Microsoft's net income for Q2 FY2025 (three months ended September 30, 2025) was $27.747 billion, an increase from $24.667 billion in the same period of FY2024. Diluted earnings per share rose to $3.72 from $3.30 year-over-year.
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Total revenue for Q2 FY2025 reached $77.673 billion, up from $65.585 billion in Q2 FY2024, driven primarily by a significant increase in service and other revenue ($61.751 billion in FY2025 vs. $50.313 billion in FY2024).
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Operating income grew to $37.961 billion in Q2 FY2025 from $30.552 billion in Q2 FY2024, despite a substantial increase in 'Other expense, net' to $3.660 billion from $283 million.
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Research and development expenses increased by 8% to $8.146 billion in Q2 FY2025, primarily due to investments in cloud and AI engineering, including compute capacity and AI talent.
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Microsoft repurchased 8 million shares of common stock for $4.0 billion in Q2 FY2025, with $53.4 billion remaining in its $60 billion share repurchase program. Dividends declared totaled $6.8 billion for the quarter.
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The company's property and equipment, net, increased to $230.861 billion as of September 30, 2025, from $204.966 billion as of June 30, 2025, with depreciation expense for the quarter at $7.1 billion.
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Microsoft faces intense competition across its markets and is making significant investments in cloud and AI infrastructure, which are expected to increase operating costs and potentially decrease operating margins.