Microsoft Shares Jump 25% After Q4 Beat as Copilot Tops 30 Million Paid Seats
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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 6
Microsoft Shares Jump 25% After Q4 Beat as Copilot Tops 30 Million Paid Seats
2 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 6
Summary
Microsoft shares have surged about 25% since its fourth-quarter report, reversing earlier skepticism as investors warmed to signs its AI spending is starting to generate real demand.
More than 30 million paid Microsoft 365 Copilot seats and 43% Azure revenue growth underpinned that shift, with the company expecting Azure growth to keep accelerating through the first half of fiscal 2027.
Charles Lamanna said Copilot's uptake has been driven by tight integration with Teams and Outlook, secure access to customer data, and support for multiple AI models rather than locking users into one family.
Bloomberg reported much of Microsoft's AI growth came from OpenAI, keeping revenue-concentration concerns alive even as the earnings release pushed the stock back into positive territory for 2026.
OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are all expanding workplace AI tools, making productivity software a key battleground as Microsoft tries to turn its early lead into durable growth.