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Microsoft Financial Highlights
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) reported its third-quarter fiscal results for 2025 on March 31, with revenues of $70.1 billion and net income of $25.8 billion, reflecting year-over-year growth of 13% and 18%, respectively. The company’s cloud division, Azure, experienced a substantial revenue increase of 33% compared to last year.
Microsoft maintains a market capitalization exceeding $3 trillion and boasts a strong credit rating, surpassing that of the U.S. government. Over the past decade, the company has increased its dividend by 167.7%, with a current payout ratio of 29.4%, indicating significant potential for future dividend hikes.
Despite trading at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 33.4, higher than the S&P 500’s average of 22.3, Microsoft’s leadership in fast-growing markets such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence supports its valuation and long-term growth prospects.
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