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Microsoft (MSFT) guidance and outlook
Microsoft's 10-Q filed Oct 28, 2026 makes 13 forward-looking statements, 0 of them new and 0 no longer said since the filing before.
Guidance and outlook
Forward-looking statements, 10-Q filed Oct 28, 2026
- The investments we are making in cloud and datacenter infrastructure and devices will continue to increase our operating costs and may decrease our operating margins.
- The resolution of these audits is not expected to be material to our consolidated financial statements.
- Our short-term investments are primarily intended to facilitate liquidity and capital preservation.
- We intend to continue returning capital to shareholders in the form of dividends, subject to declaration by our Board of Directors.
- We will continue to invest in sales, marketing, product support infrastructure, and existing and advanced areas of technology, as well as acquisitions that align with our business strategy.
- We will continue to invest in capital expenditures to support growth in our cloud offerings and our investments in AI training and other infrastructure.
- Critical accounting estimates are those estimates that involve a significant level of estimation uncertainty and could have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.
- Remaining performance obligations represent the revenue we expect to recognize for our products and services for which control has not yet been transferred to customers.
- In addition, we consider specific adverse conditions related to the financial health of, and business outlook for, the investee.
- If we have plans to sell the security or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery, then a decline in fair value below cost is recorded as an impairment charge in other income (expense), net and a new cost basis in the investment is established.
- We allocate goodwill to reporting units based on the reporting unit expected to benefit from the business combination.
- This analysis requires significant judgments, including estimation of future cash flows, which is dependent on internal forecasts, estimation of the long-term rate of growth for our business, the period over which cash flows are expected to be generated, and determination of our weighted average cost of capital.
Microsoft's latest quarter
Microsoft, Q1 FY27: revenue $92.3B (+19% year over year), operating margin 49.8%, net earnings $36.6B, operating cash flow $58.0B. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Questions
What does Microsoft expect?
The investments we are making in cloud and datacenter infrastructure and devices will continue to increase our operating costs and may decrease our operating margins. The resolution of these audits is not expected to be material to our consolidated financial statements. Our short-term investments are primarily intended to facilitate liquidity and capital preservation.
Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.