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MICROSOFT CORP

MSFT

Exchange

Nasdaq

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operating

Fiscal year end

Jun 30

Headquarters

WA

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Summary

Microsoft Corporation

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Microsoft is a diversified technology company that builds software, cloud infrastructure, and consumer devices. Its core model sells productivity and collaboration software (Office/Microsoft 365), cloud platform and services (Azure), professional networks (LinkedIn), and gaming/hardware (Xbox, Surface), generating revenue through subscriptions, cloud consumption, licensing, advertising, and device sales.[1]

Business Segments

  • Productivity and Business Processes — Office, Microsoft 365, Dynamics and LinkedIn; accounts for roughly one-third of revenue.
  • Intelligent Cloud — Azure and server products and cloud services; the largest segment at ~40–42% of revenue.
  • More Personal Computing — Windows OEM, Surface devices, Xbox and search advertising; about one-quarter of revenue. (Revenue mix and segment reporting per company Form 10‑K filings).[2]

Competitive Position

  • Scale and enterprise reach: Microsoft’s Azure cloud and Office ecosystems benefit from large enterprise contracts, extensive datacenter scale, and broad partner integrations that reinforce platform adoption.[3]
  • Strong switching costs and network effects: Deep integration of productivity tools, identity/management services, and developer platforms increases customer lock‑in and drives recurring revenue.[4]

Investment Considerations

  • Opportunity — recurring‑revenue mix: Subscription-based productivity suites and cloud consumption create predictable, high‑margin recurring cash flows and embedded upsell paths.[2]
  • Opportunity — diversification across software, cloud, professional networking, gaming and devices reduces single‑market exposure and supports cross‑sell.[1]
  • Risk — competition and platform pressure: Intense competition in cloud and productivity markets can pressure pricing and require sustained capital and R&D investment to retain share.[5]
  • Risk — regulatory, security and IP exposures: Large scale, global operations expose the company to antitrust scrutiny, cybersecurity threats, and intellectual‑property risks that are highlighted in company risk disclosures.[5]

Market data

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Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET
$535.07+$12.46 (+2.38%)

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