"Microsoft stock has been a millionaire maker for decades, with a stock split-adjusted IPO price of $0.14, which means at today's stock price near $500, the stock is up about 521,600%. That would have turned a $1,000 investment at Microsoft's initial public offering into over $4.9 million today. Microsoft last month posted record-breaking quarterly earnings fueled by soaring AI and cloud demand. The stock popped nearly 5% afterward and hit an all-time high of $555.45."
"In the past decade, Microsoft's revenue grew 222% while its net income went from $22.07 billion to over $86 billion (in the trailing 12 months). A big driver of profits over the past decade was Microsoft's Intelligence cloud business, which grew 18% annually and drove operating profits of $37.88 billion in 2023 from $8.44 billion in 2014. As Microsoft looks to the second half of the decade, a few key areas will determine its performance."
Microsoft's core consumer and productivity products include Windows and Microsoft 365, while the Azure cloud platform represents the company's strategic future. The stock has delivered extraordinary long-term returns, with a split-adjusted IPO price of $0.14 and current share prices up roughly 521,600%, turning a $1,000 IPO investment into about $4.9 million. Recent quarterly results showed record earnings driven by soaring AI and cloud demand, pushing the stock to all-time highs. Over the past decade, revenue rose 222% and trailing 12-month net income exceeded $86 billion, with the Intelligence cloud growing 18% annually and materially boosting operating profits.
Read at 24/7 Wall St.
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]