Microsoft earnings Q4 26: Cloud brings revenue rain
Microsoft's cloud brings rain of revenue but modest M365 AI revenue harvest
Capex spending? What? Me worry?
Microsoft on Wednesday reported $90 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 30, an increase of 18 percent, lifting its stock more than 7 percent in after hours trading.
The cash intake was more than Wall Street analysts anticipated, and showed up where it counted – the company's cloud business and AI services. Microsoft Cloud revenue reached $59.3 billion, up 27 percent year-over-year, and its Azure business revenue grew 43 percent.
Meanwhile, Microsoft 365 Copilot's paid user base increased 50 percent from the previous quarter.
"We are advancing the frontier on the cost-to-outcome curve, ensuring every customer can turn tokens into business results," said Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft, in a statement celebrating the results for the final quarter of Microsoft's 2026 fiscal year.
"This year, Azure...
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