Microsoft Fiscal Q1 Earnings: Let Your Profit Run Together With Rule Of 40

Microsoft Corporation delivered strong Fiscal Q1 results, with 18.8% YoY revenue growth and a robust 39.6% net profit margin. As such, MSFT's Rule of 40 score reached 58.4 in FQ1, reflecting an exceptional balance of growth and profitability under the most stringent metric. Capex continued to rise in FQ1, and investors certainly have good reasons to remain concerned.