Microsoft Corporation
MSFT · Nasdaq
MSFT · Nasdaq
Microsoft sells cloud infrastructure and services, including Azure, and productivity software and AI tools, including Microsoft 365 and Copilot. It also makes Nvidia chips available to customers through its cloud business and works with enterprise customers on cloud, data and AI adoption, as illustrated by its partnership with Estee Lauder. The supplied evidence does not provide revenue contributions by business segment. Microsoft reported FY2026 revenue of $331.8 billion and net income of $133.7 billion, up from $281.7 billion and $101.8 billion, respectively, in FY2025. Its customers include businesses adopting cloud and AI services as well as users of its software products.
Microsoft gained 1.74% over the supplied weekly window, rising from $521.08 to $530.14. The stock jumped to $532.60 on Monday from Friday’s $524.51 close, then eased for three straight sessions and finished Thursday 0.46% below Monday’s close. The early advance had no clearly identified company-specific catalyst in the supplied evidence. By Thursday, broader technology shares faced pressure after Alphabet’s results disappointed and chip stocks fell; the Nasdaq 100 was down 1.38% in that session. The week’s market backdrop was dominated by the AI trade, alongside Federal Reserve and economic-data developments and the Iran conflict. Microsoft-specific headlines included an Estee Lauder cloud, data and AI partnership and a $25 billion senior-notes offering, but the evidence does not establish either as a driver of the reported share move.
Microsoft fell 1.41%, from $541.15 to $533.52, after a volatile stretch of gains and reversals. The stock rose to $543.45 on October 13, then dropped to $533.69 the next day, recovered to $539.44 on October 15, and slid to $529.05 on October 16 before rebounding on October 19. Company-specific coverage highlighted Xbox’s new charge for streaming games users already own alongside a nearly 2% stock dip, while another report linked weakness to possible British regulation and Bill Gates’s warning of 20 years of AI “tumult.” These headlines provide company-specific concerns, though the supplied evidence does not establish their precise timing relative to each close. The final-day bounce left shares below the week’s starting level.
Microsoft gained 3.04% over the displayed week, rising from $525.18 to $541.15. Shares advanced on Tuesday and Wednesday, fell $7.15 on Thursday, then rebounded $12.46 on Friday and added $6.08 on Monday, more than recovering Thursday’s loss. The supplied coverage points to strong Azure results and investor attention to Azure growth and Copilot ahead of fiscal Q1 earnings as supportive themes; it also reports a dip following a U.K. watchdog investigation. But the snippets do not establish that these headlines coincided with the respective trading sessions, so they cannot be confidently assigned as the week’s specific catalysts. No broad-market performance or other market context is supplied to explain the move.
Microsoft rose 4.00%, from $508.96 to $529.30, over the supplied September 29–October 6 closes. The advance was steady: shares edged down just $0.10 on October 1, then gained on each subsequent session, including a $7.65 rise on October 5. The evidence does not establish a company-specific catalyst for the move. Barchart reported a broader market advance amid lower bond yields and earnings optimism, providing the clearest market context. News around Microsoft’s Nvidia partnership, Azure and Copilot, and a reported Nvidia-powered Surface device supplied an AI-growth backdrop, while other headlines highlighted H-1B access and a Canadian project; the evidence does not show that these stories drove the week’s trading.
Microsoft rose 2.99%, from $497.93 on September 24 to $512.80 on October 1. The listed trading record first shows a sharp advance to $516.17 on September 25, followed by a pullback to $509.22 on Monday and a slight further decline Tuesday; shares then recovered to $512.90 Wednesday and held nearly flat Thursday. The supplied evidence identifies no company-specific announcement that explains the move. Broader-market coverage cited weak US economic and payroll data easing concerns about Federal Reserve rate hikes, while a strong Micron forecast also supported equities, but the evidence does not establish either catalyst’s precise effect on Microsoft. The week’s net gain therefore came amid a generally supportive market backdrop, despite an early reversal.
Microsoft rose 2.10%, from $490.30 to $500.59, in the supplied comparison. The available closes show an early-week jump to $501.61 on September 21, a pullback to $498.00 on September 22, and a partial recovery to $500.59 on September 23. The close series does not cover a full week beginning September 21: its starting price is from September 16, and the latest close is September 23. Copilot feature and redesign stories appear in the evidence, but their timing does not establish them as catalysts for these moves; one related report is dated September 25. The evidence therefore does not establish a company-specific driver or provide market-index context to explain the gain.
Microsoft rose 1.00%, from $505.06 to $510.12, after a volatile week that ended with a sharp reversal. The stock initially gained to $513.53 on August 28, then fell from $507.29 on August 31 to $496.82 on September 2. Coverage during the retreat focused on reports that CEO Satya Nadella sold roughly $43 million to $44 million of stock and on the launch of Project Zenith, while Nadella’s comments that Azure customers were already using OpenAI’s Astra model provided a counterpoint. Microsoft rebounded 3.12% on September 3, alongside a broader market rally in which the Nasdaq rose 1.3%, the Dow 1.1% and the S&P 500 1.0%.
Microsoft rose 6.27% over the week, from $483.24 on August 21 to $513.53 on August 28, advancing each session and finishing at a new weekly high. The supplied evidence does not identify a dated, company-specific announcement that explains the move. Instead, the backdrop remained supportive for large-cap AI and cloud stocks, with coverage emphasizing Microsoft’s data-center spending, AI infrastructure demand and cloud positioning. The advance also held despite mixed broader-market signals: stocks rallied in one session as Fed Chair Warsh addressed inflation, while the Nasdaq 100 fell 0.70% on Friday as hawkish policy expectations increased. Microsoft therefore outperformed the reported Friday market weakness, with volume rising to 29.2 million shares on the final day.
Microsoft rose 3.78% over the period, from $487.65 to $506.06. The advance was uneven: shares gained 1.06% on August 4, gave back 1.09% on August 5, then jumped 2.54% on August 6 and added another 1.21% on August 10. The supplied evidence does not identify a dated company release or other event that explains the move, so attribution is limited. The strongest positive themes in the accompanying coverage were optimism about AI-driven growth, cloud gains and sustained double-digit earnings growth, while JPMorgan’s reported price-target increase to $625 provided a specific bullish datapoint. Microsoft’s FY2026 revenue and net income also rose sharply year over year, supporting the constructive fundamental backdrop.
Microsoft rose 25.29%, from $393.35 to $492.81, extending a sharp rally led by strong quarterly results and rosy guidance that investors viewed as evidence of durable Azure and artificial-intelligence demand. The largest move came on July 30, when the stock jumped to $451.10 on 110.2 million shares, followed by another gain on July 31 as the earnings reaction continued. Microsoft then advanced 4.9% on August 3 and 1.1% on August 4, without a material reversal. Broader risk appetite also helped: on August 3, the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq 100 rose 1.48%, 1.32% and 1.78%, respectively, as Middle East tensions eased.
