FY25 Q1 - Press Releases - Investor Relations - Microsoft

Microsoft Cloud Strength Drives First Quarter Results

REDMOND, Wash. — October 30, 2024 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year:

·        Revenue was $65.6 billion and increased 16%

·        Operating income was $30.6 billion and increased 14%

·        Net income was $24.7 billion and increased 11% (up 10% in constant currency)

·        Diluted earnings per share was $3.30 and increased 10%

“AI-driven transformation is changing work, work artifacts, and workflow across every role, function, and business process," said Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft. “We are expanding our opportunity and winning new customers as we help them apply our AI platforms and tools to drive new growth and operating leverage.”

“Strong execution by our sales teams and partners delivered a solid start to our fiscal year with Microsoft Cloud revenue of $38.9 billion, up 22% year-over-year,” said Amy Hood, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Microsoft.

Business Highlights

Revenue in Productivity and Business Processes was $28.3 billion and increased 12% (up 13% in constant currency), with the following business highlights:

·        Microsoft 365 Commercial products and cloud services revenue increased 13% (up 14% in constant currency) driven by Microsoft 365 Commercial cloud revenue growth of 15% (up 16% in constant currency)

·        Microsoft 365 Consumer products and cloud services revenue increased 5% (up 6% in constant currency) driven by Microsoft 365 Consumer cloud revenue growth of 6% (up 7% in constant currency)

·        LinkedIn revenue increased 10% (up 9% in constant currency)

·        Dynamics products and cloud services revenue increased 14% driven by Dynamics 365 revenue growth of 18% (up 19% in constant currency)

Revenue in Intelligent Cloud was $24.1 billion and increased 20% (up 21% in constant currency), with the following business highlights:

·        Server products and cloud services revenue increased 23% driven by Azure and other cloud services revenue growth of 33% (up 34% in constant currency)

Revenue in More Personal Computing was $13.2 billion and increased 17%, with the following business highlights:

·        Windows OEM and Devices revenue increased 2%

·        Xbox content and services revenue increased 61% driven by 53 points of net impact from the Activision acquisition

·        Search and news advertising revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs increased 18% (up 19% in constant currency)

Microsoft returned $9.0 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025.

Business Outlook

Microsoft will provide forward-looking guidance in connection with this quarterly earnings announcement on its earnings conference call and webcast.

Quarterly Highlights, Product Releases, and Enhancements 

Every quarter Microsoft delivers hundreds of products, either as new releases, services, or enhancements to current products and services. These releases are a result of significant research and development investments, made over multiple years, designed to help customers be more productive and secure and to deliver differentiated value across the cloud and the edge.

Here are the major product releases and other highlights for the quarter, organized by product categories, to help illustrate how we are accelerating innovation across our businesses while expanding our market opportunities.

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

To learn more about Microsoft’s corporate governance and our environmental and social practices, please visit our investor relations Board and ESG website and reporting at Microsoft.com/transparency. 

Webcast Details

Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer, Amy Hood, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Alice Jolla, chief accounting officer, Keith Dolliver, corporate secretary and deputy general counsel, and Brett Iversen, vice president of investor relations, will host a conference call and webcast at 2:30 p.m. Pacific time (5:30 p.m. Eastern time) today to discuss details of the company’s performance for the quarter and certain forward-looking information. The session may be accessed at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor. The webcast will be available for replay through the close of business on October 30, 2025.

Constant Currency

Microsoft presents constant currency information to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying businesses performed excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. To present this information, current and comparative prior period results for entities reporting in currencies other than United States dollars are converted into United States dollars using the average exchange rates from the comparative period rather than the actual exchange rates in effect during the respective periods. All growth comparisons relate to the corresponding period in the last fiscal year. Microsoft has provided this non-GAAP financial information to aid investors in better understanding our performance. The non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, the measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Financial Performance Constant Currency Reconciliation

Segment Revenue Constant Currency Reconciliation

We have recast certain prior period amounts to conform to the way we internally manage and monitor our business.

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About Microsoft

Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) creates platforms and tools powered by AI to deliver innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. The technology company is committed to making AI available broadly and doing so responsibly, with a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this release that are “forward-looking statements” are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially because of factors such as:

·        intense competition in all of our markets that may adversely affect our results of operations;

·        focus on cloud-based and AI services presenting execution and competitive risks;

·        significant investments in products and services that may not achieve expected returns;

·        acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic alliances that may have an adverse effect on our business;

·        impairment of goodwill or amortizable intangible assets causing a significant charge to earnings;

·        cyberattacks and security vulnerabilities that could lead to reduced revenue, increased costs, liability claims, or harm to our reputation or competitive position;

·        disclosure and misuse of personal data that could cause liability and harm to our reputation;

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