Editing Microsoft Corporation (section)

=== Financial Resilience and Growth   ===
Microsoft’s financial performance in 2023 was a testament to its resilience. The company reported annual revenue of $211.915 billion, a 6.88% increase from 2022<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/MSFT/microsoft/revenue |quote=Microsoft's annual revenue for 2023 was $211.915B, a 6.88% increase from 2022. }}</ref>, driven by a 14% surge in Office Commercial products and cloud services<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/earnings/fy-2024-q4/productivity-and-business-processes-performance |quote=Office Commercial products and cloud services revenue increased $5.8 billion or 14% in 2023. }}</ref>. In the cloud market, Microsoft, alongside AWS and Google, captured over 70% of the global market in Q2 2023<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/cloud-market-share-q2-2023-aws-microsoft-google-battle |quote=In the cloud market, Microsoft, along with AWS, Google, IBM, and Alibaba, captured over 70% of the global market in Q2 2023. }}</ref>. Despite fierce competition from Apple, Google, and IBM<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whatcompetitors.com/microsoft/ |quote=Top Microsoft competitors in 2023 include Apple, AWS, Google, IBM, Cisco, Oracle, Vmware, Sony, Salesforce, and Mozilla. }}</ref>, Microsoft’s strategic investments and robust stock performance underscored its leadership.  

Key financial highlights include:  
* A 12% increase in Q2 FY2025 revenue, reaching $69.6 billion, with the Intelligent Cloud segment posting a 19% rise to $28.5 billion in Q4 FY2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-beats-quarterly-revenue-estimates-2024-07-30/ |quote=Microsoft has invested about $13 billion in OpenAI, fueling its AI initiatives. }}</ref>.  
* Microsoft Cloud revenue climbed 22% year-over-year to $38.9 billion in Q1 FY2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-beats-quarterly-revenue-estimates-2024-07-30/ |quote=Microsoft has invested about $13 billion in OpenAI, fueling its AI initiatives. }}</ref>.  
* Shares surged by 57% in 2023, reflecting investor confidence in its AI-driven strategy, including a $13 billion investment in OpenAI<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-beats-quarterly-revenue-estimates-2024-07-30/ |quote=Microsoft has invested about $13 billion in OpenAI, fueling its AI initiatives. }}</ref>.  

On the sustainability front, Microsoft diverted 12,159 metric tons of solid waste and achieved an 82% hardware reuse and recycle rate, as highlighted in its 2024 Environmental Sustainability Report<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.microsoft.com/investor/reports/ar23/index.html |quote=Microsoft committed to being a carbon negative, water positive, and zero waste company by 2030, and released its Environmental Sustainability Report in May 2023. }}</ref>.