What SEC filings does Microsoft Corporation submit to the SEC?

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about MSFT?

A Form 4 for MSFT discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from Microsoft Corporation?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for MSFT?

The 10-K is Microsoft Corporation's annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all MSFT SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical Microsoft Corporation filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for MSFT. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does Microsoft Corporation file with the SEC?

Microsoft Corporation files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling MSFT shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

MSFT SEC Filing News — Microsoft Corporation

Latest SEC filings for Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-10-15.

Microsoft Corporation, a technology company, develops and supports a portfolio of technology solutions for individuals and businesses worldwide. Its products include operating systems, server applications, business solution applications, software development tools, desktop and server management tools, and video games; and devices, such as PCs, tablets, gaming and entertainment consoles, other intelligent devices, and related accessories. The company's Productivity and Business Processes segment …

Sector: Technology Industry: Software - Infrastructure Market Cap: $4.0T CIK: 789019

Total Filings

Bullish Classifications

Bearish Classifications

Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

Rule-based classifications for MSFT currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 3 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 0 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.

MSFT Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-09-11 — 2026-10-15

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

0 buys vs 2 sells

Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.

Largest Form 144 Filing

$28.45M

Amy Hood · 2026-09-14

56,284 shares · Form 144

Form 144 Notices

Proposed insider sale filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.

Insider Transactions 19 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 19 filings in this group are Form 4s for Microsoft Corporation.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 19 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 14 compensation award, 3 tax withholding and 2 open-market sale. 2 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Compensation award ×14: Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Tax withholding ×3: Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.
Open-market sale ×2: The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-15

MSFT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Coleman Amy (EVP, Chief Human Resources Off) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	31	$533.69	$16.5K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Coleman Amy (EVP, Chief Human Resources Off) Shares: 31

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-10-14

MSFT insider Hood Amy (EVP, Chief Financial Officer) sold 7,305 shares (~$3.98M)

Hood Amy, listed as EVP, Chief Financial Officer at MICROSOFT CORP, reported an open-market sale of 7,305 MSFT shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	3,387	$544.80	$1.85M
`S`	Open-market sale	2,927	$545.77	$1.60M
`S`	Open-market sale	991	$546.51	$541.6K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hood Amy (EVP, Chief Financial Officer) Shares: 7,305 Est. Value: $3.98M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-17

MSFT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

SMITH BRADFORD L (Vice Chair and President) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	29,077	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: SMITH BRADFORD L (Vice Chair and President) Shares: 29,077

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-17

MSFT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Numoto Takeshi (EVP, Chief Marketing Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	11,569	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Numoto Takeshi (EVP, Chief Marketing Officer) Shares: 11,569

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-17

MSFT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Hood Amy (EVP & Chief Financial Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	29,077	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hood Amy (EVP & Chief Financial Officer) Shares: 29,077

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-17

MSFT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	6,506	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Coleman Amy (EVP, Chief Human Resources Off) Shares: 6,506

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-17

MSFT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Althoff Judson (EVP, Chief Commercial Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	29,077	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Althoff Judson (EVP, Chief Commercial Officer) Shares: 29,077

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-15

MSFT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Jolla Alice L. (Chief Accounting Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	122	$505.41	$61.7K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Jolla Alice L. (Chief Accounting Officer) Shares: 122

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-15

MSFT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	35	$505.41	$17.7K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Coleman Amy (EVP, Chief Human Resources Off) Shares: 35

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-09-15

MSFT insider Hood Amy (EVP, Chief Financial Officer) sold 41,674 shares (~$20.76M)

Hood Amy, listed as EVP, Chief Financial Officer at MICROSOFT CORP, reported an open-market sale of 41,674 MSFT shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	4,339	$495.97	$2.15M
`S`	Open-market sale	10,433	$496.91	$5.18M
`S`	Open-market sale	9,821	$497.78	$4.89M
`S`	Open-market sale	4,305	$498.88	$2.15M
`S`	Open-market sale	8,834	$500.11	$4.42M
`S`	Open-market sale	3,942	$500.78	$1.97M

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hood Amy (EVP, Chief Financial Officer) Shares: 41,674 Est. Value: $20.76M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-11

MSFT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Walmsley Emma N (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Units	2	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Walmsley Emma N (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-11

MSFT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Rainey John D (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Units	0	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Rainey John D (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-11

MSFT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

PRITZKER PENNY S (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Units	26	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: PRITZKER PENNY S (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-11

MSFT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

PETERSON SANDRA E (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Units	48	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: PETERSON SANDRA E (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-11

MSFT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Mason Mark (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Units	0	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Mason Mark (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-11

MSFT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

MacGregor Catherine (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Units	4	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: MacGregor Catherine (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-11

MSFT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

List Teri (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Units	42	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: List Teri (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-11

MSFT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Johnston Hugh F (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Units	4	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Johnston Hugh F (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-11

MSFT insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Hoffman Reid (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Units	31	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hoffman Reid (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Proposed Insider Sales 1 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. Microsoft Corporation has 1 such notice in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Large Proposed Insider Sale 2026-09-14

MSFT Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Amy Hood (56,284 shares) ~$28.45M

Amy Hood filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell MSFT (MICROSOFT CORP) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4. The proposed dollar value is large enough to merit attention.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Amy Hood Shares: 56,284 Est. Value: $28.45M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

How we classify Microsoft Corporation's filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on MSFT. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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