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Microsoft’s sales by business, the money it hands back to shareholders, Azure and Copilot, plus results by quarter and the latest news, filings and share deals.
Sales by business
Microsoft reports three businesses. Intelligent Cloud, which includes Azure, has become the biggest.
Apr–Jun 2026
- Intelligent Cloud (Azure and servers)+32% on a year ago$39.3bn44%
- Productivity (Microsoft 365, LinkedIn)+14% on a year ago$37.8bn42%
- Personal computing (Windows, Xbox, search)−4.4% on a year ago$12.9bn14%
The last five quarters
| Q4 FY25Apr–Jun 2025 | Q1 FY26Jul–Sep 2025 | Q2 FY26Oct–Dec 2025 | Q3 FY26Jan–Mar 2026 | Q4 FY26Apr–Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligent Cloud (Azure and servers) | $29.9bn | $30.9bn | $32.9bn | $34.7bn | $39.3bn |
| Productivity (Microsoft 365, LinkedIn) | $33.1bn | $33.0bn | $34.1bn | $35.0bn | $37.8bn |
| Personal computing (Windows, Xbox, search) | $13.5bn | $13.8bn | $14.3bn | $13.2bn | $12.9bn |
Money back to shareholders
Microsoft hands cash back by buying its own shares (which leaves fewer shares, so each one owns more of the company) and by paying dividends. Read automatically from its quarterly filings with the US regulator.
- Shares bought back, last 12 months
- $22.3bn
- Dividends paid, last 12 months
- $26.4bn
- Shares in issue
- 7.45bn
- −0.2% since Jul–Sep 2023
Cash handed back each quarter
Cash paid out in each quarter; the year is Microsoft’s own. Shares in issue is the average number in the quarter, counting options. SEC filings
Products and progress
Where each Microsoft product has got to, from first announcement to widely available. Checked against Microsoft’s Q4 FY26 report (29 Jul 2026), checked 27 Oct 2026.
Cloud and AI
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Azure cloud Widely available
Sales up 43% in Apr–Jun 2026; over $100bn in the year
Renting out computing power and AI services to businesses. Microsoft’s fastest-growing big business. Microsoft Q4 FY26 results
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Microsoft 365 Copilot Widely available
Over 30 million paid seats
The AI assistant built into Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams for businesses. Microsoft Q4 FY26 results
Productivity
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Microsoft 365 (Office) Widely available
Productivity sales up 14% in Apr–Jun 2026
Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and the rest, mostly sold as subscriptions. Microsoft Q4 FY26 results
Personal computing
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Windows Widely available
Windows sales to PC makers down 7% in Apr–Jun 2026
Windows licences sold with new PCs, plus Surface devices. Microsoft Q4 FY26 results
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Xbox Widely available
Xbox games and services sales down 10% in Apr–Jun 2026
Games, Game Pass subscriptions and consoles, including Activision Blizzard. Microsoft Q4 FY26 results
What’s new
- News Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 employees TechCrunch,
- Microsoft Introducing a Voluntary Exit Offer Official Microsoft Blog,
- News The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it TechCrunch,
- News Chinese hackers spied on thousands of companies after breaching IT giant ConnectWise TechCrunch,
- Video How TK Elevator technicians use agentic AI to prepare for every job YouTube,
- Filing Notice of shareholder meeting SEC,
- Video How NHS ambulance teams are using Microsoft Copilot to rethink patient pathways YouTube,
- Microsoft Advancing digital sovereignty with greater control and choice Official Microsoft Blog,
- Video How agentic discovery can help the construction industry reduce its carbon footprint YouTube,
- News Microsoft says AI agents are like insider threats as ‘frontier models can’t be trusted’ TechCrunch,
- Microsoft Securing the agentic insider Official Microsoft Blog,
- Filing Amy Coleman: shares kept back for tax 32 shares SEC,
- Filing Amy Hood: sold 7,305 shares ($4.0m) SEC,
- News Microsoft president says UK is best placed to drive AI regulation TechCrunch,
- Microsoft Microsoft to expand Azure Maia system to multi-gigawatt deployments Official Microsoft Blog,
- News Microsoft’s Satya Nadella says AI models need an ‘emergency brake’ TechCrunch,
- News US bars Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT firms from green card program for skilled foreign workers TechCrunch,
- News Microsoft releases new Nvidia-chip AI PCs with revamped Windows 11 TechCrunch,
- Video How this data scientist is using AI to help 130,000 AT&T employees YouTube,
- Microsoft Microsoft 365 and LinkedIn leadership update Official Microsoft Blog,
- News OpenAI takes on Microsoft with the launch of what feels a whole lot like ChatGPT’s own office suite TechCrunch,
- Microsoft New Microsoft data innovations unlock what only your business knows Official Microsoft Blog,
The last 30 days. Headlines link to the full stories on the publishers’ own sites.
Numbers
Sales each quarter
Net profit each quarter
| Quarter | Months | Sales | Net profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY26 | Apr–Jun 2026 | $90.0bn | $35.8bn |
| Q3 FY26 | Jan–Mar 2026 | $82.9bn | $31.8bn |
| Q2 FY26 | Oct–Dec 2025 | $81.3bn | $38.5bn |
| Q1 FY26 | Jul–Sep 2025 | $77.7bn | $27.7bn |
| Q4 FY25 | Apr–Jun 2025 | $76.4bn | $27.2bn |
Microsoft’s financial year ends in June, so its Q4 FY26 is April to June 2026. From Microsoft’s results filed with the SEC; newer quarters appear automatically, with the business split added after each report is checked.
Directors’ share deals
Directors and senior staff must tell the SEC within two business days when they buy, sell or are given shares.
| Reported | Who | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | Amy ColemanEVP, Chief Human Resources Off | Shares kept back for tax 32 shares |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Amy HoodEVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold 7,305 shares at $545.42 ($4.0m) |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Bradford L SmithVice Chair and President | Awarded shares 29,077 shares |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Takeshi NumotoEVP, Chief Marketing Officer | Awarded shares 11,569 shares |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Amy HoodEVP & Chief Financial Officer | Awarded shares 29,077 shares |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Amy ColemanEVP, Chief Human Resources Off | Awarded shares 6,506 shares |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Judson AlthoffEVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Awarded shares 29,077 shares |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Alice L. JollaChief Accounting Officer | Shares kept back for tax 123 shares |
From Form 4 filings on SEC EDGAR. ‘Used options’ means turning share options into shares; it is not a purchase on the market.
Share price
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Latest videos
How TK Elevator technicians use agentic AI to prepare for every job22 Oct 2026
How NHS ambulance teams are using Microsoft Copilot to rethink patient pathways21 Oct 2026
How agentic discovery can help the construction industry reduce its carbon footprint20 Oct 2026
How this data scientist is using AI to help 130,000 AT&T employees6 Oct 2026
From Microsoft’s own YouTube channel. Videos open on YouTube.
Timeline
- Jul 2026Azure sales pass $100bn in a year.
- Oct 2025OpenAI restructures; Microsoft keeps a stake of about 27%.
- Nov 2023Microsoft 365 Copilot goes on sale to businesses.
- Oct 2023Completes its $69bn purchase of Activision Blizzard.
- Jan 2023Announces a multi-billion dollar investment in OpenAI.
- Dec 2016Completes its purchase of LinkedIn.
- Feb 2014Satya Nadella becomes chief executive.
- Feb 2010Azure, its cloud service, opens to paying customers.
- Nov 2001The first Xbox goes on sale.
- Aug 1995Windows 95 launches.
- Mar 1986Shares listed on Nasdaq.
- Nov 1985Windows 1.0 goes on sale.
- Apr 1975Bill Gates and Paul Allen found Microsoft.
On X
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- @Microsoft Microsoft’s main account
- @satyanadella Satya Nadella
- @Azure Azure cloud
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- US filings, results, buybacks and insider deals: SEC EDGAR
- Sales by business: Microsoft’s quarterly results
- Company news: Official Microsoft Blog
- Headlines: TechCrunch
- Products, cities and timeline: checked by ChartsView against the company’s own reports, last on 27 Oct 2026.
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