Microsoft Cloud Strength Drives First Quarter Results

REDMOND - Microsoft Corp. announced the following results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, according to the official website of Microsoft, 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.
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) to discuss details of the company’s performance for the quarter and certain forward-looking information.