On October 29 (local time), Microsoft unveiled its financial outcomes for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, with the statistics encompassing the period up to September 30, 2025. The financial report revealed that the company's GAAP net profit witnessed a 12% year-on-year surge, hitting $27.7 billion. Notably, the impact of its investment in OpenAI on the net profit amounted to $3.086 billion. This figure significantly overshadowed the $523 million recorded in the same period of the previous year, marking a staggering 4.9-fold year-on-year increase. Due to this investment-related loss, Microsoft's net profit for the first quarter saw a decline of $3.1 billion, and its diluted earnings per share dropped by $0.41.
