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Microsoft runs Windows, Office, the Azure cloud, and Xbox — and is central to AI.
Past week: -6.46%
30-day price
Where the chart sits — description, not prediction
Trading below both its 50-day ($412.92) and 200-day ($449.99) averages — the longer-term trend reads as down. 30-day range $367.34–$460.52; currently in the lower third of that range. RSI(14) 17 — traditionally described as oversold.
Computed from daily closing prices (Yahoo Finance), June 23, 2026. Compare all markets →
What is Microsoft?
Microsoft is a software and cloud giant. Its biggest businesses are the Azure cloud platform, the Microsoft 365 / Office productivity suite, Windows, and gaming (Xbox), plus LinkedIn and enterprise tools.
The single most-watched number is Azure's growth rate — its cloud computing service that rents servers, storage, and AI capacity to businesses. Microsoft is also the largest backer of OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, and has woven AI "Copilot" features across its products.
It is one of the most valuable companies in the world and, with Apple and Nvidia, one of the heaviest weights in the S&P 500 — so its earnings move the broad market.
What has moved Microsoft
2022 — the rate-hike bear market
After peaking near $343 in November 2021, MSFT fell about 28.7% in 2022 (roughly 38% peak-to-trough by late 2022) as the Fed raised rates and growth stocks de-rated.
2023 — the AI recovery
MSFT rose about 56.8% in 2023, driven by its OpenAI partnership and new "Copilot" AI products, recovering its 2022 losses.
Oct 2023 / Jan 2024 — Activision and $3 trillion
Microsoft closed its $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition on October 13, 2023, becoming a top-three gaming company, and briefly crossed $3 trillion in market value on January 24, 2024 — the second company after Apple to do so.
July 2025 — a blowout quarter and $4 trillion
A strong fiscal Q4 (Azure up 39%) sent the stock up about 8%, and Microsoft crossed $4 trillion in market value after hours on July 30, 2025; the shares set a record close of $538.66 on October 28, 2025.
2026 — an AI-capex pullback
MSFT fell roughly 19% year-to-date by mid-June 2026 even as Azure grew about 39–40%, after management guided fiscal-2026 capital spending to roughly $190 billion, raising concerns about profit margins from the AI build-out.
Notable moments
It briefly retook the crown
On October 29, 2021 Microsoft passed Apple to become the world's most valuable company, a title the two have traded several times since.
Azure misses move the stock even on a beat
Microsoft has beaten earnings estimates nearly every quarter through 2024–2026, yet the shares have fallen on several reports purely because Azure's growth rate came in a fraction below expectations — a sign of how closely the cloud number is watched.
Common questions
What does Microsoft actually do?
It sells software and cloud services: the Azure cloud platform, Microsoft 365 / Office, Windows, and Xbox gaming, plus LinkedIn and business tools. Cloud and AI are the main growth drivers.
What is Azure and why does it matter?
Azure is Microsoft's cloud platform — it rents computing power, storage, and AI capacity to businesses. Its quarter-by-quarter growth rate is the single metric investors watch most for MSFT.
What is Microsoft's relationship with OpenAI?
Microsoft is OpenAI's largest backer, having committed roughly $13 billion, and runs OpenAI's models on Azure while embedding AI "Copilot" features across its products.
Why did the stock fall in 2026 despite strong results?
Investors worried that Microsoft's very large AI-infrastructure spending (about $190 billion of capital expenditure guided for fiscal 2026) would compress profit margins. This is context, not investment advice.