Microsoft stock was on the move following the publishing of its earnings report.
Markets have closed for the day, and Microsoft (MSFT) is out with its Q4 2025 earnings report. In it, we see that the company beat EPS and revenue expectations by a significant margin. As a result, the stock is on the move.
In Microsoft’s (MSFT) Q4 2025 earnings report, the company reported that it made $76.4 billion in the quarter, comfortably beating the $73.71 billion expectation. As for EPS, the company tallied $3.65/share against an analyst expectation of $3.35/share and a whisper number of $3.51/share.

“Cloud and AI is the driving force of business transformation across every industry and sector," said Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft. “We’re innovating across the tech stack to help customers adapt and grow in this new era, and this year, Azure surpassed $75 billion in revenue, up 34 percent, driven by growth across all workloads.”
Microsoft (MSFT) stock took off in after-hours trading, climbing as high as $553.57 after ending the day at $513.24. In the report, Microsoft revealed that Xbox hardware revenue was down 22 percent from the previous year.
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