I bought more Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT | MSFT Price Prediction) the morning after fiscal Q4 landed, and I would hit the button again tomorrow.
I hit the buy button on Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT | MSFT Price Prediction) again this week, and I have no intention of stopping.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT | MSFT Price Prediction) just posted the kind of quarter that should have launched shares higher.
Microsoft delivered strong FY results, driven by Intelligent Cloud and Azure, with Azure growing 43% YoY and surpassing $100 billion in annual revenue. Corporate services, particularly server demand and AI-related offerings, are now the primary earnings drivers, while consumer segments continue to decline except for resilient Microsoft 365 Consumer subscriptions. Capex remains elevated at $41 billion quarterly, but reported capex expectations dropped due to accounting changes, not actual spending reductions.
Microsoft delivered a strong Q4, with revenue up 17.8% Y/Y and Azure growth guidance accelerating to 45%. MSFT's commercial backlog surged 84% Y/Y to $678 billion, and Copilot monetization is scaling rapidly, supporting robust cloud demand. Management reaffirmed FCF positivity in FY27, extended asset lifespans, and guided another year of double-digit revenue and operating income growth.
Microsoft Corporation delivered record Q4 revenue of $90B, with operating income up 18%, maintaining margins despite heavy AI infrastructure costs. Azure revenue surpassed $100B annually, growing 41% for the year, with MSFT management guiding for 45% constant-currency growth in Q1'27. Commercial remaining performance obligations surged 84% to $678B, signaling robust, diversified demand beyond AI model developers and undermining circular-money bear arguments.
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