Shares of Microsoft edged higher Wednesday evening after the tech giant reported better-than-expected results across all key metrics and signaled that growth in its all-important Azure cloud computing business continues to accelerate. Revenue in the three months ended in September rose about 19% year over year to $92.28 billion, beating the LSEG consensus estimate of $90.69 billion. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) totaled $4.92, up 32% from a year earlier, beating the $4.73 consensus, according to LSEG. Azure cloud revenue grew 48% year over year on a reported and constant-currency basis, beating FactSet consensus estimates of about 44% and 45%, respectively. MSFT 1Y mountain Microsoft 1-year stock performance Bottom line Earlier this…
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