Microsoft earnings preview: Employee buyouts, AI spending and a new financial scorecard
Microsoft will report Q1 fiscal 2027 earnings under a new financial reporting structure, with analysts expecting ~$90.75 billion in revenue and $4.72 per share. The timing follows the company's buyout offer to approximately 60,000 employees—roughly 25% of its workforce—raising questions about long-term workforce strategy. Separately, Anthropic's recent IPO filing disclosed major spending commitments on Microsoft's cloud infrastructure.
Key points
- Earnings report expected to detail $60,000-employee buyout impact and cost
- Analyst expectations: ~$90.75B revenue, $4.72 EPS, near top of company guidance
- Anthropic IPO filing reveals significant Microsoft cloud commitments
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