"That brings MSFT's year-to-date gain to 21.26%, including a more than 43% gain since its year -to-date low on April 8. When the Magnificent Seven member reported Q3 earnings on Oct. 29, shares fell despite beating on EPS and revenue. The company announced earnings of $3.72 per share versus analysts' expectations of $3.67, and quarterly revenue of $77.67 billion versus analysts' expectations of $75.33 billion."
"In June, it was reported that the company will be expanding its AI and cloud investments in Switzerland, committing $400 million to expand its data center infrastructure in the European nation. The additional capacity is expected to support more than 50,000 current customers and expand the availability of AI services for more sectors, including health care, finance government. Microsoft is capitalizing on its Azure platform's momentum as revenue jumped 39% in FY25 Q4, driven by AI services."
Microsoft's stock is up 21.26% year-to-date and over 43% since its April low, but fell 4.30% over the past five trading sessions. Q3 results on Oct. 29 beat EPS ($3.72 vs. $3.67) and revenue ($77.67B vs. $75.33B), yet shares declined. Xbox Game Pass price rose 50% on Oct. 1; gaming represented over 8% of revenue with 50 million monthly active subscribers and nearly $5B in year-over-year gaming revenue. Microsoft committed $400M to expand Swiss data centers to support customers and broaden AI services. Azure revenue jumped 39% in FY25 Q4, driven by AI. Microsoft cut about 3% of its workforce (roughly 6,000) and holds an $80B cash reserve to fund cloud and AI infrastructure investments.
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