Microsoft discloses Azure revenue as part of major financial reporting changes
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Microsoft is reorganizing its financial reporting, collapsing three segments into two: an “Agents and Infra” segment that houses Azure and Microsoft 365, and a “Devices and Consumer” segment that includes Windows, Xbox and LinkedIn search and advertising. Beginning with the latest quarter, the company will publish Azure’s revenue, which was $29.42 billion—a 42 percent year-over-year increase.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Next Web·Microsoft finally puts a dollar figure on Azure, and narrows what Azure means
Microsoft will now disclose Azure revenue each quarter, reporting $29.42 billion for the June quarter—a 42% increase and roughly 33% of total Microsoft revenue. The company’s reporting structure shifts from three to two segments, redefining Azure as a purely consumption-based platform and infrastructure business. The European Commission’s preliminary decision to designate Azure as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act aligns with this narrower definition, with a final ruling expected later this year.
- TechMeme·Microsoft will start disclosing Azure quarterly revenue as part of a shift in its reporting structure, under which Azure revenue grew 42% YoY to $29.42B in Q4 (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
Microsoft is restructuring into two segments, Agents and Infra and Devices and Consumer, while beginning to disclose quarterly Azure revenue, which grew 42% to $29.42 billion. Simultaneously, Nvidia agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, and G20 nations endorsed the U.S.-proposed Carolina Principles for sector-specific AI regulation.
- TechMeme·Microsoft shifts from three reporting segments to two: Agents and Infra, including Microsoft 365 and Azure, and Devices and Consumer, with Windows and Xbox (Stephen Nakrosis/Wall Street Journal)
Microsoft is restructuring its reporting into two segments: Agents and Infra, which includes Azure and Microsoft 365, and Devices and Consumer, covering Windows and Xbox. Additionally, the company will begin disclosing quarterly Azure revenue, which reached $29.42 billion in the fourth quarter, marking a 42% growth for the cloud business.
- The Verge·Microsoft discloses Azure revenue as part of major financial reporting changes
Microsoft is restructuring its financial reporting by consolidating its operations into two segments—Agents and Infra, and Devices and Consumer—and will publish Azure cloud revenue on a quarterly basis. The new Devices and Consumer segment will absorb LinkedIn search and advertising income, while the previous three-segment model (Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, More Personal Computing) is eliminated. This change reflects the growing influence of AI on Microsoft’s business model.
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