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Microsoft earnings preview: AI spending, cloud margins, and why the stock keeps falling
Microsoft's AI capex hit record levels. Here's what investors need to watch in Wednesday's earnings.
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Why it matters
Microsoft's massive infrastructure spending and Azure growth trajectory will signal whether the AI capex cycle is sustainable or a margin squeeze in disguise—critical context for founders planning their own infrastructure bets.
The key facts
7 to knowMicrosoft fiscal Q4 2026 earnings report Wednesday
Record AI capital spending expected
Azure growth rate under scrutiny
Cloud margins facing pressure from infrastructure investment
First capital spending forecast for fiscal 2027 coming
Stock near one-year low despite AI leadership position
Copilot adoption metrics will be disclosed
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Publisher excerpt: Microsoft reports fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year results Wednesday. A look at the key numbers to watch, including capital spending, Azure growth, cloud margins, Copilot adoption and the company's first capital spending forecast for fiscal 2027.