Microsoft shares jump as much as 17%, biggest one-day gain since 2008, on fiscal Q4 results
Microsoft shares rose as much as 17% on July 30, 2026, to above $455, adding about $483 billion of market value intraday, after fiscal Q4 2026 results beat consensus. Azure grew 43% against 39% to 40% guidance, the company guided Azure to 45% growth next quarter, and Microsoft 365 Copilot passed 30 million seats. Fortune noted the stock had fallen nearly 30% from its October 2025 high before the report.
- Shares rose as much as 17% to above $455 intraday; prior close $390.54 on Jul 29
- Intraday market-value gain about $483B; largest one-day gain since October 2008
- Revenue $90B vs $87.6B consensus; EPS $4.74 vs $4.24 consensus
- Azure +43% vs 39%-40% guidance; guidance for 45% growth next quarter
- Microsoft 365 Copilot seats 30M, up 10M in one quarter; commercial RPO $678B
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MSFT+5.59%Jul 29 · Surged as much as 17% on the day after fiscal Q4 results showed Azure growing 43%, with guidance for about 45% Azure growth next quarter. It was the biggest one-day gain since 2008.SPX+1.45%Jul 29 · Rose about 1.5% as Microsoft shares surged as much as 17% after its fiscal fourth-quarter results. Microsoft's jump, the biggest one-day gain since 2008, lifted the index's largest weights.SPY+1.46%Jul 29 · Rose about 1.5% as Microsoft shares surged as much as 17% after its fiscal fourth-quarter results. Microsoft's jump, the biggest one-day gain since 2008, lifted the index's largest weights.Source
FortuneJul 30, 2026