ValueQ3, 24Q4, 24Q1, 25Q2, 25TTMSelling/general/admin expenses7.95 B9.28 B7.52 B8.52 B33.26 BResearch & development8.2 B8.83 B8.15 B8.5 B33.68 BOperating income32 B34.32 B37.96 B38.27 B142.56 BNon-Operating Income, Total-623 M-1.71 B-3.66 B2.65 B-3.34 BInterest expense, net of interest capitalized594 M615 M698 M736 M2.64 BNon-Operating Income, excl. Interest Expenses-204 M-458 M565 M2.22 B2.12 BUnusual income/expense-1.01 B-1.86 B-4.92 B-305 M-8.11 BPretax income31.38 B32.62 B34.3 B48.25 B146.54 BEquity in earnings—————Taxes5.55 B5.38 B6.55 B9.79 B27.28 BNon-controlling/minority interest—————After tax other income/expense—————Net income before discontinued operations25.82 B27.23 B27.75 B38.46 B119.26 BDiscontinued operations—————Net income25.82 B27.23 B27.75 B38.46 B119.26 BDilution adjustment—————Preferred dividends—————Diluted net income available to common stockholders25.82 B27.23 B27.75 B38.46 B119.26 BBasic earnings per share (Basic EPS)3.473.673.735.1816.05Diluted earnings per share (Diluted EPS)3.463.653.725.1515.98Average basic shares outstanding7.43 B7.43 B7.43 B7.43 B29.73 BDiluted shares outstanding7.47 B7.46 B7.47 B7.46 B29.86 BEBITDA46.6 B50.03 B47.73 B48.65 B193.01 BEBIT44.2 B43.05 B37.96 B38.27 B163.48 BCost of revenue21.92 B24.01 B24.04 B25.98 B95.95 BOther cost of goods sold—————Depreciation & amortization (cash flow)2.4 B6.98 B9.77 B10.38 B29.53 B
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975, the company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windows, and has since expanded to Internet services, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, video gaming, and other fields. Often described as a Big Tech company, Microsoft is the largest software company by revenue, one of the most valuable public companies, and one of the most valuable brands globally. It is a part of Big Tech along with five other tech companies in the United States, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Nvidia, which are also the largest companies in the world by market capitalization.
Founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen to market BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800, Microsoft rose to dominate the personal computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by Windows. During the 41 years from 1980 to 2021 Microsoft released 9 versions of MS-DOS with a median frequency of 2 years, and 13 versions of Windows with a median frequency of 3 years.