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Microsoft stock jumps 5% as cloud growth drives earnings and revenue beat
Microsoft will report Azure revenue in dollars as analysts expect $32.32 billion in cloud sales growth, according to StreetAccount.
- Microsoft reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analyst expectations, driven by strong Azure cloud performance and new AI initiatives.
- For the first time since 1998, Microsoft reported results under two operating segments, departing from the three-segment structure used for the past 11 years.
- Microsoft established an AI implementation unit and revealed a Copilot "super app" with coding abilities, while analysts projected $50.67 billion in capital expenditures for infrastructure expansion.
- On Monday, Microsoft announced buyouts for up to 60,000 employees and said it would cut 4,800 jobs to balance costly AI infrastructure expansion with capital efficiency.
- Unlike cloud rivals Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta, which reported negative free cash flow in recent quarters, Microsoft continues generating positive free cash flow to fund aggressive AI expansion.
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Microsoft Fiscal Q1 Adjusted Earnings, Revenue Rise; Shares Gain After Hours
Microsoft reported fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings late Wednesday of $4.89 per diluted share, up from $4.13 a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $4.71. Revenue for the quarter ended...
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