Microsoft’s earnings are coming. Here’s what you can expect

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at CES 2024 on January 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. - Photo: Ethan Miller (Getty Images)
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at CES 2024 on January 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. – Photo: Ethan Miller (Getty Images)

Microsoft (MSFT) is expected to report earnings results for the second fiscal quarter after the market closes on Wednesday.

The company’s stock fell slightly, about 0.6% to $444.06 per share at the close of trading on Friday.

The tech giant is expected to report revenue of $68.9 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2025, according to analyst estimates compiled by FactSet (FDS). Net income for the quarter ended in December is estimated at $23.3 billion, while earnings per share share is expected to be 3.11 dollars.

In October, the company announced that its customers would be able to do so build their own autonomous agents in Copilot Studio that can “understand the nature of your work and act on your behalf.” Microsoft also announced 10 new autonomous agents for its enterprise platform, Dynamics 365, designed for employees in sales, service, finance and supply chain – with more planned.

Meanwhile, Microsoft has joined a number of tech companies — including its longtime partner, OpenAI — on a $500 billion artificial intelligence infrastructure project called Stargate, which was announced by President Donald Trump last week. Microsoft is one of the project’s “key technology partners,” OpenAI said.

The project builds on Microsoft and OpenAI’s relationship, the startup said, adding that it plans to continue increasing its use of Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing service along with “additional compute” from Stargate.

Microsoft said that it new agreement with OpenAI “includes changes to the exclusivity of new capabilities” and will follow a model where Microsoft has the right of first refusal. The company is OpenAI’s biggest investor and had been its exclusive computer provider.

“To further support OpenAI, Microsoft has approved OpenAI’s ability to build additional capabilities, primarily for research and training models,” the company said.

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