal year ended | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|
| 2016-06-30 | $1.09 billion |
| 2017-06-30 | $17.24 billion |
| 2018-06-30 | $630 million |
| 2019-06-30 | $6.41 billion |
| 2020-06-30 | $1.45 billion |
| 2021-06-30 | $6.06 billion |
| 2022-06-30 | $18.13 billion |
| 2023-06-30 | $234 million |
| 2024-06-30 | $51.23 billion |
| 2025-06-30 | $0 |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2023-10-13 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2016-12-08 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2016-06-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Microsoft’s annual reports (10-K for 2026, 10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-07-29. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.