Analysts expect Microsoft to post earnings of about $3.20 per share, up 8.8% from a year ago, on revenue of $68.38 billion, a 10.6% gain year-over-year.

Microsoft Faces the Highest Bar in Tech. Plan to lay off 10,000 workers shows pressure company faces to keep margins high. By . Dan Gallagher. Share. Resize. Listen (2 min) ...

Microsoft’s Bar Keeps Rising. With a $1 trillion market value and record stock multiple, the software giant no longer gets to fly under the radar. By . Dan Gallagher. Share. Resize.

Last quarter, Microsoft delivered strong headline numbers — revenue rose 12% to $69.6 billion and earnings per share hit $3.23 — but shares still slid after-hours as Azure’s growth came in ...