Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) — the earnings record

As of the 2026-07-23 card — updated after each print. An investment research diary, not advice.

The record at a glance

10/10EPS beats

10/10revenue beats

2 · 3 · 5up · flat · down (+3d, ±3%)

2026-07-29next print

Reactions across the covered prints span -12.1% to +10.4% — the beat column and the reaction column frequently disagree, which is the whole reason the record scores them separately. The street carries est revenue ~$87.6B into the next print.

Print by print

Print	Date	EPS	Revenue
Apr 26	2026-04-29	✓ beat	✓ beat
Jan 26	2026-01-28	✓ beat	✓ beat
Oct 25	2025-10-29	✓ beat	✓ beat
Jul 25	2025-07-30	✓ beat	✓ beat
Apr 25	2025-04-30	✓ beat	✓ beat
Jan 25	2025-01-29	✓ beat	✓ beat
Oct 24	2024-10-30	✓ beat	✓ beat
Jul 24	2024-07-30	✓ beat	✓ beat
Apr 24	2024-04-25	✓ beat	✓ beat
Jan 24	2024-01-30	✓ beat	✓ beat

The per-print reaction chart, the load-bearing metric and the behavior read live on the full MSFT print-record card — free registration.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-07-23

Quick answers

How often does Microsoft Corporation beat earnings estimates?

Across the last 10 covered prints (as of the 2026-07-23 card), Microsoft Corporation beat EPS estimates 10 of 10 times and revenue estimates 10 of 10 times, with 10 double beats.

How does MSFT stock react to earnings?

Measured close-of-print-day to the close three sessions later: 2 of the last 10 prints resolved up (beyond +3%), 3 flat, 5 down — reactions spanning -12.1% to +10.4%. Beat-or-miss and reaction are scored separately because they frequently disagree.

What was MSFT's biggest earnings reaction?

-12.1% over the three sessions after the Jan 26 print (2026-01-28).

When does Microsoft Corporation report earnings next?

2026-07-29 (est EPS $4.21 · est revenue ~$87.6B). The full print-record card — reaction chart, the load-bearing metric and the behavior read — updates after each print; registration is free. An investment research diary, not advice.

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AI trade — sellers of compute sold, buyers bought: chips −5.6%, software +5%, SoftBank +7% in TokyoMorning 10 · 15 Sept 2026Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta — the three that buy the most compute — closed up 2% to 3%.
Rates — the 10-year hits 5.01%: Dow −0.9%, Russell −1.2%, the AI sort pauses, Oracle and Adobe hold their linesMidday 10 · 15 Sept 2026The security group keeps its bid — CrowdStrike +2.9%, SentinelOne +2.3%, Zscaler +1.8% — and the buyers of compute give some back: Alphabet −1.6%, Amazon −1.5%, Apple −1.0%, Microsoft −0.8%.
Chips lead the market down as oil tops $105 and the 10-year hits 4.92%: Micron −4%, Intel −4%, Nvidia −2.5% — while software posts its first up day in six and Apple gains 3%Midday 10 · 10 Sept 2026On Wednesday five names with headlines rallied inside a falling fund; today the fund is up 0.5% while the names without news are the ones rising — ServiceNow +2.1% at $134 after a week of selling, Salesforce +0.6%, Datadog +0.5%, Shopify…
Chips up again, software down again — Friday's split is turning into a trendMidday 10 · 8 Sept 2026Shopify is down about 7.2%, Intuit 5.7%, Workday 5.6%, Booking 5.8%, ServiceNow 4.3%, Salesforce 3.5%, Adobe 3.3%, MongoDB 2.7%, Datadog 2.3%, Palantir 1.7% and Microsoft 1.4%.
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