At the beginning of the month, Microsoft introduced that it was shedding 9,000 workers throughout the group in cuts that affected a big variety of departments. CEO Satya Nadella then advised workers that this determination is weighing closely on him however emphasised that that is the “enigma of success” as the corporate’s headcount nonetheless stays the identical whereas it inches nearer to the $4 trillion market capitalization. Within the wake of all this, the agency has now introduced earnings for the fourth quarter of the 2025 fiscal 12 months; principally FY25 This autumn.

Total, Microsoft reported a income of $76.4 billion within the newest quarter, which is a year-over-year enhance of 18% in comparison with the $64.7 billion reported final time. Working revenue grew by 23% to $34.3 billion and web revenue stood at $27.2 billion, which can be up by 24%. As such, the diluted earnings per share this time round was $3.65, which can be a rise of 24%.

As ordinary, the drivers behind this progress have been primarily Microsoft 365 merchandise and Azure, however different classes grew too. The Productiveness and Enterprise Processes income grew by 16% to $33.1 billion, fueled by boosts to Microsoft 365 business and shopper merchandise, in addition to LinkedIn and Dynamics 365. Clever Cloud income stood robust at $29.9 billion, with Azure recording a rise of 27%. Lastly, the Extra Private Computing class noticed Home windows OEM and units income enhance by 3%, Xbox companies leap by 13%, and Search and information promoting develop by 21%, combining to lead to $13.5 billion in income, which displays a good progress of 9%

CEO Satya Nadella attributed the corporate’s monetary progress to cloud and AI companies too, noting that:

Cloud and AI is the driving power of enterprise transformation throughout each business and sector. We’re innovating throughout the tech stack to assist clients adapt and develop on this new period, and this 12 months, Azure surpassed $75 billion in income, up 34 %, pushed by progress throughout all workloads.

All of this interprets to a really robust fiscal 12 months 2025 (FY25), the place Microsoft recorded a income of $281.7 billion (+9% in comparison with FY24) all year long. Working revenue was $128.5 billion (+17%), web revenue was a large $101.8 billion (+16%), and diluted earnings per share stood at $13.64 (+16%).