Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella spoke at an event commemorating the company's 50th anniversary, which was held on April 4, 2025 at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington.
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Microsoft The company reported better earnings than expected revenue and revenue for fiscal year 4, with stocks growing 7% in Wednesday's expansion trading.
This is how the company compares to the LSEG consensus:
- Earnings per share: $3.65 vs. $3.37 Expected
- income: $76.44 billion, estimated $73.81 billion
According to a statement, Microsoft's revenue rose 18% in the fourth quarter of June 30, up from $64.7 billion a year ago.
The company's smart cloud division, including Azure Cloud, saw revenue of $29.88 billion, up about 26%, surpassing StreetAccount's consensus of $28.92 billion.
Microsoft disclosed the size of its Azure business in USD for the first time. In fiscal 2025, Azure and other cloud services generated revenues of more than $75 billion, up 34%.
In the fiscal fourth quarter, Azure revenue rose 39%. Analysts surveyed by StreetAccount and CNBC expect Azure growth to be 34.4% and 35.3%, respectively.
Last week, Alphabet raised its 2025 capital expenditure forecast by $10 billion to $85 billion.
During the quarter, Microsoft celebrated its 50th anniversary, laying off more than 6,000 employees and introducing GitHub capabilities to assign coding tasks to Copilot Assistant. The company also said LinkedIn chief Ryan Roslansky will assume additional responsibility for running the office productivity app.
Microsoft's shares rose 22% as of Wednesday's end, trading close to record, while the S&P 500 shares rose about 8%.
Executives will discuss results with analysts starting at 5:30 pm ET.
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