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This choice is a component of a significant reform of Microsoft's reporting framework, which has been implemented since 2015. In the past, the firm operated in three segments (Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing). They will now be merged into two categories: Agents and Infrastructure, and Devices and Consumer. The former will encompass Azure, Microsoft 365 cloud offerings, AI entities, and similar items, whereas the latter will comprise Xbox, search, advertising, device sales, and Windows OS licensing revenue.
In the past, Microsoft revealed only the year-over-year growth trends for Azure without providing revenue in numerical values. It was only in the 2026 fiscal year, concluding on June 30, that the company announced Azure revenue surpassed $100 billion for the first time. The recent framework indicates that Azure revenue for the fourth fiscal quarter increased by 42%, reaching $29.42 billion, according to CNBC. As a result, it represented nearly 33% of Microsoft's overall revenue, the report estimated.
According to CNBC, this division is regarded as one of the primary beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence surge. This is exactly the measure that investors are focusing on: after Azure revenue surged at its quickest rate in four years, Microsoft stocks jumped almost 16% in one day, and its market value rose by a historic $450 billion.
Revealing Azure revenue will provide investors with a better understanding of the division's performance, which competes with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud, according to CNBC.
source: cnbc.com
In the past, Microsoft revealed only the year-over-year growth trends for Azure without providing revenue in numerical values. It was only in the 2026 fiscal year, concluding on June 30, that the company announced Azure revenue surpassed $100 billion for the first time. The recent framework indicates that Azure revenue for the fourth fiscal quarter increased by 42%, reaching $29.42 billion, according to CNBC. As a result, it represented nearly 33% of Microsoft's overall revenue, the report estimated.
According to CNBC, this division is regarded as one of the primary beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence surge. This is exactly the measure that investors are focusing on: after Azure revenue surged at its quickest rate in four years, Microsoft stocks jumped almost 16% in one day, and its market value rose by a historic $450 billion.
Revealing Azure revenue will provide investors with a better understanding of the division's performance, which competes with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud, according to CNBC.
source: cnbc.com
