Microsoft Cloud and AI Strength Drives Second Quarter Results
REDMOND, Wash. — January 29, 2025 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year:
· Revenue was $69.6 billion and increased 12%
· Operating income was $31.7 billion and increased 17% (up 16% in constant currency)
· Net income was $24.1 billion and increased 10%
· Diluted earnings per share was $3.23 and increased 10%
“We are innovating across our tech stack and helping customers unlock the full ROI of AI to capture the massive opportunity ahead," said Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft. “Already, our AI business has surpassed an annual revenue run rate of $13 billion, up 175% year-over-year.”
“This quarter Microsoft Cloud revenue was $40.9 billion, up 21% year-over-year,” said Amy Hood, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Microsoft. ”We remain committed to balancing operational discipline with continued investments in our cloud and AI infrastructure.”
Business Highlights
Revenue in Productivity and Business Processes was $29.4 billion and increased 14% (up 13% in constant currency), with the following business highlights:
· Microsoft 365 Commercial products and cloud services revenue increased 15% driven by Microsoft 365 Commercial cloud revenue growth of 16% (up 15% in constant currency)
· Microsoft 365 Consumer products and cloud services revenue increased 8% driven by Microsoft 365 Consumer cloud revenue growth of 8%
· LinkedIn revenue increased 9%
· Dynamics products and cloud services revenue increased 15% (up 14% in constant currency) driven by Dynamics 365 revenue growth of 19% (up 18% in constant currency)
Revenue in Intelligent Cloud was $25.5 billion and increased 19%, with the following business highlights:
· Server products and cloud services revenue increased 21% driven by Azure and other cloud services revenue growth of 31%
Revenue in More Personal Computing was $14.7 billion and was relatively unchanged, with the following business highlights:
· Windows OEM and Devices revenue increased 4%
· Xbox content and services revenue increased 2%
· Search and news advertising revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs increased 21% (up 20% in constant currency)
Microsoft returned $9.7 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases in the second 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.
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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 January 29, 2026.
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
|
Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
($ in millions, except per share amounts) |
Revenue |
Operating Income |
Net Income |
Diluted Earnings per Share |
|
2023 As Reported (GAAP) |
$62,020 |
$27,032 |
$21,870 |
$2.93 |
|
2024 As Reported (GAAP) |
$69,632 |
$31,653 |
$24,108 |
$3.23 |
|
Percentage Change Y/Y (GAAP) |
12% |
17% |
10% |
10% |
|
Constant Currency Impact |
$171 |
$206 |
$14 |
$0.00 |
|
Percentage Change Y/Y Constant Currency |
12% |
16% |
10% |
10% |
Segment Revenue Constant Currency Reconciliation
|
Three Months Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
($ in millions) |
Productivity and Business Processes |
Intelligent Cloud |
More Personal Computing |
|
2023 As Reported (GAAP) |
$25,854 |
$21,525 |
$14,641 |
|
2024 As Reported (GAAP) |
$29,437 |
$25,544 |
$14,651 |
|
Percentage Change Y/Y (GAAP) |
14% |
19% |
0% |
|
Constant Currency Impact |
$142 |
$(22) |
$51 |
|
Percentage Change Y/Y Constant Currency |
13% |
19% |
0% |
We have recast certain prior period amounts to conform to the way we internally manage and monitor our business.
Selected Product and Service Revenue Constant Currency Reconciliation
|
Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Percentage Change Y/Y (GAAP) |
Constant Currency Impact |
Percentage Change Y/Y Constant Currency | |
|
Microsoft Cloud |
21% |
0% |
21% |
|
Microsoft 365 Commercial products and cloud services |
15% |
0% |
15% |
|
Microsoft 365 Commercial cloud |
16% |
(1)% |
15% |
|
Microsoft 365 Consumer products and cloud services |
8% |
0% |
8% |
|
Microsoft 365 Consumer cloud |
8% |
0% |
8% |
|
|
9% |
0% |
9% |
|
Dynamics products and cloud services |
15% |
(1)% |
14% |
|
Dynamics 365 |
19% |
(1)% |
18% |
|
Server products and cloud services |
21% |
0% |
21% |
|
Azure and other cloud services |
31% |
0% |
31% |
|
Windows OEM and Devices |
4% |
0% |
4% |
|
Xbox content and services |
2% |
0% |
2% |
|
Search and news advertising excluding traffic acquisition costs |
21% |
(1)% |
20% |
About Microsoft
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Forward-Looking Statements
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