Analysts expect Microsoft (MSFT) to report earnings of $4.71 per share in its upcoming report, up 14% year over year, on revenue of $90.58 billion, up 16.6%. The consensus EPS estimate has been revised up 0.4% over the past 30 days. Product revenue is projected at $17.94 billion (+12.7%) and Service and other revenue at $72.55 billion (+17.5%), while long-term unearned revenue is estimated at $4.12 billion versus $2.55 billion a year earlier and short-term unearned revenue at $65.30 billion versus $58.99 billion. Over the past month, MSFT shares gained 4.7% against a 1.2% decline in the Zacks S&P 500 composite. Based on its Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), the article says MSFT is likely to perform in line with the overall market in the coming period.
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| Market | US stocks |
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| Sector | Information Technology |
| Industry | Systems Software |
| Market cap | $3.9T |
| Close on 10/22/2026 | 521.08 |
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