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Guidance and Outlook
MICROSOFT CORP · 2026-11-01 · Importance 64 · Surprise 56
A third-party analyst report said Microsoft’s fiscal first-quarter 2027 revenue and PATMI met expectations, with Azure growing 48% year over year. It expects Azure growth to accelerate to 49–50% in fiscal second-quarter 2027, citing OpenAI backlog conversion, enterprise AI adoption, and capacity expansion. The report said demand continues to outpace supply and warned that elevated AI infrastructure capex and rising capital intensity could pose risks, while cloud returns are improving and operating margins remain resilient.