Microsoft shares traded near an all-time high on 18 July 2026 after the company posted double-digit growth in the quarter ended 31 March 2026. Revenue reached $67.4 billion as cloud and AI demand lifted its largest segments. The company also raised its dividends and share buybacks.
Microsoft stock traded around $460 on Nasdaq at the close on 18 July 2026, near its all-time high, after the company reported diluted earnings per share of $3.12 for the quarter ended 31 March 2026. The gain rests on segment numbers that show cloud and AI workloads carrying the business.
Cloud leads the revenue gain
Total revenue rose about 15.4% to $67.4 billion for the quarter ended 31 March 2026, up from roughly $58.4 billion a year earlier, according to Microsoft’s Form 10-Q filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Operating income improved to $31.0 billion from about $27.5 billion over the same period. The Intelligent Cloud segment, which houses Azure, grew around 17.4% to approximately $28.3 billion, outpacing the company’s overall expansion.
Segment growth and cash returns
The Productivity and Business Processes segment, which includes Office, reported about $20.4 billion, up around 11.5% from roughly $18.3 billion a year earlier. More Personal Computing, covering Windows, Surface, and gaming, rose around 16.9% to roughly $18.7 billion. Net income reached approximately $26.2 billion, an improvement of about 11.9% from around $23.4 billion.
Cash generation moved in step. Over the first nine months of its fiscal year ending 30 June 2026, operating cash flow climbed around 11.6% to roughly $77 billion. The company paid about $19 billion in dividends and repurchased roughly $28 billion in shares. Capital spending on property and equipment rose around 23.1% to about $32 billion as it builds out data-center capacity.
Shares outpace the S&P 500
Over twelve months, Microsoft stock gained roughly 27.8% from about $360, while the S&P 500 rose around 18% in the same period. On a year-to-date basis through 18 July 2026, the shares advanced about 12.2% from roughly $410. Microsoft’s market capitalization stood at approximately $3.4 trillion, up from around $2.7 trillion a year earlier.
Microsoft reports its next quarterly results on 23 July 2026.
Source: ad-hoc-news.de
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