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Microsoft Corporation · Common stock · Redmond, Washington

Azure accelerates, and the cash still flows.

Microsoft grew revenue 18% to $90.0B last quarter as Azure accelerated to 43%, and it guides to about 45% next. Unlike most AI spenders it still produces large free cash flow, $67B last fiscal year, even with about $41B of quarterly capex including leases.

Last close · Oct 9, 2026
$535.07
Market cap
$3.97T
at current price
52-week range
$349–554
closing low / high
P/E
~30×
trailing GAAP EPS $17.96
Revenue TTM
Azure guide
~45%
Q1 FY27 growth, constant currency
Next earnings
Oct 28
Q1 FY27 · expected, after close

Price, last 12 months

Daily closes with the 50-day average. The stock ranged from about $349 to $554 over the past year.

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RSI 14
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last 20 sessions
Beta
1.10
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Revenue and margins, by quarter

Revenue in US$ millions, with gross margin on the right axis. Microsoft's fiscal year ends June 30. Some GAAP EPS figures include OpenAI-related items. The last bar is guidance at the midpoint.

RevenueGross margin (right axis)Guidance
Q4 FY26
$90.0B
+18% YoY
Microsoft Cloud
$59.3B
+27% · Azure +43%
Commercial RPO
$678B
+84% · +25% excl. OpenAI
FY26 free cash flow
$67.0B
after $115.9B of cash capex
QuarterEndedRevenue, US$MYoYGross marginOp. marginEPS (GAAP)

Watch list

What moves the thesis, sorted by direction.

Tailwind

Azure accelerating

Azure grew 43% and is guided to about 45%, with demand still ahead of supply. Azure passed $100B of annual revenue.

Tailwind

Copilot

Paid Microsoft 365 Copilot seats doubled to over 30M.

Watch

Capex keeps growing

About $50B of capex is expected in Q1 FY27 and fiscal 2027 spending will rise. Gross margin slipped to 67%.

Risk

OpenAI concentration

Much of the $678B backlog is OpenAI; excluding it, backlog grew 25%.

Calendar

Oct 28, 2026

Q1 FY27 earnings (expected)

Guide: revenue $89.85–90.95B, Azure ~45% growth.

Late Jan 2027

Q2 FY27 earnings

Date not yet announced.

Jun 30, 2027

FY27 ends

Management expects capex to grow in fiscal 2027.

Sources

  1. Q4 FY26 call: Azure 43%, guidance
  2. Q4 FY26 recap: FCF and capex
  3. Q4 FY26 capex detail
  4. Q1 FY27 guidance
  5. Quarterly income statement (Stock Analysis)
  6. Price, market cap, beta and earnings date: Financial Modeling Prep, as of Oct 9, 2026