As Strong Growth Continues, Is It Time to Buy Microsoft Stock?

While its stock did not gain much traction, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) turned in another strong quarter when it reported its fiscal Q1 2026 results.Its growth was once again led by its cloud computing unit, Azure, which saw revenue surge 40% (39% in constant currencies). It was the ninth straight quarter that Azure revenue has risen by 30% or more, as demand for artificial intelligence (AI) services continues to drive results. Meanwhile, it said that OpenAI has contracted out an additional $250 billion in Azure commitments.Overall "intelligent cloud" revenue, which includes Azure, jumped 28% year over year to $30.9 billion. GitHub was another strong contributor to this segment, with GitHub Copilot users now up to 26 million users. Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool