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Microsoft is scheduled to release its first quarter results after the bell on Wednesday, October 29th.
The company is one of three large tech companies to report earnings on Wednesday. The others are meta and alphabet.
Wall Street analysts are bullish on the company, according to Bloomberg. Microsoft beat expectations in its last quarterly report, giving it a market capitalization of $4 trillion. Nvidia was the first company to reach this milestone earlier this year.
Like every other major technology company, Microsoft is ramping up its expansion into artificial intelligence. Azure, Microsoft’s cloud division, generated more than $75 billion during fiscal year 2025. Still, the company previously said it was running out of servers to rent to customers and that constraints were expected to impact its business through the end of fiscal 2025.
According to Bloomberg, Microsoft has said in its past six quarterly earnings calls that it cannot meet all of its customers’ cloud demands and is rushing to build out AI data centers. In January, the company announced plans to invest $80 billion in AI this year.
The company revealed this week that it has reached an agreement with Open AI that will allow ChatGPT companies to go public. Open AI is now worth $500 billion. According to Yahoo Finance, the deal will see Microsoft own 27% of OpenAI Group’s PBC, valued at $135 billion.
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Where can I listen to Microsoft’s financial results?
Microsoft will report earnings after the bell on Wednesday, October 29th. Investors can listen to the earnings report at 5:30 PM ET on the company’s Investor Relations website. Financial statements will be made public prior to the conference call and will also be available on our website.
What did Microsoft say in its last earnings report?
The company reported a 39% increase in sales in July, beating Wall Street expectations of 34%.
Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood said on an earnings call that she expects the company’s capital spending to exceed $30 billion in the first quarter, Bloomberg reported. Meanwhile, this year’s growth rate is expected to reach double digits.
Additionally, company leaders expected Azure business to grow 37% in the first quarter.
What does Wall Street expect from Microsoft?
Wall Street expects the company to report adjusted earnings of $3.68 per share on revenue of $75.5 billion, according to Yahoo Finance.
What is Microsoft’s stock price?
Microsoft stock closed up nearly 2% on Tuesday, October 28th. The company’s stock price has increased 29.50% since the beginning of the year.
