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Five years in which data-centre revenue went from a secondary line item to 88% of the business. We trace the unit economics, the customer concentration, and what the cash flow statement says about durability.
Azure growth, the Office franchise, and the capital expenditure step-change. How much of Microsoft incremental operating income is genuinely incremental, and what depreciation does to reported returns.
Hardware revenue has been roughly flat for three years while Services compounds at double digits. What that mix shift does to gross margin, and the buyback as the primary use of cash.
Retail margins recovered from a two-year capacity overbuild while AWS growth decelerated then stabilised. A segment-level reading of where operating income actually comes from.
Aug 01, 2026 · 24 min · Company analysis
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