Big Tech Q2 2026 Financial Performance
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Microsoft posts record profit as shares surge 10%, while Meta disappoints
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Meta Q2 revenue jumps 28% to $60.8B, but profit falls 14%
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Microsoft 365 Copilot reached more than 20 million paid seats.
In April 2026, Microsoft 365 Copilot surpassed 20 million paid seats, according to the company's fiscal year 2026 financial results. The milestone highlighted growing enterprise adoption of Microsoft's AI-powered productivity assistant.
By the end of the fiscal fourth quarter (June 30, 2026), the number of paid seats had climbed to over 30 million. CEO Satya Nadella attributed the growth to customer confidence in implementing AI transformations, stating that the figures reflect 'the confidence customers are placing in us to power their AI transformation.'
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Microsoft reported revenue of $76.44 billion in the same period of the previous fiscal year.
For the quarter ending June 30, 2025 — the same period in the previous fiscal year — Microsoft reported revenue of $76.44 billion, according to the company's filings [9]. This figure served as the basis for comparison when Microsoft announced its Q4 FY2026 results, which showed an 18% year-over-year increase to $90 billion [8].
The prior-year quarter also generated a net profit of $27.23 billion, with earnings per share of $3.65 [11][12]. The company's commercial remaining performance obligation rose 84% year over year in the most recent quarter, while Azure and other cloud services revenue grew 43% [13][71].
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Meta reported Q2 2025 revenue of $47.52 billion.
In the second quarter of 2025, Meta reported revenue of $47.52 billion.