Editing Microsoft (section)

===Financial===
[[File:Microsoft 5-Year Stock History.svg|upright=1.6|thumb|Five year history graph of {{NASDAQ|MSFT}} stock on July 17, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://zenobank.com/index.php?symbol=MSFT&page=quotesearch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030114740/http://zenobank.com/index.php?symbol=MSFT&page=quotesearch |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 30, 2008 |title=Five year history graph of (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock |work=ZenoBank |publisher=AlphaTrade |date=September 29, 2009 |access-date=September 29, 2009}}</ref>]]
When Microsoft went public and launched its [[initial public offering]] (IPO) in 1986, the opening [[stock]] price was $21; after the [[trading day]], the price closed at $27.75. As of July 2010, with the company's nine [[stock split]]s, any IPO [[share (finance)|shares]] would be multiplied by 288; if one were to buy the IPO today, given the splits and other factors, it would cost about 9&nbsp;cents.<ref name="Allan 2001" />{{Rp|235–236|date=November 2012}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/102018.asp |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |date=March 14, 1986 |title=Microsoft stock is red hot on first trading day |last=Monkman |first=Carol Smith |page=B9 |access-date=July 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221224106/http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/102018.asp |archive-date=February 21, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://performance.morningstar.com/stock/performance-return.action?p=dividend_split_page&t=MSFT&region=USA&culture=en-US&s=SPYZ |title=MSFT stock performance and split info |publisher=Morningstar, Inc. |access-date=July 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510012046/http://performance.morningstar.com/stock/performance-return.action?p=dividend_split_page&t=MSFT&region=USA&culture=en-US&s=SPYZ |archive-date=May 10, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> The stock price peaked in 1999 at around $119 ($60.928, adjusting for splits).<ref name="stocksheet">{{Cite web |title=Microsoft stock price spreadsheet from Microsoft investor relations |url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/a/7/da7e8eca-4410-4475-a211-03327408b655/msftpricehist.xls |format=xls |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=August 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091010091835/http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/a/7/da7e8eca-4410-4475-a211-03327408b655/msftpricehist.xls |archive-date=October 10, 2009 }}</ref> The company began to offer a [[dividend]] on January 16, 2003, starting at eight cents per share for the fiscal year followed by a dividend of sixteen cents per share the subsequent year, switching from yearly to quarterly dividends in 2005 with eight cents a share per quarter and a [[special dividend|special one-time payout]] of three dollars per share for the second quarter of the fiscal year.<ref name="stocksheet" /><ref name="dividendfaq">{{Cite web |title=Dividend Frequently Asked Questions |url=https://www.microsoft.com/msft/FAQ/dividend.mspx |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=August 18, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720122305/http://www.microsoft.com/msft/FAQ/dividend.mspx |archive-date=July 20, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Though the company had subsequent increases in dividend payouts, the price of Microsoft's stock remained steady for years.<ref name="dividendfaq" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Yahoo MSFT stock chart |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=MSFT&t=my |publisher=Yahoo Finance |access-date=December 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080123064835/https://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=MSFT&t=my |archive-date=January 23, 2008}}</ref>

[[Standard & Poor's]] and [[Moody's Investors Service]] have both given a AAA rating to Microsoft, whose assets were valued at $41&nbsp;billion as compared to only $8.5&nbsp;billion in unsecured debt. Consequently, in February 2011 Microsoft released a corporate bond amounting to $2.25&nbsp;billion with relatively low borrowing rates compared to [[government bond]]s.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-bonds-idUSTRE7128EZ20110204 |title=Microsoft sells $2.25&nbsp;billion of debt at low rates |work=Reuters |date=February 4, 2011 |access-date=July 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107042216/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/04/us-microsoft-bonds-idUSTRE7128EZ20110204 |archive-date=November 7, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> For the first time in 20 years [[Apple Inc.]] surpassed Microsoft in Q1 2011 quarterly profits and revenues due to a slowdown in PC sales and continuing huge losses in Microsoft's Online Services Division (which contains its search engine [[Bing (search engine)|Bing]]). Microsoft profits were $5.2&nbsp;billion, while Apple Inc. profits were $6&nbsp;billion, on revenues of $14.5&nbsp;billion and $24.7&nbsp;billion respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Charles |last=Arthur |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/apr/28/microsoft-falls-behind-apple |title=Microsoft falls behind Apple for the first time in 20 years |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=April 28, 2011 |access-date=May 11, 2011 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019115501/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/apr/28/microsoft-falls-behind-apple |archive-date=October 19, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Microsoft's Online Services Division has been continuously loss-making since 2006 and in Q1 2011 it lost $726&nbsp;million. This follows a loss of $2.5&nbsp;billion for the year 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/04/29/microsoft-internet-bloodbath |title=When Will Microsoft's Internet Bloodbath End? |publisher=Techcrunch.com |date=April 29, 2011 |access-date=May 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510073301/http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/29/microsoft-internet-bloodbath/ |archive-date=May 10, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable floatright"
|+Sales by region (2023)<ref name="MarketScreener.com">{{Cite web |title=Microsoft Corporation: Shareholders Board Members Managers and Company Profile {{!}} US5949181045 {{!}} MarketScreener |url=https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MICROSOFT-CORPORATION-4835/company/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.marketscreener.com |language=en}}</ref>
!Region
!Sales in billion $
!share
|-
|United States
|106.7
|50.4%
|-
|Other countries
|105.2
|49.6%
|}
On July 20, 2012, Microsoft posted its first quarterly loss ever, despite earning record revenues for the quarter and fiscal year, with a net loss of $492&nbsp;million due to a [[Write-off#Write-down|writedown]] related to the advertising company [[aQuantive]], which had been acquired for $6.2&nbsp;billion back in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Martha |title=Microsoft reports first quarterly loss ever |url=http://marketday.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/19/12837611-microsoft-reports-first-quarterly-loss-ever?lite |access-date=July 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720121702/http://marketday.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/19/12837611-microsoft-reports-first-quarterly-loss-ever?lite |archive-date=July 20, 2012}}</ref> As of January 2014, Microsoft's market capitalization stood at $314B,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Microsoft Overview |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/msft/ |publisher=Marketwatch |access-date=February 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202080137/http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/msft |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> making it the 8th-largest company in the world by market capitalization.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Top 100 Companies |url=http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/audit-services/capital-market/publications/top100-market-capitalisation.jhtml |publisher=PWC |access-date=February 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212041605/http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/audit-services/capital-market/publications/top100-market-capitalisation.jhtml |archive-date=February 12, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> On November 14, 2014, Microsoft overtook [[ExxonMobil]] to become the second most-valuable company by market capitalization, behind only [[Apple Inc.]] Its total market value was over $410B—with the stock price hitting $50.04 a share, the highest since early 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Microsoft Surpasses Exxon as 2nd Most Valuable Co. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/11/14/business/ap-us-microsoft-no-2.html |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=November 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502160225/http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/11/14/business/ap-us-microsoft-no-2.html |archive-date=May 2, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, [[Reuters]] reported that Microsoft Corp had earnings abroad of $76.4&nbsp;billion which were untaxed by the [[Internal Revenue Service]]. Under U.S. law, corporations do not pay income tax on overseas profits until the profits are brought into the United States.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tax-offshore-idUSBREA3729V20140409 |title=Untaxed U.S. corporate profits held overseas top $2.1 trillion: study |newspaper=Reuters |date=April 9, 2014 |access-date=July 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114065547/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/09/us-usa-tax-offshore-idUSBREA3729V20140409 |archive-date=November 14, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The key trends of Microsoft are (as at the financial year ending June 30):<ref>{{Cite web |title=Microsoft Fundamentalanalyse {{!}} KGV {{!}} Kennzahlen |url=https://www.boerse.de/fundamental-analyse/Microsoft-Aktie/US5949181045 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=boerse.de |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Microsoft 2008-2016 |url=https://www.boerse.de/fundamental-analyse/Microsoft-Aktie/US5949181045 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309232944/https://www.boerse.de/fundamental-analyse/Microsoft-Aktie/US5949181045 |archive-date=9 March 2017 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=boerse.de |language=de}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable float-left" style="text-align: center;"
!Year
!Revenue<br />in billion US$<ref name="microsoft.com">{{Cite web |title=FY23 Q4 - Press Releases - Investor Relations - Microsoft |url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/earnings/fy-2023-q4/press-release-webcast |access-date=July 25, 2023 |website=www.microsoft.com}}</ref>
!Net income<br />in billion US$<ref name="microsoft.com" />
!Total Assets<br />in billion US$<ref name="microsoft.com" />
!Employees<ref name="MicrosoftAnnualReports">{{Cite web |title=Microsoft Investor Relations—Annual Reports |url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/annual-reports.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107145159/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/annual-reports.aspx |archive-date=November 7, 2018 |access-date=November 7, 2018 |website=www.microsoft.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2005
| 39.7
| 12.2
| 70.8
| 61,000
|-
| 2006
| 44.2
| 12.5
| 69.5
| 71,000
|-
| 2007
| 51.1
| 14.0
| 63.1
| 79,000
|-
| 2008
| 60.4
| 17.6
| 72.7
| 91,000
|-
| 2009
| 58.4
| 14.5
| 77.8
| 93,000
|-
| 2010
| 62.4
| 18.7
| 86.1
| 89,000
|-
| 2011
| 69.9
| 23.1
| 108
| 90,000
|-
| 2012
| 73.7
| 16.9
| 121
| 94,000
|-
| 2013
| 77.8
| 21.8
| 142
| 99,000
|-
| 2014
| 86.8
| 22.0
| 172
| 128,000
|-
| 2015
| 93.5
| 12.1
| 174
| 118,000
|-
| 2016
| 91.1
| 20.5
| 193
| 114,000
|-
| 2017
| 96.5
| 21.2
| 250
| 124,000
|-
| 2018
| 110
| 16.5
| 258
| 131,000
|-
| 2019
| 125
| 39.2
| 286
| 144,106
|-
|2020
|143
|44.2
|301
|163,000
|-
|2021
|168
|61.2
|333
|181,000
|-
|2022
|198
|72.7
|364
|221,000
|-
|2023
|211
|72.3
|411
|238,000
|-
|2024
|245
|88.1
|512
|228,000
|}
In November 2018, the company won a $480&nbsp;million military contract with the U.S. government to bring [[augmented reality]] (AR) headset technology into the weapon repertoires of American soldiers. The two-year contract may result in follow-on orders of more than 100,000 headsets, according to documentation describing the bidding process. One of the contract's tag lines for the augmented reality technology seems to be its ability to enable "25 bloodless battles before the 1st battle", suggesting that actual combat training is going to be an essential aspect of the augmented reality headset capabilities.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/28/microsoft-wins-480m-military-contract-to-outfit-soldiers-with-hololens-ar-tech/ |title=Microsoft wins $480M military contract to outfit soldiers with HoloLens AR tech |work=TechCrunch |access-date=November 29, 2018 |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129072828/https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/28/microsoft-wins-480m-military-contract-to-outfit-soldiers-with-hololens-ar-tech/ |archive-date=November 29, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>