Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the company at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on , April 4, 2025.
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Microsoft shares jumped 7% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter.
Here’s how the company performed in comparison with LSEG consensus:
- Earnings per share: $3.65 vs. $3.37 expected
- Revenue: $76.44 billion vs. $73.81 billion expected
Microsoft’s revenue increased 18% in the fiscal fourth quarter ending June 30, up from $64.7 billion a year earlier, according to a statement.
The company’s Intelligent Cloud unit that includes the Azure cloud produced $29.88 billion in revenue, up about 26% and more than StreetAccount’s consensus of $28.92 billion.
For the first time, Microsoft disclosed the scale of its Azure business in dollars. For the 2025 fiscal year, revenue from Azure and other cloud services exceeded $75 billion, up 34%.
Last week Alphabet bumped up its 2025 capital spending forecast by $10 billion to $85 billion.
During the quarter, Microsoft celebrated its 50th anniversary, laid off more than 6,000 people and introduced a GitHub feature for assigning coding tasks to the Copilot assistant. The company also said LinkedIn chief Ryan Roslansky would take on added responsibility running Office productivity applications.
As of Wednesday’s close, Microsoft shares were up 22% for the year and trading near a record, while the S&P 500 index had gained about 8%.
Executives will discuss the results with analysts on a conference call starting at 5:30 p.m. ET.
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