04:11 PM EST, 01/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Microsoft ( MSFT ) reported fiscal Q2 earnings late Wednesday of $3.23 per diluted share, up from $2.93 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected $3.12.

Revenue for the quarter that ended Dec. 31 was $69.63 billion, up from $62.02 billion a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $68.87 billion.

Shares of the company were 3.5% lower in after-hours activity.

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