# Microsoft Corporation
> Microsoft · MSFT · Redmond, Washington
- Profile type: Company
- Profile status: baseline
- Last updated: 2026-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/microsoft/
- Also known as: MSFT, Microsoft
## Summary
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the publicly traded software, cloud-services, gaming, and enterprise-AI company behind Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Xbox, and LinkedIn. With $245B+ in FY2024 revenue, Microsoft sits in our coverage as the original ad-tech backbone for Netflix's 2022 ad tier (now programmatic-only), the largest financial backer of OpenAI, and the historical employer of Stagwell CEO Mark Penn.

## Company facts

- Ticker: MSFT
- Founded: 1975
- Headquarters: Redmond, Washington
- Domain: microsoft.com


## Latest metrics

- Revenue: $81.3 billion Q3 FY2026 (+17% YoY); Microsoft Cloud $51.5B (+26% YoY)
- As of: 2026-03-31
- Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312526191507/


## Recent filings

- 2026-04-29 — 10-Q: Q3 FY2026 (March quarter): revenue $81.3B (+17% YoY), Microsoft Cloud $51.5B (+26% YoY), Productivity & Business Processes $34.1B (+16% YoY), operating income $38.3B (+21% YoY), net income $38.5B (+60% YoY). Commercial remaining performance obligation $625B. (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312526191507/)
- 2026-01-28 — 10-Q: Q2 FY2026 (December quarter): six months ended December 31, 2025. Azure and cloud services continued growth; LinkedIn revenue increases; gaming revenue declined. Operating income substantial YoY gains across segments. (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312526027207/)
- 2025-07-30 — 10-K: FY2025 annual report (year ending June 30, 2025): Microsoft Cloud at new highs; AI business surpassed $13B annual revenue run rate (up 175% YoY per FY2025 disclosures). LinkedIn revenue +7% YoY, Search and news advertising +21% YoY (ex-TAC). Activision Blizzard fully integrated. (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000095017025100235/msft-20250630.htm)


## Key facts

- Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) was founded on April 4, 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen; the company is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. — Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about
- Microsoft reported $245.1 billion in fiscal-year 2024 (ending June 30, 2024) revenue, with net income of approximately $88.1 billion; the company operates through three reporting segments — Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. — Microsoft Investor Relations: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/earnings/FY-2024-Q4/press-release-webcast
- Microsoft was the original ad-tech partner for Netflix's Basic with Ads tier launched November 3, 2022, providing the ad-serving backbone; Microsoft was replaced in this primary role by Netflix Ads Suite in April 2025 but remains a programmatic partner. — Microsoft News: https://news.microsoft.com/2022/07/13/microsoft-and-netflix-announce-a-new-partnership/
- Microsoft is OpenAI's largest financial backer and primary cloud-infrastructure partner, with a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar partnership announced in January 2023 building on prior Microsoft investments in OpenAI. — Microsoft News: https://news.microsoft.com/2023/01/23/microsoftandopenaiextendpartnership/
- Microsoft acquired LinkedIn in December 2016 for approximately $26.2 billion in cash, and Activision Blizzard in October 2023 for approximately $68.7 billion — the largest gaming-industry acquisition in history. — Microsoft News: https://news.microsoft.com/2023/10/13/microsoft-completes-activision-blizzard-deal/
- Mark Penn served as Microsoft's Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer in 2014–2015, managing a $2 billion advertising budget and sitting on the senior leadership team before founding The Stagwell Group with backing from former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. — Wikipedia — Mark Penn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Penn
- Microsoft's FY2025 10-K (filed July 30, 2025, period ending June 30, 2025) reported full-year revenue and confirmed Microsoft Cloud surpassing $42B in quarterly run rate. LinkedIn revenue grew 7% YoY in Q3 FY2025; Search and news advertising revenue (ex-TAC) grew 21% YoY. — Microsoft 10-K FY2025 (SEC EDGAR): https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000095017025100235/msft-20250630.htm
- Microsoft's Q3 FY2026 10-Q (filed April 29, 2026, period ending March 31, 2026) reported revenue of $81.3 billion (+17% YoY), Productivity and Business Processes $34.1B (+16% YoY), Microsoft Cloud $51.5B (+26% YoY), operating income $38.3B (+21% YoY), and net income $38.5B (+60% YoY). AI business described as 'larger than some of our biggest franchises.' — Microsoft 10-Q Q3 FY2026 (SEC EDGAR): https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312526191507/


## Related

- mark penn (Former Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer (2014–2015)) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/people/mark-penn/
- openai (Strategic partner / largest financial backer) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/openai/
- netflix (Original ad-tech partner (2022 Basic with Ads launch); now programmatic partner only) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/netflix/


## External coverage

- Microsoft: Microsoft — corporate site (https://www.microsoft.com/)
- Microsoft: Microsoft Investor Relations (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/)
- Microsoft: Microsoft News (https://news.microsoft.com/)

## Profile
Microsoft is the publicly traded software, cloud-services, gaming, and enterprise-AI company that sits in our coverage on three intersecting vectors: as the original ad-tech backbone for Netflix's 2022 ad-supported tier launch (now a programmatic partner only after Netflix Ads Suite went live in April 2025), as the largest financial backer of OpenAI through a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar partnership announced in January 2023, and as the historical employer of Stagwell CEO Mark Penn, who served as Microsoft's Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer in 2014–2015 before founding The Stagwell Group with backing from former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.

The company was founded April 4, 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Fiscal-year 2024 (ending June 30, 2024) revenue was $245.1 billion with net income of approximately $88.1 billion, reported across three segments — Productivity and Business Processes (Office / Microsoft 365, LinkedIn), Intelligent Cloud (Azure, server products), and More Personal Computing (Windows, Surface, Xbox, Activision Blizzard). The two largest acquisitions of the past decade — LinkedIn in December 2016 for approximately $26.2 billion and Activision Blizzard in October 2023 for approximately $68.7 billion — shaped the segment composition Microsoft now reports against.

Microsoft trades on the Nasdaq under MSFT. Standard SEC filings — 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K — are maintained on the Microsoft Investor Relations site and on EDGAR.
## Coverage on The State of Streaming
- [Netflix Authorizes $25B Buyback After $5.09B FCF Quarter](https://thestateofstreaming.com/platforms/2026/04/netflix-q1-2026-buyback-ad-tier/) — 2026-04-25

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- public-company
- nasdaq
- cloud-services
- enterprise-software
- openai-partner
- ad-tech
- linkedin-parent
- activision-blizzard

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